Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3773 3775
This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases
Nicholas J. Plionis is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3733. The examiner has 813 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 71.0 percent. This indicates a generally positive environment for obtaining a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1076, which provides a timeline for the expected duration of prosecution. With 813 resolved cases, the data is quite robust.
The interview lift for this examiner is 39.5 percent. This significant lift suggests that interviews are highly correlated with a successful outcome compared to the 71.0 percent baseline. Practitioners should strongly consider requesting an interview to take advantage of the 39.5 percent increase in allowance probability. The 1076 median days to allowance is an important factor for planning in Art Unit 3733. Overall, the 71.0 percent allowance rate and the 39.5 percent interview lift suggest that proactive communication is a very effective strategy across the 813 resolved cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18430217 | Greater Tuberosity Retainer Plate | Non-Final OA | Stryker European Operations Limited |
| 18648694 | TROCHANTERIC NAILING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18172709 | PROXIMAL HUMERAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18947016 | Tool Assembly, Systems, And Methods For Manipulating Tissue | Non-Final OA | MAKO Surgical Corp. |
| 14795973 | SURGICAL ASSISTING DEVICE | Final Rejection | KIRK PROMOTION LTD |
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