Examiner: CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL

Analysis

Steven Michael Cernoch works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3752. He has 746 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 53.1 percent. This rate indicates a balanced prosecution environment where approximately half of the applications result in a grant. The 746 resolved cases provide a strong statistical basis for evaluating the examiner's performance.

The interview lift for this examiner is 41.2 percent. This is a high lift, indicating that interviews are a critical tool for success in this docket. Practitioners should almost always prioritize an interview to boost the 53.1 percent baseline. The 41.2 percent lift shows that direct communication is exceptionally effective at overcoming rejections and reaching an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 1340. This timeline is a useful metric for applicants to gauge the expected duration of their prosecution. The 1340-day figure, when paired with the 53.1 percent allowance rate, indicates that the process can be lengthy. Practitioners can use the 41.2 percent lift to help manage this 1340-day process and significantly improve their chances of a grant.