Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3771

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Osama Mohammad Nemer is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3771. The examiner has 94 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 66.0 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 51.2 percent. This 51.2 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 94 resolved cases, the 51.2 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 66.0 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1161. This 1161-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1161-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 3771. Practitioners can use this 1161-day median and the 94 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
-4.0% vs TC avg
126
Total Applications
+51.2%
Interview Lift
1161
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 94 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.5%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18633168 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING VASCULAR DEFECTS Final Rejection Covidien LP
18787524 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD FILTER Final Rejection BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
18384432 MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY SYSTEMS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18214054 MEDICAL DEVICE RELEASE SYSTEM Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18892855 MEDICAL TOOLS HAVING TENSION BANDS Non-Final OA Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
19022694 Porous Structures Produced By Additive Layer Manufacturing Non-Final OA Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
17784710 VIBRATIONAL WIRE GUIDE FOR CORING AND ASPIRATING A VENOUS OBSTRUCTION Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17753142 ATHERECTOMY DEVICES INCLUDING CUTTING BLADES HAVING DIFFERENT EDGE SHAPES Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18272048 EMBOLIC FILTER WITH FLEXION Final Rejection W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18076719 CATHETER Non-Final OA ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
19095338 SELF EXPANDING STENTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Cook Medical Technologies LLC
18338819 EMBOLIC COIL DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS Final Rejection Cook Medical Technologies LLC
19078785 MEDICAL ELONGATED BODY AND BALLOON CATHETER Non-Final OA TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18576356 STRETCH RESISTANT EMBOLIC COIL Final Rejection MicroVention, Inc.
18868616 THROMBUS REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Shifamed Holdings, LLC
18833442 DELIVERY DEVICE FOR SPRING COIL Final Rejection SHANGHAI SHENQI MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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