Examiner: SONG, LI-TING

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3795

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

Li-Ting Song operates in Art Unit 3795 within Tech Center 3700. She has 93 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 65.6%. The median days to allowance is 1105, providing a benchmark for the prosecution timeline.

The interview lift of 32.9% is significant. This suggests that an interview can be a very effective tool for increasing the 65.6% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider an interview as a way to address examiner concerns and move toward an allowance within the 1105-day median period. The 93 resolved cases indicate a stable pattern of examination. While the 65.6% allowance rate is moderate, the 32.9% lift provides a clear path for improving the odds of success. Engaging in direct communication can help clarify technical points and potentially streamline the overall process for applications assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 3795.

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

Performance Statistics

66.3%

Allow Rate

-3.7% vs TC avg

121

Total Applications

+33.6%

Interview Lift

1109

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%

§101 Eligibility

28.5%

§102 Novelty

51.0%

§103 Obviousness

19.8%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18986298	DEGRADABLE SUCTION VALVE FOR AN ENDOSCOPE	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18939041	ARTICULATING MEDICAL DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS	Non-Final OA	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18493330	INSERTION DEVICE WITH DISTAL CHAMBER	Final Rejection	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
19040863	MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM	Non-Final OA	FUJIFILM CORPORATION
19034572	ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	FUJIFILM Corporation
18825907	EXPANSION UNIT OF ENDOSCOPE AND ADAPTER DEVICE OF ENDOSCOPE	Non-Final OA	FUJIFILM Corporation
19223089	MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, AND METHOD IN MEDICAL LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	Sony Group Corporation
18762807	BILE DUCT/PANCREATIC DUCT TREATMENT METHOD AND ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT	Final Rejection	OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18778418	Dual View Endoscope	Final Rejection	OmniVision Technologies, Inc.

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