Listed by the USPTO as HOBAN, MELISSA A
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3738 3774
This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases
HOBAN, MELISSA A is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and art unit 3738. The record contains 629 resolved cases, a 62.6% allowance rate, a 13.6% interview lift, and a median of 1421 days to allowance. The figures describe an allowance result below the level shown in several other examiner profiles on this page, while the interview measure supplies a separate basis for planning engagement.
The listed companies are Ensemble Orthopedics Inc., Stryker Corporation, and DePuy Synthes Products Inc. The leading firms are KOKKA & BACKUS, PC, BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP, and Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC. Counsel should account for the stated timing when setting expectations for medical device matters.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18678319 | Hinge Knee Preparation Instrumentation And Associated Methods | Non-Final OA | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. |
| 17149527 | FEMORAL AND HUMERAL STEM GEOMETRY AND IMPLANTATION METHOD FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT RECONSTRUCTION | Non-Final OA | HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. |
| 18594465 | MODULAR ACETABULAR SURGICAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. |
| 18408750 | ACTIVE SUBSTANCE APPLICATOR FOR A JOINT IMPLANT, AND JOINT IMPLANT HAVING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE APPLICATOR | Non-Final OA | Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG |
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Build Your Strategy62.6% of resolved applications examined by Melissa A Hoban were allowed (629 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3738 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +13.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Melissa A Hoban took 1,421 days on average from filing to allowance.
Melissa A Hoban examines applications in Art Unit 3738 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
