Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as LEGESSE, NINI F
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3711
This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases
Examiner Nini F Legesse is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3711. The examiner has 1551 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 68.7%, which indicates that more than two-thirds of the applications result in a patent grant. This rate provides a baseline for success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 676, representing the typical duration for a case to reach issuance. This timeframe is an important consideration for managing client expectations regarding patent grant speed.
The interview lift is 15.2%. This value suggests that conducting an interview with the examiner is associated with a higher probability of allowance than the 68.7% baseline. Practitioners may find that direct communication helps resolve issues in these cases. Top companies appearing before this examiner include ACUSHNET Company, Ty Inc., and Dugan Patents LLC. The firms Dugan & Dugan, PC, HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP, and Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP are among the top representatives. These entities work within the 676-day median pendency to secure allowances for their clients. The 1551 resolved cases provide the basis for these metrics.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18829207 | ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEM WITH HEADS UP DISPLAY | Non-Final OA | NIKE, Inc. |
| 18667345 | GOLF LESSON SYSTEM USING TACTILE STIMULATION AND GOLF LESSON METHOD USING THE SAME | Final Rejection | RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY |
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Build Your Strategy68.7% of resolved applications examined by Nini F Legesse were allowed (1,551 resolved cases), compared with 40.6% across Art Unit 3711 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +15.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nini F Legesse took 676 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nini F Legesse examines applications in Art Unit 3711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).