Listed by the USPTO as PRANGE, SHARON M
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3728 3732 3765
This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases
PRANGE, SHARON M is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3728. The profile covers 909 resolved cases, with a 54.2% allowance rate and a 1214-day median time to allowance. The 46.8% interview lift indicates that interviews are associated with a materially higher allowance outcome in this case set.
The portfolio includes Nike Inc., adidas AG, and ACUSHNET Company. Those applicants suggest recurring work involving established consumer and sporting-goods businesses. Counsel appearing most often includes Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast, Fideli Law PLLC, and IP Attorneys Group, LLC.
For prosecution planning, the allowance rate and median timing point to the need for sustained amendment strategy over a lengthy examination period. The interview-lift figure supports considering an interview as part of that strategy, particularly when claim issues can be narrowed through direct discussion.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19405173 | GOLF SHOE HAVING COMPOSITE PLATE IN MIDSOLE FOR PROVIDING FLEX AND STABILITY | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18132470 | GOLF SHOE HAVING OUTSOLE WITH ALL-SURFACE TRACTION ZONES | Final Rejection | Acushnet Company |
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Build Your Strategy54.2% of resolved applications examined by Sharon M Prange were allowed (909 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3728 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +46.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sharon M Prange took 1,214 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sharon M Prange examines applications in Art Unit 3728 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).