Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3624
This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases
Michael Richard Koester is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623. He has resolved 191 cases, which provides a picture of his examination tendencies. His allowance rate is 41.4 percent, suggesting a rigorous examination process.
The interview lift for this examiner is 19.2 percent. This positive lift indicates that an interview can be a tool for moving an application toward allowance, even when the base allowance rate is 41.4 percent. Practitioners should consider the 19.2 percent lift as a tactical option when facing rejections in Art Unit 3623.
The median days to allowance is 1238, which is the typical timeframe for securing a patent under his review. This 1238-day median is a data point for applicants planning their prosecution strategy. With 191 resolved cases, the 41.4 percent allowance rate and the 19.2 percent lift are the primary metrics for evaluating success in Tech Center 3600.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18985785 | MOBILITY, REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND REMOTE SUPPORT METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18467240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REMOTE SERVICE | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17985690 | Modular System for Automated Substitution of Forecasting Data | Final Rejection | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
| 17556024 | GENERATING NETWORK COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT METRICS UTILIZING MACHINE-LEARNING TO DYNAMICALLY MATCH TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS | Non-Final OA | Lyft, Inc. |
| 17899825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY PROVIDING SUPPORTING INFORMATION USING MACHINE-LEARNING | Non-Final OA | Oracle International Corporation |
| 18482578 | TRAVELER THEMATIC DESTINATION SEGMENTATION | Non-Final OA | Visa International Service Association |
| 18846932 | BOARDING AND ALIGHTING NUMBER PREDICTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | NTT DOCOMO, INC. |
| 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 |
| 19256064 | INTERACTION WITH DIGITAL ASSISTANT | Non-Final OA | Beijing Volcano Engine Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 19025209 | Efficient VTOL Resource Management in an Aviation Transport Network | Final Rejection | Joby Aero, Inc. |
| 17574255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAVEL ASSISTANCE | Non-Final OA | ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| 19219061 | PLANNER PERFORMANCE BY LEARNING AND USING METADATA OF EXPERIENCES | Non-Final OA | University of South Carolina |
| 17563113 | COGNITIVE SELECTION OF COMPOSITE SERVICES | Final Rejection | KYNDRYL, INC. |
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