Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCCARTHY, GINA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3643 3786

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gina Mccarthy is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3643. She has 190 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 50.0 percent. This rate indicates a balanced prosecution environment where half of the cases reach allowance. The median days to allowance for her cases is 1127, which provides a benchmark for expected pendency during the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 55.5 percent. This is a very high lift, indicating that an interview is an extremely effective strategy for achieving an allowance compared to the 50.0 percent baseline. For practitioners, requesting an interview should be a primary consideration to improve the chances of success. The 1127 days to allowance, combined with the 55.5 percent lift, suggests that while prosecution may take time, direct communication is a powerful tool for overcoming rejections and securing a grant with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

50.3%
Allow Rate
-19.7% vs TC avg
214
Total Applications
+55.7%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 191 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19091343 BRACE LIMITING RANGE OF MOTION AND METHOD OF USING SAME Non-Final OA DJO, LLC
19045160 INTERFACE FOR CONNECTING A DRIVE UNIT TO A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG
19117051 TONGUE SUCTION RESTRAINER, TONGUE SUCTION RESTRAINER MANUFACTURING KIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONGUE SUCTION RESTRAINER Non-Final OA Institute of Science Tokyo
18630285 System And Method For Imaging And Registration For Navigation Non-Final OA Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

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