Listed by the USPTO as SHEPPERD, ERIC W
Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2453 2456 2492
This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases
SHEPPERD, ERIC W has 536 resolved cases in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2453. The allowance rate is 77.6%, the interview lift is 35.1%, and the median time to allowance is 1154 days. The data show a favorable allowance result together with a strong positive interview association, although the median path to allowance remains extended.
Sony Group Corporation, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, and Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC are the leading listed companies. Cozen O'Connor, HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C., and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP are the leading listed firms. The 536-case record gives practitioners a meaningful basis for evaluating prosecution patterns. The 35.1% interview lift supports using interviews deliberately, while the 1154-day median favors early docket and continuation planning.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19105358 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 18950802 | Method for Operating Control Software and Arrangement having a Computer System | Final Rejection | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18476038 | CONFIGURATION VERIFICATION USING VARIABLE INPUTS AND HASH FUNCTIONS | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18950775 | METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR PROXIMITY SERVICES (ProSe) SUPPORT IN STAND-ALONE NON-PUBLIC NETWORKS | Final Rejection | InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. |
| 18637160 | AUTHENTICATION REPETITION PROCEDURE PROTOCOL FOR AMBIENT IOT | Non-Final OA | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 19097761 | VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK DISCOVERY AND ASSIGNMENT FOR UNAUTHENTICATED OR SLEEPING ENDPOINTS | Non-Final OA | Cisco Technology, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy77.6% of resolved applications examined by Eric W Shepperd were allowed (536 resolved cases), compared with 66.4% across Art Unit 2453 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +35.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Eric W Shepperd took 1,154 days on average from filing to allowance.
Eric W Shepperd examines applications in Art Unit 2453 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).
