Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: LITTLE, ANNA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3773 3795

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anna Victoria Little is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3773, with 116 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 76.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 915. These metrics suggest a relatively efficient and successful prosecution process for applicants. The high allowance rate and sub-thousand-day timeline indicate a favorable environment for obtaining patent protection.

Interviews provide an interview lift of 23.3 percent. This significant lift over the 76.7 percent baseline suggests that practitioners should use interviews to resolve issues and secure an allowance. Direct communication appears to be a highly productive strategy for navigating the 915-day timeline and overcoming any remaining examiner concerns more effectively than through written correspondence alone.

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

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
128
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
915
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 116 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18976412 RETRACTOR MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SURGERY Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
19272734 Surgical retractors and methods of using the same Non-Final OA Alphatec Spine, Inc.
19255378 MULTI-FEATURE POLYAXIAL SCREW Non-Final OA Medos International Sàrl
19095988 MOTORIZED INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FOR BONE LENGTHENING OR TRANSPORT WITH IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA Orthofix S.R.L.
18277119 ACQUISITION KIT Final Rejection DENTAL MONITORING
19105769 BONE SECURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection GetSet Surgical SA
19041205 PEDICLE SCREW ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Ulrich Medical, USA
16764926 ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT FOR A FACET JOINT Non-Final OA Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
18770014 ANCHOR AND INTERBODY FOR INTERBODY FUSION Non-Final OA Evolution Spine, LLC
18665662 INTERVERTEBRAL SUPPORTING ELEMENT Non-Final OA Socko Medical Co., Ltd.
18499751 SPINAL IMPLANT Final Rejection Evolution Spine
18264955 BUNION CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection CROSSROADS EXTREMITY SYSTEMS, LLC

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