Listed by the USPTO as KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3624
This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases
Michael Richard Koester handles cases in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623, with 196 resolved cases to date. His allowance rate of 40.8% reflects the frequency of grants in his docket. The median days to allowance of 1230 indicates that successful prosecution typically requires this duration of engagement. Major entities such as Toyota Motor Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation are among the top companies appearing in his 196 resolved cases.
Strategic use of interviews may help navigate the 40.8% allowance rate. The data shows an interview lift of 20.5%, indicating that cases involving an interview are more likely to reach allowance than the base rate. Firms like Astute IP Law Group, CHIP LAW GROUP, and Dority & Manning, P.A. and Joby Elevate, Inc. should consider this 20.5% lift when planning their strategies. Despite the 1230-day median pendency, the interview remains a tool for resolving complexities in Art Unit 3623.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18985785 | MOBILITY, REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18846932 | BOARDING AND ALIGHTING NUMBER PREDICTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NTT DOCOMO, INC. |
| 18482578 | TRAVELER THEMATIC DESTINATION SEGMENTATION | Non-Final OA | Visa International Service Association |
| 18676500 | ADVANCED ML MODELS FOR ENTITY PERFORMANCE PREDICTION AND ENTITY CLASS ANALYSIS | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18183248 | Multivariate Skill Demand Forecasting System | Final Rejection | International Business Machines Corporation |
| 18417272 | TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Hitachi, Ltd. |
| 17574255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE | Non-Final OA | ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| 17563113 | COGNITIVE SELECTION OF COMPOSITE SERVICES | Final Rejection | KYNDRYL, INC. |
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Build Your Strategy40.8% of resolved applications examined by Michael Richard Koester were allowed (196 resolved cases), compared with 24.1% across Art Unit 3623 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +20.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Richard Koester took 1,230 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Richard Koester examines applications in Art Unit 3623 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
