Listed by the USPTO as SAMS, MICHELLE L
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2611 2628 2677
This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases
Michelle L. Sams, in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2611, has 494 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 75.5 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1082. The interview lift is 7.8 percent, indicating a modest benefit from direct engagement with the examiner. This 7.8 percent lift is a useful metric for practitioners deciding on their prosecution strategy.
Apple Inc., Canon Inc., and Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. are the top companies. AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and CHIP LAW GROUP are the top firms. The 75.5 percent allowance rate is based on 494 resolved cases. Practitioners can use the 1082 median days to allowance to estimate the duration of successful prosecution. The 7.8 percent interview lift provides a final tactical option for applicants in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19019815 | Real Time Iris Detection and Augmentation | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18897650 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Final Rejection | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18880246 | EFFECT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 19066271 | Integrating Applications with Dynamic Virtual Assistant Avatars | Non-Final OA | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| 18990072 | GENERATION OF DEPLOYMENT DATA FOR MACHINES BASED ON SIMULATIONS | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy75.5% of resolved applications examined by Michelle L Sams were allowed (494 resolved cases), compared with 70.5% across Art Unit 2611 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +7.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michelle L Sams took 1,082 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michelle L Sams examines applications in Art Unit 2611 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
