Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2653 2692 2694
This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases
Gerald Gauthier is a highly active examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614, with 1834 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 91.1%, which is exceptionally high and indicates a very efficient path to patent issuance for the vast majority of applicants. This favorable environment suggests that most applications will reach a grant.
The interview lift is 6.6%, showing that even with a high baseline allowance rate, interviews can still provide a small additional benefit. This suggests the examiner is open to discussion and willing to resolve outstanding issues through dialogue. Oral advocacy may be useful for further streamlining the process or addressing specific examiner concerns.
The median time to allowance is 947 days. This is a relatively fast timeline for a high-volume examiner, suggesting that cases are moved through the system quickly once the examination process begins. Applicants can expect a predictable and successful outcome within a reasonable timeframe, making this a very efficient prosecution profile.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18402975 | Utilizing Athletic Activities to Augment Audible Compositions | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18970238 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. |
| 19056110 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America |
| 18807588 | CUSTOMIZING VIRTUAL MEETING INVITES | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 18791782 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VOICE QUALITY ANALYSIS TO DETECT FRAUD | Non-Final OA | Capital One Services, LLC |
| 18493676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL ENCODING AND FEATURE GENERATORS FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION EXTRACTION | Final Rejection | INTUIT INC. |
| 18941587 | DETERMINING CONCEPT RELATIONSHIPS IN DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS UTILIZING A SPARSE GRAPH RECOVERY MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL | Non-Final OA | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18398580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PODCAST PLAYBACK | Non-Final OA | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18474961 | Cloud Queue Access Control | Final Rejection | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18469147 | AUDIO SETTINGS | Final Rejection | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18974383 | Delta Models for Providing Privatized Speech-to-Text During Virtual Meetings | Non-Final OA | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| 19037613 | POWER SHARING FOR SMART DOORBELL HEAD AND CHIME CONTROLLER | Non-Final OA | Roku, Inc. |
| 18973368 | LINEAR TRANSDUCER IN A FLAPPING AND BENDING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18962149 | INTEGRATED SHOCK AND IMPACT MANAGEMENT OF A TRANSDUCER | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18939907 | ADVANCED BONE CONDUCTION IMPLANT | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
| 18935847 | RETENTION MAGNET SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Cochlear Limited |
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