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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Mark Donald Remaly, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as REMALY, MARK DONALD

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3737 3777 3786 3792 3793 3797

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

REMALY, MARK DONALD is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 3737. The profile includes 736 resolved cases, a 70.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1335 days to allowance. The interview lift reaches 15.9%, showing a materially positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes within the recorded cases.

Boston Scientific Corporation, Google LLC, and Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. are the listed companies. The listed firms are SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP, Crowe & Dunleavy , A Professional Corporation, and HSML P.C. The combination of extended median pendency and positive interview lift gives practitioners a practical reason to prepare for interviews early, while also budgeting for a prosecution timeline that may remain lengthy.

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

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 736 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18580339 AT-HOME CONTACTLESS FETAL MOVEMENT TRACKING Non-Final OA Google LLC
19029629 DEPLOYMENT MARKER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18930176 DEPLOYMENT MARKER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19393131 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING A TARGET LOCATION USING INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGE DATA Non-Final OA INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
19287964 MEDICAL DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Mark Donald Remaly's allowance rate?

70.5% of resolved applications examined by Mark Donald Remaly were allowed (736 resolved cases), compared with 0.0% across Art Unit 3737 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Mark Donald Remaly?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Mark Donald Remaly take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Mark Donald Remaly took 1,335 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Mark Donald Remaly work in?

Mark Donald Remaly examines applications in Art Unit 3737 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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