Listed by the USPTO as SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3615 3711 3774
This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases
SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3615. The profile contains 1006 resolved cases, a 65.3% allowance rate, and a 12.5% interview lift. The allowance rate shows a favorable recorded outcome pattern, while the interview figure indicates that interviews may provide limited additional effect compared with strong written prosecution. Applicants should still use interviews when they can efficiently clarify claim interpretation or confirm a focused amendment path.
The median time to allowance is 859 days. Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., ACUSHNET Company, and Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. are the listed leading companies. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC. The profile supports efficient issue resolution, careful preservation of commercially important scope, and active timing management. Counsel may reasonably emphasize clear written distinctions while reserving interviews for disputes that benefit from direct discussion.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18947980 | GOLF BALL ALIGNMENT AID AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18893293 | MULTI-LAYER GOLF BALLS WITH INCREASED INTERLAYER ADHESION | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
| 18296928 | Golf Club Head Assembly for Interchangeable Golf Club Shafts | Non-Final OA | Acushnet Company |
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Build Your Strategy65.3% of resolved applications examined by John Elliott Simms Jr. were allowed (1,006 resolved cases), compared with 79.2% across Art Unit 3615 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by John Elliott Simms Jr. took 859 days on average from filing to allowance.
John Elliott Simms Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 3615 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
