Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Navin Natnithithadha, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3735 3791

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN has resolved 996 cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3735. The allowance rate is 71.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1357 days. The large record supports confidence that the outcome pattern is informative, while the allowance rate and lengthy pendency indicate that applicants should expect substantive engagement before reaching allowance.

The interview lift is 30.0%, making interview preparation a prominent consideration for prosecution strategy. DexCom Inc., Google LLC, and Bard Access Systems Inc. are the leading listed companies. AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, BUTLER SNOW LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP are the principal listed firms. Practitioners can use these recurring participants as contextual references, while tailoring arguments to each application’s record.

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

Performance Statistics

71.7%
Allow Rate
+1.7% vs TC avg
1,032
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1357
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 996 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.0%
§101 Eligibility
27.0%
§102 Novelty
32.1%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18732555 Apparatus and Methods to Modulate Stylet Stiffness Profile Non-Final OA Bard Access Systems, Inc.
18400834 Audioplethysmography and Motion-Sensing Data Fusion Non-Final OA Google LLC
18512400 SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATED IMPLANT PLANNING Final Rejection MAKO Surgical Corp.
18667158 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18825865 MEASURING EYE-TISSUE BIOMECHANICS VIA BLINK STIMULATION Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
18285675 VENOUS TESTING AND VASCULAR ASSESSMENTS FROM INDUCED ANATOMICAL FLUID FLOW Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18572015 MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF STEPS USING SUCH MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
18937546 WEARABLE MUSCLE ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING MUSCLE CONDITION Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18696898 NON-DESTRUCTIVE PRESSURE-ASSISTED TISSUE STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18443431 AUSCULTATION DEVICE, AUSCULTATION SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, AUSCULTATION METHOD, AND AUSCULTATION PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION
17518010 PNEUMONIA SCREENER Non-Final OA Masimo Corporation
17743786 Intermittent Monitoring Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18572980 Capillary Blood Collection Device Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18238423 WIRELESSLY-POWERED IMPLANTABLE EMG RECORDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18842586 PULSE WAVE SENSOR Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
18278042 CONTINUOUS ANALYTE METER HAVING FLEXIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA UXN Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Navin Natnithithadha's allowance rate?

71.7% of resolved applications examined by Navin Natnithithadha were allowed (996 resolved cases), compared with 38.6% across Art Unit 3735 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Navin Natnithithadha?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Navin Natnithithadha take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Navin Natnithithadha took 1,357 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Navin Natnithithadha work in?

Navin Natnithithadha examines applications in Art Unit 3735 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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