Listed by the USPTO as HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3768 3793 3798 3799
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Angela Marie Hoffa works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3737. She has 566 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 67.7%. The median time to allowance is 1496 days. The interview lift is 28.1%, suggesting that direct engagement is a productive strategy.
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation, Globus Medical Inc., and Circinus Medical Technology LLC are top applicants. ICE MILLER LLP, Antheros Legal Advisors LLP, and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP are the leading firms. The 67.7% allowance rate and 1496 days median pendency indicate a moderately difficult and lengthy prosecution process. With 566 resolved cases, the examiner has a high volume of experience in medical device technology. Practitioners should consider the 28.1% interview lift as a key tool for overcoming rejections.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19376306 | SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS WITH TARGET TRAJECTORY DEVIATION MONITORING AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 17727013 | SURGICAL ROBOT PLATFORM | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18211915 | AUTOMATIC PROBE REINSERTION | Final Rejection | Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy67.7% of resolved applications examined by Angela Marie Hoffa were allowed (566 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +28.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Angela Marie Hoffa took 1,496 days on average from filing to allowance.
Angela Marie Hoffa examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
