Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as HULL, JAMES B
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3715 3792
This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases
James B. Hull is an examiner in Art Unit 3715, Tech Center 3700. He has 621 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 45.4%. This suggests a challenging environment where less than half of the cases reach allowance. The median days to allowance is 1205, which is a standard duration for successful prosecution. Practitioners should factor this 1205-day timeline into their strategy when navigating the challenges in this art unit.
The interview lift of 52.4% is exceptionally high, indicating that interviews are the most effective strategy for success. This lift can more than double the 45.4% base allowance rate through direct engagement. With 621 resolved cases, the 52.4% lift is a very strong signal for practitioners in Art Unit 3715. Oral advocacy appears to be a decisive factor in overcoming rejections in Tech Center 3700. The 1205-day median pendency reflects the time required to reach a successful outcome. Leveraging the 52.4% lift is essential for improving the probability of a grant in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18917830 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED EXERCISE-RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS | Final Rejection | Apple Inc. |
| 18416275 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIMULATING A VEHICLE SEAT IN A VEHICLE USING VIRTUAL REALITY | Final Rejection | STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| 18040008 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT, TRAINING SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRODUCING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING ACCURACY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | Final Rejection | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
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Build Your Strategy45.4% of resolved applications examined by James B Hull were allowed (621 resolved cases), compared with 56.8% across Art Unit 3715 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +52.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James B Hull took 1,205 days on average from filing to allowance.
James B Hull examines applications in Art Unit 3715 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).