Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GOLOVAN, MARK

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3783

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Mark Golovan is an examiner working within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3783. The available data for this examiner includes 2 resolved cases. Both of these cases resulted in an allowance, which establishes an allowance rate of 100.0 percent for the applications reaching a final disposition in this docket. This rate provides an initial baseline for success in this specific examination environment.

The interview lift is recorded at 0.0 percent. Given that the baseline allowance rate is already 100.0 percent, there is no statistical room for an interview to increase the probability of a grant. This metric indicates that all cases in this sample of 2 resolved cases were successful regardless of whether an interview was conducted, suggesting that the current prosecution approach is effective.

The median time to allowance is 1443 days. This pendency figure provides a baseline for the expected duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant. While the data is limited to 2 resolved cases, these metrics offer an initial look at the examiner's outcomes and the timeline for applications in Art Unit 3783, providing a starting point for applicant strategy and expectation management.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+30.0% vs TC avg
22
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1443
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18117897 MICROCATHETER WITH MULTISTRAND BRAID DESIGN Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
18325913 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING USAGE OF BALANCED SALT SOLUTION IN AN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
18326435 TUBING RETENTION DEVICE Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18236132 Vascular Access Instrument Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18700964 Injection Device and Method of Unlocking Operation of the Injection Device Non-Final OA Sanofi
18115316 INSULIN INFUSION SET Non-Final OA Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
18329375 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME MEDICAL FLUID WITH FLUID SOURCE REPLACEMENTS Final Rejection ICU Medical, Inc.
18724354 A sub-assembly of a medicament cassette unit Non-Final OA SHL Medical AG
18524187 SUB-ASSEMBLY OF A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Non-Final OA SHL MEDICAL AG
18259529 CONNECTION PROTECTOR, SECUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING THE CONNECTION PROTECTOR AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
18723882 Syringe Rigid Needle Shield With RFID Tag and Folded Antenna Non-Final OA Becton Dickinson France
18726815 DRUG SOLUTION INJECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA EOFLOW CO., LTD.

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