Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Holly Joanna Lane, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LANE, HOLLY JOANNA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3773

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

LANE, HOLLY JOANNA is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3773. The profile contains 125 resolved cases, an 80.8% allowance rate, and a median of 953 days to allowance.

Interviews correspond to a 16.2% lift in the recorded allowance outcome. The principal companies are Treace Medical Concepts Inc., Globus Medical Inc., and Warsaw Orthopedic Inc. The leading firms are FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A., AKC PATENTS, and FBT Gibbons LLP. The positive interview association makes examiner engagement a useful planning consideration.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
154
Total Applications
+16.2%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
40.7%
§102 Novelty
37.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19095512 ADJUSTABLE LORDOSIS ANCHOR AND IMPACTOR Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
19474133 DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING SPINAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
19322853 ADAPTER FOR PATIENT REFERENCE ARRAY AND BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NuVasive, INC.
18773563 OSTEOTOMY SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR METATARSAL CORRECTION WITH FRONTAL PLANE REALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
18773551 OSTEOTOMY SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING METATARSAL MISALIGNMENT Non-Final OA Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
18029562 CONNECTOR FOR SPINAL CORRECTION Non-Final OA UMC UTRECHT HOLDING B.V.
19384593 RETRACTOR TUBE DEVICE Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Holly Joanna Lane's allowance rate?

80.8% of resolved applications examined by Holly Joanna Lane were allowed (125 resolved cases), compared with 73.8% across Art Unit 3773 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Holly Joanna Lane?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Holly Joanna Lane take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Holly Joanna Lane took 953 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Holly Joanna Lane work in?

Holly Joanna Lane examines applications in Art Unit 3773 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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