Listed by the USPTO as HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3774 3792
This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases
HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN has resolved 138 cases in tech center 3700 and art unit 3771. The allowance rate is 70.3%, and interview lift is 19.4%. The allowance rate indicates that allowance is common in the recorded docket, while the positive interview measure supports using examiner discussions when a focused explanation may affect the result.
The median time to allowance is 1123 days, so applicants should incorporate extended prosecution into their planning. The recurring companies are Olympus Corporation, Dale Medical Products Inc., and Boston Scientific Corporation. The recurring firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, ALG Intellectual Property | AB, and CROCKETT & CROCKETT, PC. These recurring participants provide useful points of reference for prosecution preparation.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18769873 | VESSEL SCORING DEVICE | Final Rejection | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18651971 | DISTAL NODE GROUNDING FEATURES FOR ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 19184144 | CANNULA CLEARANCE | Final Rejection | Alcon Inc. |
| 17425712 | EVERSION TOOL AND SIZE GUIDE FOR PERFORMING ARTERIAL MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS | Non-Final OA | BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA |
| 19127809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LONG HAIR TRANSPLANTATION | Non-Final OA | The General Hospital Corporation |
| 18414781 | TISSUE REPAIR CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF USE | Final Rejection | Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited |
| 17142712 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | Non-Final OA | MEDTRONIC INC. |
| 17684225 | DETECTION OF A COMPLETE INCISION BY AN ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 19069448 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND SUTURE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | OLYMPUS CORPORATION |
| 18121254 | VITREOUS SAMPLING DEVICE HAVING VIBRATION-DRIVEN FLUID PRESSURE | Non-Final OA | Verily Life Sciences LLC |
| 18576614 | CIRCUMFERENTIAL NERVE CUTTER | Non-Final OA | CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy70.3% of resolved applications examined by Mitchell Brain Hoag were allowed (138 resolved cases), compared with 65.9% across Art Unit 3771 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +19.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Mitchell Brain Hoag took 1,123 days on average from filing to allowance.
Mitchell Brain Hoag examines applications in Art Unit 3771 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
