Listed by the USPTO as CHAO, MICHAEL W
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2431 2442 2492 4100
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
CHAO, MICHAEL W is assigned to tech center 4100 and art unit 2431, with 559 resolved cases. The profile records a 70.1% allowance rate and a median of 1186 days to allowance. The data indicates a moderate allowance outcome and a lengthy recorded timeline, both of which should inform filing and portfolio expectations.
Interviews show a 39.5% lift in the allowance rate, making them a significant consideration when rejection issues remain open. The listed companies are Intel, Capital One Services, and Apple. The leading firms are Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, Fox Rothschild, and Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman. Counsel can use this information to plan targeted examiner discussions supported by precise written amendments.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18614242 | CONTACTLESS CARD BASED AUTHENTICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA POST | Non-Final OA | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 18892281 | SIGNALING FOR PRIVACY-PRESERVING AGGREGATION AND PRIVACY-AWARE DATA COLLECTION AND LEARNING | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 17628896 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ATTEST OBJECTS IN EDGE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS | Final Rejection | INTEL CORPORATION |
| 19299604 | DISTRIBUTED ATTESTATION IN HETEROGENOUS COMPUTING CLUSTERS | Non-Final OA | Altera Corporation |
| 19275483 | APPLICATION IDENTITY ACCOUNT COMPROMISE DETECTION | Non-Final OA | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 16332681 | NETWORK ACCESS AUTHENTICATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE | Final Rejection | ZTE CORPORATION |
| 19254576 | DECENTRALIZED INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY KEY NEGOTIATION | Non-Final OA | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy70.1% of resolved applications examined by Michael W Chao were allowed (559 resolved cases), compared with 76.5% across Art Unit 2431 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +39.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael W Chao took 1,186 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael W Chao examines applications in Art Unit 2431 in Tech Center 4100.
