Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3731 3771 3774 3783
This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases
Ashley Lauren Fishback is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3731. She has reached a resolution in 963 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 80.1 percent for these applications. This high percentage indicates that four out of every five cases resolved by this examiner result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 80.1 percent figure to assess the favorable environment for applicants when their cases are assigned to this profile.
The effectiveness of interviews is reflected in an interview lift of 21.9 percent. This metric suggests that engaging in direct dialogue with the examiner provides a significant increase in the probability of allowance. An interview lift of 21.9 percent indicates that verbal communication is a highly effective supplement to written prosecution for resolving outstanding issues. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to capitalize on this positive correlation with successful outcomes.
The median days to allowance for cases handled by this examiner is 1083. This timeline represents the middle value of the duration from filing to grant. A median of 1083 days provides a specific benchmark for applicants to use when planning their prosecution strategy. These metrics are grounded in 963 resolved cases, offering a robust and reliable perspective on the examiner's historical trends and performance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19025436 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COOLING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Covidien LP |
| 18594534 | CLAMP ARM OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ADJUSTABLE COUPLING STABILITY AND RELATED METHODS | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 19047425 | TETHERED COMPLIANCE-ENHANCEMENT BALLOONS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18798753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORCE REDUCTION IN DELIVERY SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18496817 | DELIVERY DEVICES FOR HEART VALVE TREATMENT DEVICES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 19037103 | GRIPPING DEVICES FOR CATHETER ASSEMBLIES | Non-Final OA | ABIOMED, Inc. |
| 19244199 | CLIP UNIT, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, AND ATTACHING METHOD OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| 19037650 | EMBOLIC PROTECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Medtronic, Inc. |
| 19249426 | ANASTOMOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
| 18871418 | Vascular Occlusion Device | Final Rejection | Terumo Corporation |
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