Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MARC, MCDIEUNEL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3661 3664 3666 3667

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Analysis

McDieunel Marc has resolved 1335 cases in Art Unit 3656 of Tech Center 3600. His allowance rate is 90.9 percent. This 90.9 percent rate is a key metric for practitioners to evaluate when filing in this art unit. The data also shows an interview lift of 7.6 percent. This lift indicates the change in the probability of allowance associated with an examiner interview.

The median days to allowance is 736. This 736-day figure represents the duration of the prosecution process for cases that reach a grant. Practitioners should consider the 1335 resolved cases as a historical record of the examiner's work. The 90.9 percent allowance rate and 7.6 percent interview lift are central to the examination profile. The median pendency is a factor for managing client expectations.

Direct communication is a documented tactic, as shown by the lift. Applicants should review the allowance rate as they prepare their prosecution strategy. The cases provide a data set for understanding the examiner's approach in Tech Center 3600. The timeline is a measure of the time required to navigate Art Unit 3656 to a successful conclusion.

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

Performance Statistics

90.9%
Allow Rate
+38.9% vs TC avg
1,347
Total Applications
+7.6%
Interview Lift
736
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1335 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.5%
§102 Novelty
38.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19230781 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
19367262 ATTITUDE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18844220 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19144336 CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19074812 LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM USING PARTICULAR SCANNING METHODS Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
19310282 Semantic Robotic Device System Non-Final OA Lucomm Technologies, Inc.
19242736 DEXTEROUS ARM-HAND GRASPING WITH GEOMETRIC FABRICS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19141852 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRAJECTORY OF A VEHICLE ENABLING OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE Non-Final OA AMPERE S.A.S.
18873704 Process monitor for open die forging Non-Final OA SMS group GmbH

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