Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as JENNESS, NATHAN JAY
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3762 3769 3792
This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases
Nathan Jay Jenness is a USPTO examiner in Tech Center 3700, assigned to Art Unit 3733. With 443 resolved cases, the examiner has a substantial track record that allows for a reliable analysis of prosecution outcomes. The allowance rate is 54.0 percent, which represents an environment where many of the resolved applications are granted. This rate provides a baseline for applicants to gauge their chances of success when their cases are assigned to this art unit.
The interview lift for this examiner is 38.0 percent. This increase suggests that personal interaction and verbal clarification of the invention can improve the probability of an allowance. Practitioners should view the 38.0 percent lift as an incentive to request interviews during the prosecution cycle. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1251. This figure helps in setting expectations for the total time required to reach a final grant. Understanding these metrics allows for more precise planning during the patent acquisition process in Art Unit 3733. The 1251-day median and 54.0 percent allowance rate define the typical experience with this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18409614 | LIGHT-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHAPING AND TREATING HAIR | Final Rejection | The General Hospital Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy53.8% of resolved applications examined by Nathan Jay Jenness were allowed (444 resolved cases), compared with 47.3% across Art Unit 3733 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +37.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nathan Jay Jenness took 1,250 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nathan Jay Jenness examines applications in Art Unit 3733 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).