Examiner: FLANDERS, ANDREW C

Analysis

Andrew C. Flanders is a patent examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. He has reached a resolution in 781 cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 74.1 percent for these applications. This percentage indicates that nearly three-quarters of the cases assigned to him result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 74.1 percent rate to gauge the general likelihood of success for applications in this technology area.

The impact of interviews on prosecution outcomes is shown by an interview lift of 14.1 percent. This metric suggests that direct communication with the examiner provides a notable increase in the probability of allowance. An interview lift of 14.1 percent indicates that verbal negotiation is a productive strategy for addressing rejections and moving an application toward a grant. Practitioners should consider scheduling an interview to leverage this potential benefit during the examination process.

The median days to allowance for successful cases is 1170. This duration represents the middle value of the time taken from filing to the issuance of a patent. A median of 1170 days provides a specific timeline for applicants to consider when managing their expectations for the prosecution process. These metrics are based on 781 resolved cases, offering a data-grounded perspective on the examiner's historical prosecution patterns.