Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as MARUNDA II, TORRENCE S
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663
This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases
Torrence S. Marunda II is an examiner in Art Unit 3663 within Tech Center 3600. He has 62 resolved cases and a relatively low allowance rate of 25.8%. The median time to allowance for successful cases is 1291 days. This data indicates a challenging prosecution environment where rejections are common and the path to a grant is often long and difficult.
However, the interview lift is a significant 30.5%, which is a critical piece of information for practitioners. This suggests that while the baseline allowance rate is low, interviews are exceptionally effective at turning rejections into allowances. Top companies such as Toyota Motor Corporation, The Boeing Company, and Honeywell International Inc. are active in this unit. They are often represented by firms like Carroll, Hoette & Butscher, LLC and IPUSA, P.L.L.C.
The 30.5% interview lift is the most important tool for overcoming the 25.8% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should be prepared for the 1291-day median pendency and should plan to interview early and often. Without an interview, the statistical probability of success is quite low, making direct engagement a mandatory part of a sophisticated prosecution strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19257935 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18924163 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18808506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DRIVABLE SURFACE POLYGONS FOR ELECTRONIC MAP GENERATION | Non-Final OA | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha |
| 17732320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER-PREFERRED LANE BIASING | Final Rejection | TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. |
| 18924186 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD, AND VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | Final Rejection | KIA CORPORATION |
| 18735924 | EMERGENCY VEHICLE BRAKING USING CLOSED-LOOP PULSING | Non-Final OA | Textron Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy25.8% of resolved applications examined by Torrence S Marunda II were allowed (62 resolved cases), compared with 66.3% across Art Unit 3663 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +30.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Torrence S Marunda II took 1,291 days on average from filing to allowance.
Torrence S Marunda II examines applications in Art Unit 3663 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).