Listed by the USPTO as PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1734 1738
This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases
PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA is assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1733. His profile records 120 resolved cases, a 52.5% allowance rate, and a 1209-day median time to allowance. The interview lift is 8.4%, a modest positive signal that supports selective engagement during a prosecution path with mixed outcomes.
The leading companies are Technological Resources Pty Limited, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., and Fuji Corporation. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C.
Applicants should prepare for an examination process that may require sustained claim development and more than one substantive response. Interviews can help clarify a defined technical issue, but the limited lift makes them one element of a broader strategy. Counsel should preserve fallback positions and coordinate timing with portfolio objectives.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18716356 | ATMOSPHERE FURNACE CONTROL | Non-Final OA | ArcelorMittal |
| 18504730 | SEPARATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS | Final Rejection | SHINE Technologies, LLC |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy52.5% of resolved applications examined by Nikolas Takuya Pullen were allowed (120 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1733 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +8.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Nikolas Takuya Pullen took 1,209 days on average from filing to allowance.
Nikolas Takuya Pullen examines applications in Art Unit 1733 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
