Listed by the USPTO as KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3732 3765
This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases
KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3732. Her profile records 653 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 47.9% and a median of 1213 days to allowance. Interview participation corresponds to a 45.5% lift in the recorded allowance rate. The figures identify interviews as an important feature of the available prosecution history.
Nike Inc., Mips AB, and Asics Corporation are the listed companies. The listed firms are Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Adams and Reese LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. The case volume supports examining recurring claim and prior-art issues across matters. Counsel may consider interviews as a central response tool while planning around the recorded median prosecution duration.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18729015 | UPPER, SHOE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UPPER | Final Rejection | ASICS CORPORATION |
| 18229543 | SOLE AND SHOE | Final Rejection | ASICS CORPORATION |
| 19443372 | Foot Support Systems Including Fluid Movement Controllers and Adjustable Foot Support Pressure | Non-Final OA | NIKE, Inc. |
| 19018424 | SPIKE FOR FOOTWEAR HAVING RIGID PORTION AND RESILIENT PORTION | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18799293 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH ENHANCED DURABILITY FEATURES | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18793588 | KNITTED ARTICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE SCALLOP ELEMENT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | Non-Final OA | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18785598 | KNIT ELEMENT WITH CUSHIONING AND RIGIDITY ZONES, UPPERS AND FOOTWEAR WITH THE SAME, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18628298 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR INCORPORATING A KNITTED COMPONENT | Final Rejection | Nike, Inc. |
| 18538426 | AUTOLACING FOOTWEAR | Final Rejection | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18199512 | FOOTWEAR HAVING COVERABLE MOTORIZED ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18069714 | Hard Hat with Strap Breakaway Device | Final Rejection | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
| 18788565 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A MIDSOLE | Final Rejection | PUMA SE |
| 18526080 | GOLF SHOES WITH LACE TIGHTENING SYSTEM FOR CLOSURE AND COMFORTABLE FIT | Final Rejection | Acushnet Company |
| 18226909 | MODESTY PANEL FOR GARMENT | Final Rejection | Acushnet Company |
| 17944274 | GOLF SHOE WITH LONGITUDINAL FLEXIBILITY | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 16126733 | Woven Shoe Upper | Final Rejection | adidas AG |
| 18802562 | TYPE OF SAFETY HELMET IMPACT INDICATOR | Final Rejection | HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC. |
| 17810553 | OUTSOLE FOR A FOOTWEAR ARTICLE | Final Rejection | HONEYWELL SAFETY PRODUCTS USA, INC. |
| 19243716 | BRASSIERE | Non-Final OA | Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. |
| 17677737 | LACING CONFIGURATIONS FOR BOOTS AND OTHER FOOTWEAR | Final Rejection | Boa Technology Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy47.9% of resolved applications examined by Katharine Gracz Kane were allowed (653 resolved cases), compared with 52.0% across Art Unit 3732 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +45.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Katharine Gracz Kane took 1,213 days on average from filing to allowance.
Katharine Gracz Kane examines applications in Art Unit 3732 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
