Listed by the USPTO as DURHAM, NATHAN E
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1714 3732 3765
This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases
Nathan E. Durham is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1714. He has 1030 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 65.9 percent. The median time to allowance is 920 days. This 920-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 65.9 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.
The interview lift is 17.3 percent. This 17.3 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include Columbia Insurance Company, King Keung Kennedy Chan, and LG Electronics Inc. These companies are often represented by firms such as FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and Clifford Chi, A.P.C. These firms manage cases through the 920-day median pendency to reach the 65.9 percent allowance rate. The 1030 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 1714.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19679944 | SELECTABLE GAUGE TUFTING MACHINE | Non-Final OA | CARD-MONORE CORP. |
| 19673111 | HANGER WITH A DOUBLE TORSION SPRING COIL CLIP AND HOOK SWING LIMITER | Non-Final OA | King Keung Kennedy Chan |
| 19671447 | TUFTED ARTICLES, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | Non-Final OA | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. |
| 19667234 | EDITING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19079144 | CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | LG Electronics Inc. |
| 19475361 | EDGE CONTROL DEVICE FOR FABRIC IN SEWING MACHINE | Non-Final OA | AQ AUTOMATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy65.9% of resolved applications examined by Nathan E Durham were allowed (1,030 resolved cases), compared with 50.6% across Art Unit 1714 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nathan E Durham took 920 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nathan E Durham examines applications in Art Unit 1714 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
