Listed by the USPTO as MA, LISA
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3628
This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases
Lisa Ma has resolved 175 cases in Art Unit 3628, where the allowance rate is 47.4 percent. The median days to allowance of 1142 suggests a prosecution timeline of over three years. Companies like Blue Yonder Group Inc. and NEC Corporation navigate a competitive environment in Tech Center 3600, where less than half of applications reach grant. For Lyft Inc., the 47.4 percent allowance rate and 1142-day median pendency require a persistent and well-planned prosecution strategy.
An interview lift of 44.0 percent highlights the critical importance of direct examiner engagement. For firms like Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, an interview can nearly double the 47.4 percent baseline probability of success. Conley Rose, P.C. can leverage the 44.0 percent lift to overcome rejections more effectively. With 175 resolved cases, the data suggests that verbal advocacy is a primary driver for success with this examiner. The 1142-day process can be significantly improved by utilizing the substantial lift provided by interviews.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19332374 | A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19108190 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 19081492 | ADAPTIVE PRICING AND INVENTORY ENGINE | Final Rejection | eBay Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy47.4% of resolved applications examined by Lisa Ma were allowed (175 resolved cases), compared with 29.8% across Art Unit 3628 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +44.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Lisa Ma took 1,142 days on average from filing to allowance.
Lisa Ma examines applications in Art Unit 3628 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
