Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: OLIVER, BRADLEY S

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3751 3754 3772

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bradley S Oliver serves in Art Unit 3751 of Tech Center 3700 and has overseen 699 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 60.9% and a median time to allowance of 955 days. These 699 cases show a moderate level of difficulty for applicants.

An interview lift of 14.3% is available, which provides an increase over the 60.9% baseline. This 14.3% boost can help resolve issues during the 955-day prosecution period. Practitioners should consider an interview to improve their 60.9% odds and potentially shorten the timeline.

The 955-day median pendency is a standard timeframe for the 699 cases analyzed. Utilizing the 14.3% lift is a proactive way to manage the 60.9% allowance rate. This strategy is grounded in the examiner's history of resolving cases through direct communication.

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

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
-9.1% vs TC avg
737
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
955
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 699 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18987730 APPLICATOR FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18833481 LIQUID STORAGE MEMBER FOR COATING TOOLS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18865009 INK STORAGE MEMBER FOR WRITING IMPLEMENTS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18726214 WRITING IMPLEMENT REFILL AND METHOD OF ENGRAVING WRITING IMPLEMENT REFILL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI PENCIL COMPANY, LIMITED
18567264 MAGNETIC BRUSH WITH DISPENSING OF COMPOSITION FOR CLEANSING THE HAIR Final Rejection L'OREAL
16431611 APPLICATOR CAP WITH INTERCONNECT FEATURE Final Rejection L'Oreal
18232629 HARD SURFACE CLEANING AND CONDITIONING ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Unger Marketing International, LLC

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