Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771 3794
This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases
Serenity A. Miller is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771, with 122 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 68.0%, indicating a generally positive outlook for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1084, which serves as a standard timeframe for planning prosecution and managing client expectations in this unit.
The interview lift for Miller is 36.9%, suggesting a significant benefit from direct communication during the examination process. This lift indicates that the probability of allowance increases substantially when an interview is conducted, compared to the 68.0% baseline. Practitioners should prioritize interviews as a primary tool for resolving issues and securing a patent grant in Tech Center 3700.
With 122 resolved cases, the examiner's data is statistically significant and suggests a consistent behavior. The 1084-day median pendency is a key factor for applicants to manage during the prosecution lifecycle. The combination of a 68.0% allowance rate and a 36.9% interview lift points to an examiner who is highly responsive to verbal clarification in Art Unit 3771.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17992978 | ENERGY-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MINIMIZE THERMAL SPREAD | Non-Final OA | Covidien LP |
| 18962498 | DISTALLY GENERATED ULTRASONIC MOTION RESECTION TOOL | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18962509 | ELASTIC BAND LIGATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18735301 | ULTRASOUND MEDICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18586976 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACCESS AND FLUID CIRCULATION WITHIN A BODY | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18236596 | LITHOTRIPSY CATHETERS | Non-Final OA | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18415073 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRATED TISSUE STOP | Final Rejection | Cilag GmbH International |
| 18379776 | SURGICAL TOOL WITH RELAXED FLEX CIRCUIT ARTICULATION | Non-Final OA | Cilag GmbH International |
| 19087777 | PURSE-STRING SUTURES | Non-Final OA | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION |
| 18176030 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT TOOL | Non-Final OA | Olympus Corporation |
| 18404347 | TREATMENT METHOD AND TREATMENT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 17634676 | POLYURETHANE-REINFORCED HYDROGEL CARDIAC PATCH | Non-Final OA | The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate |
| 18129639 | System and Method for Clinical Soil Control for a Skin Grafting System | Final Rejection | Medline Industries, LP |
| 19130637 | THROMBUS RETRIEVER INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC. |
| 17662496 | CONCENTRIC CORE PUNCTURE LOCATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Teleflex Life Sciences LLC |
| 18320554 | METHOD FOR INSERTION INTO BILE DUCT AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT TOOL | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTMES CORP. |
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