Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2686 2687 2688 2692
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Mark L. Fischer is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2627. He has reached a resolution in 800 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 68.0 percent for these applications. This percentage indicates that more than two-thirds of the cases assigned to him result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 68.0 percent rate to gauge the general likelihood of success for applications in this technology area.
Interviews appear to be a highly effective strategy for this examiner, as shown by an interview lift of 28.0 percent. This metric indicates that direct communication is associated with a substantial increase in the probability of allowance. An interview lift of 28.0 percent suggests that verbal negotiation is a very productive tool for overcoming rejections and clarifying claim language. Practitioners should strongly consider scheduling an interview to leverage this significant benefit.
The median days to allowance for successful cases is 951. This duration represents the middle value of the time taken from filing to the issuance of a patent. A median of 951 days provides a specific timeline for applicants to consider when planning their prosecution strategy. These metrics are grounded in 800 resolved cases, providing a reliable basis for understanding the examiner's historical performance and efficiency.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18938609 | LOUDSPEAKER DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18988330 | CHARGING CASE AND EARPHONE ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18819719 | ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18678905 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) TRANSDUCER OVERSTRESS PROTECTION | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18939935 | SPATIAL AUDIO CORRECTION | Non-Final OA | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18944021 | EARPHONES | Non-Final OA | SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD. |
| 18513909 | WEARABLE SYSTEM FOR SPATIAL AUDIO DETECTION WITH ALERTING ELEMENTS FOR DETECTION OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS EVENTS | Non-Final OA | Microchip Technology Incorporated |
| 18940945 | Headphone Headband with Integral Slide Lock | Non-Final OA | Bose Corporation |
| 18754722 | USING A CAMERA FOR HEARING DEVICE ALGORITHM TRAINING | Final Rejection | STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC. |
| 18900382 | BINAURAL HEARING AID SYSTEM AND A HEARING AID COMPRISING OWN VOICE ESTIMATION | Non-Final OA | Oticon A/S |
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