Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3662

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nikki Marie M. Molina is an examiner in Tech Center 3600, assigned to Art Unit 3662. She has handled 108 resolved cases, achieving an allowance rate of 77.8 percent. This rate is significantly higher than the 4.4 percent interview lift, suggesting that most allowances are achieved through written prosecution. The median days to allowance is 971, which is a specific timeframe for the patent prosecution process within this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 4.4 percent, which indicates that the act of conducting an interview provides a small marginal increase in the probability of success. With 108 resolved cases, the data implies that the examiner's decisions are often reached without the need for oral discussion. Practitioners can use the 971-day median to set expectations for their clients, knowing that the 77.8 percent base allowance rate is the primary driver of success rather than the 4.4 percent lift from interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
144
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
962
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 111 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
44.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19151583 ROBOT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18956973 MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17870263 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18832425 TRAFFIC FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND TRAFFIC FLOW MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
19072800 WORK VEHICLE, AUTOMATED TRAVELING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
19038775 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19197743 PEAK SHAVING SYSTEM FOR A VOCATIONAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Oshkosh Corporation
18593999 AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE, WORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF EVALUATING VEGETATION GROUP AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19277946 METHOD OF EYE PROTECTION FROM THE SUN'S RAYS IN A ROAD VEHICLE AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE Non-Final OA FERRARI S.P.A.
18659453 VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18870888 Method and Assistance System for Predicting a Driving Path, and Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19008693 CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AERIAL VEHICLES FOR ACOUSTIC EXTINGUISHING OF FIRE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation

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