Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOGE, GARY CHAPMAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2855 3611 3631 3638

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gary Chapman Hoge works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2855. He has 1239 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 63.6 percent. This 63.6 percent rate indicates a high probability of success for applications assigned to him. The 1239 resolved cases provide a clear indication of his examination tendencies in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 22.6 percent. This 22.6 percent boost to the likelihood of issuance suggests that interviews are a productive tool for resolving issues. Practitioners can use this 22.6 percent lift to move toward an allowance. This strategy is supported by the 1239 cases he has resolved.

The median time to allowance is 718 days. This 718 days duration is a very efficient timeline for reaching an allowance. The combination of the 63.6 percent allowance rate and the 718 days pendency makes for a favorable prosecution experience. These metrics are based on the 1239 cases resolved by this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

63.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
1,254
Total Applications
+22.6%
Interview Lift
718
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1239 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18335280 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OBFUSCATE THE PHYSICAL SECURITY ID (PSID) ON A DATA STORAGE DRIVE LABEL Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
19019901 ADHESIVE LABEL FOR A MULTI-PART CONTAINER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE LABEL TO A MULTI-PART CONTAINER Final Rejection Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG

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