Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Matthew James Lawson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3773 3774 3775

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
1,170
Total Applications
+29.9%
Interview Lift
1229
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1117 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19112886 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING BONE DEFECTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18876884 MONOLITHIC BASEPLATE Non-Final OA HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.
19424823 OSTEOSYNTHESIS PLATE Non-Final OA Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
19423072 BONE SCREW WITH CUTTING TIP Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
19397471 VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT AND INSERTION DEVICE Non-Final OA Alphatec Spine, Inc.
18632478 ROBOTIC AND NAVIGATED ROD BENDING Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18422051 GUIDEWIRE-CAPTURING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
18317956 MODULAR LATERAL PLATING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
19357119 PROSTHETIC IMPLANT REMOVAL TOOL AND TOOL SET Non-Final OA DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
19256378 PROSTHETIC IMPLANT REMOVAL TOOL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
17628453 Implant Removal Tool Non-Final OA DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
19353255 IMPLANT EXTRACTOR Non-Final OA Shukla Medical
19470048 DEVICE FOR FIXING A CRANIAL FLAP TO THE CRANIAL VAULT TO BE POSITIONED IN THE CRANIOTOMY HOLE Non-Final OA NTPLAST S.R.L.
19168134 DEVICE FOR FIXING A CRANIOTOMY OPERCULUM TO THE CRANIAL VAULT TO BE INSERTED INTO THE CRANIOTOMY CUT Non-Final OA NTPLAST S.R.L.
19149775 POLYAXIAL SCREW ASSEMBLY AND ORTHOPEDIC COMPONENT Final Rejection LIMACORPORATE S.P.A.
18875889 SLEEVE FOR A PROSTHETIC IMPLANT Non-Final OA LIMACORPORATE S.P.A.
18875684 PARTIALLY TRABECULAR ELEMENT FOR AUGMENT OR BONE FILLER Non-Final OA Limacorporate S.p.A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Matthew James Lawson's allowance rate?

73.8% of resolved applications examined by Matthew James Lawson were allowed (1,117 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 3619 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Matthew James Lawson?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Matthew James Lawson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Matthew James Lawson took 1,229 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Matthew James Lawson work in?

Matthew James Lawson examines applications in Art Unit 3619 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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