Listed by the USPTO as HAGAN, SEAN P
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828
This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases
HAGAN, SEAN P is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 2828. The profile contains 632 resolved cases, with a 39.4% allowance rate and a median of 1199 days to allowance. The 30.1% interview lift indicates a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available record, which may support deliberate interview use in prosecution planning.
The leading companies are Lumentum Operations LLC, NICHIA Corporation, and Sony Group Corporation. The leading firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and ALSTON & BIRD LLP. These recurring participants give practitioners a concrete view of the applicant and counsel experience represented in this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18577289 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE ARRAY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SONY GROUP CORPORATION |
| 17757237 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT ARRAY, VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER MODULE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | SONY GROUP CORPORATION |
| 17568388 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 18499391 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE OF WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF WAVELENGTH TUNABLE LASER DEVICE | Final Rejection | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy39.4% of resolved applications examined by Sean P Hagan were allowed (632 resolved cases), compared with 64.7% across Art Unit 2828 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sean P Hagan took 1,199 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sean P Hagan examines applications in Art Unit 2828 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).