Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as SIMMONS, SYDNEY JEANINE
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3619 3651 3654 3732
This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases
Sydney Jeanine Simmons works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3619. She has 11 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 72.7 percent. This 72.7 percent rate indicates the proportion of applications that reach a grant in her docket. The median days to allowance is 1337, which is the expected timeline for applicants to reach a resolution. Practitioners should use this 1337-day figure to manage client expectations regarding the duration of the prosecution process.
The interview lift is 31.8 percent. This 31.8 percent lift is substantial and suggests that interviews can further improve an applicant's chances beyond the 72.7 percent base rate. Practitioners should consider the 1337-day median pendency when managing their strategy in Art Unit 3619. The 11 resolved cases show a trend toward allowance, particularly when supplemented by direct examiner communication. Engaging with the examiner in Tech Center 3700 appears to be a highly effective method for resolving outstanding issues.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17942865 | ALIGNING DEVICE AND ALIGNING METHOD | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18524218 | HAND STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18317101 | PACKAGE SUPPORTING DEVICE AND UNMANNED PACKAGE TRANSPORTER | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
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Build Your Strategy72.7% of resolved applications examined by Sydney Jeanine Simmons were allowed (11 resolved cases), compared with 68.6% across Art Unit 3619 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +31.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Sydney Jeanine Simmons took 1,337 days on average from filing to allowance.
Sydney Jeanine Simmons examines applications in Art Unit 3619 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).