Listed by the USPTO as FORREST, MICHAEL
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1727 1732 1734 1735 1738 1759 1793
This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases
FORREST, MICHAEL has resolved 775 cases in tech center 1700 and art unit 1727. The allowance rate is 59.6%, and the median time to allowance is 1235 days. The substantial record shows an allowance outcome above half of resolved cases, paired with a lengthy median path that can affect portfolio timing and prosecution budgets.
Interviews correspond to a 13.7% lift in allowance outcomes. LG Chem Ltd., Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Corporation are the leading companies listed. HSML P.C., BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP are the leading firms shown. These participants provide useful context for strategy in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18415996 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POROUS SILICON CLATHRATE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18004139 | MODIFIED SILICAS, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 17757616 | A COATING COMPOSITION | Final Rejection | PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. |
| 18498975 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR STEAM REFORMING | Non-Final OA | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
| 18574457 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON AND HYDROGEN, CARBON MATERIAL, REDUCING AGENT, AND METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING CARBON DIOXIDE | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION |
| 18926626 | Aerogel Composite | Non-Final OA | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 18978674 | NITRIDE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
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Build Your Strategy59.6% of resolved applications examined by Michael Forrest were allowed (775 resolved cases), compared with 61.3% across Art Unit 1727 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Forrest took 1,235 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Forrest examines applications in Art Unit 1727 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
