Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Christopher L Gilligan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3626 3683 3796

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L is assigned to Technology Center 3700 and Art Unit 3626. The record includes 504 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 57.5% and a median of 1357 days to allowance. The interview lift is 40.3%, indicating a substantial positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal companies are Php LLC, Medtronic Minimed Inc., and Fujifilm Corporation. The leading firms are Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington DC, Entralta, and Goodwin Procter LLP. The profile supports a prosecution plan that gives interviews a defined role alongside careful written treatment of claim scope and prior art. The allowance rate does not indicate an automatic path to issuance, and the median timeline requires forward planning. The company affiliations identify medical-device and imaging contexts in the record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.5%
Allow Rate
-12.5% vs TC avg
538
Total Applications
+40.3%
Interview Lift
1357
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 504 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18455572 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18400414 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELLIPTICAL MACHINE TO PERFORM CARDIOVASCULAR REHABILITATION Non-Final OA ROM Technologies, Inc.
19235252 System and Computer-Implemented Method for Determining Healthcare Grouper Codes with Supporting Clinical Codes Final Rejection Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
18191222 Systems and Methods for Automated Identification of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
19330568 OPEN LOOP INTELLIGENT DOSING Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18676457 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT OF CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING AND SENSOR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Dexcom, Inc.
19244554 METHODS TO MODIFY BEHAVIORS TO MITIGATE IMPACT OF PREDICTION INACCURACIES FOR LATER TIME WINDOWS IN AMD SYSTEMS Final Rejection INSULET CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher L Gilligan's allowance rate?

57.5% of resolved applications examined by Christopher L Gilligan were allowed (504 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher L Gilligan?

This examiner's interview lift is +40.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher L Gilligan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher L Gilligan took 1,357 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher L Gilligan work in?

Christopher L Gilligan examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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