Listed by the USPTO as MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1747 1748 4100
This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases
MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK is assigned to Technology Center 4100 and Art Unit 1700. The profile contains 42 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 54.8%, and a median time to allowance of 1143 days. Interview lift is 54.6%. The limited docket requires caution, but the interview figure identifies a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the available data.
The listed companies are Nicoventures Trading Limited, Philip Morris International Inc., and KT&G Corporation. The firms are MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - BAT, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. Counsel may want to evaluate interview timing closely and pair direct discussion with precise written amendments. The allowance figure and limited sample also make review of individual file histories important before generalizing a prosecution approach.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18290955 | AEROSOL GENERATION AND DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CARBOXYLATED ACTIVES | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18564219 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18040701 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN INHALABLE MEDIUM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18006641 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17800666 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE, AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17759773 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18572613 | An Aerosol Generating Device and an Aerosol Generating System | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 18454041 | MEMS SENSOR, MEMS MICROPHONE, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | Non-Final OA | AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. |
| 18832020 | SMOKING DEVICE WITH CONSUMABLE TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17998696 | MODIFIED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH FLAME RETARDANT WRAPPER | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17998695 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH COMBUSTION PREVENTING WRAPPER | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17998764 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A FLAME-RETARDANT | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18695416 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18567098 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18035221 | HEATING STRUCTURE AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18034923 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE | Non-Final OA | KT&G CORPORATION |
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Build Your Strategy54.8% of resolved applications examined by Michael Patrick Mullen were allowed (42 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +54.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Patrick Mullen took 1,143 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Patrick Mullen examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 4100.
