Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3734 3782

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher R. Demeree works in Art Unit 3731 of Tech Center 3700. He has a volume of 1646 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 68.9 percent. This 68.9 percent rate indicates the probability of success for applications assigned to him. The 1646 resolved cases offer a comprehensive view of his historical examination patterns in Tech Center 3700.

The median time to allowance for these applications is 919 days. The interview lift is 14.1 percent. This 14.1 percent figure shows that applications involving an interview have a higher likelihood of allowance compared to those that do not. Practitioners can use the 919-day median pendency and the 14.1 percent lift to plan their prosecution strategy in Art Unit 3731.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.9%
Allow Rate
-1.1% vs TC avg
1,709
Total Applications
+14.1%
Interview Lift
919
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1646 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
31.6%
§102 Novelty
43.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18623626 PACKAGING CASE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE PACKAGING CASE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
18967807 Container With Liner Non-Final OA Graphic Packaging International, LLC
18932792 Container With Flange Non-Final OA Graphic Packaging International, LLC
18806940 Container With Lid Non-Final OA Graphic Packaging International, LLC
18583968 Container With Lid Final Rejection Graphic Packaging International, LLC
18856132 BAG-IN-BOX PACKAGE Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
19100330 PACKAGING BLANK FOR FORMING A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE FORMED FROM A PACKAGING BLANK Non-Final OA TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
19100003 PACKAGING BLANK FOR FORMING A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE FORMED FROM A PACKAGING BLANK Non-Final OA TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
18421617 CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Sonoco Development, Inc.
18694528 BUNDLE OF CONTAINERS OF CONSUMER GOODS AND WRAPPER THEREOF Non-Final OA Philip Morris Products S.A.
18732749 BUFFER PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND PACKING BOX STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Wistron NeWeb Corporation
17851861 FOLDABLE DISPLAY CARTON WITH AT LEAST ONE DIVIDER Non-Final OA WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
18859559 CUP AND BLANK FOR FORMING Non-Final OA CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
18704946 PAPERBOARD-BASED CONTAINER Non-Final OA Elopak ASA
18602688 FRAMELESS FOLD-OVER CARDSTOCK PRINT DISPLAY ARTICLE Final Rejection FUJIFILM North America Corporation
18011841 PACKING BOX Non-Final OA SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18165899 METHOD OF FORMING CONTAINERS HAVING A BOTTOM WALL WITH AN OPENING, SAME CONTAINERS, AND BLANKS FOR FORMING SAME Final Rejection Westrock Shared Services, LLC.

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