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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3681 3682 3683
This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases
Patricia Kelly Edouard is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3626. Her profile includes 47 resolved cases, which show an allowance rate of 10.6%. This 10.6% allowance rate indicates a very restrictive examination environment where the majority of applications do not reach allowance. Practitioners should be prepared for significant resistance during the prosecution of applications in this art unit.
The data shows an interview lift of 18.1%. This 18.1% lift suggests that while the overall allowance rate is low, conducting an interview can nearly double the chances of success compared to the baseline. For the 47 resolved cases, the median days to allowance is 1219. This 1219-day timeline represents a lengthy process for those applications that do eventually receive a patent.
Given the 10.6% allowance rate and the 1219 median days to allowance, applicants in Tech Center 3600 must be strategic. The 18.1% interview lift is the most promising metric for overcoming rejections. With only 47 resolved cases, the examiner's tendencies are clearly defined by these challenging statistics, making early and frequent communication a potentially vital component of a successful patent application.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17156286 | PRE-SURGERY AND IN-SURGERY DATA TO SUGGEST POST-SURGERY MONITORING AND SENSING REGIMES | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 17858697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AN AI ENGINE TO ENFORCE DOSAGE COMPLIANCE BY CONTROLLING A TREATMENT APPARATUS | Final Rejection | ROM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| 17781072 | INTERNAL BENCHMARKING OF CURRENT OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW PERFORMANCES OF A HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18443926 | FACILITATING ADHERENCE TO TASKS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE HEALTH | Final Rejection | Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. |
| 17858062 | TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFYING RESTORATIVE MOMENTS | Final Rejection | Oura Health Oy |
| 17885356 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AND TREATMENT PLANNING | Final Rejection | Align Technology, Inc. |
| 18495966 | GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC DOCTOR-PATIENT CONVERSATIONS | Final Rejection | Oracle International Corporation |
| 17520968 | MEDICAL SETTINGS PRESET SELECTION | Final Rejection | JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. |
| 18659506 | QUESTION DECOMPOSITION IN VISUAL QUESTION ANSWERING | Final Rejection | NEC Laboratories America, Inc. |
| 18928368 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING MEDICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18008380 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Medication Administration | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18018545 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON USE PERIOD OF SENSOR | Final Rejection | I-SENS, INC. |
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