Examiner: MCFARLAND, KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN

Analysis

Kathleen Mavourneen McFarland serves in Art Unit 3635 within Tech Center 3600. Across 158 resolved cases, she maintains an allowance rate of 58.9%. This percentage indicates that a majority of the applications she reviews eventually result in a patent grant. The median time required to reach such an allowance is 1310 days.

The data includes an interview lift of 12.9%, which suggests that applicants who engage in interviews see a higher probability of success than the 58.9% baseline. This lift provides a strategic reason to consider direct communication with the examiner. The 158 resolved cases offer a moderate data set for evaluating these trends in Tech Center 3600.

Prosecution timelines are defined by the 1310 days to allowance, which represents the median duration for successful applications. The 12.9% interview lift is a key metric for practitioners looking to improve upon the 58.9% allowance rate. These figures together suggest that while the process is lengthy, active engagement through interviews correlates with a positive outcome.