Listed by the USPTO as SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2654 2691 2695
This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases
Suthers, Douglas John works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The profile covers 803 resolved cases and reports a 76.6% allowance rate. This substantial record provides practitioners with a useful reference for evaluating likely prosecution outcomes and developing claims for the assigned technology area.
The interview lift is 10.5%, indicating a positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes in the reported data. The median time to allowance is 1110 days. The listed companies are Apple, Sony Group, and Intel. The listed firms include Akona IP, Fideli Law, and Harrity & Harrity. Written claim analysis and carefully targeted interviews can be planned together.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993119 | RENDERING OF OCCLUDED AUDIO ELEMENTS | Non-Final OA | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) |
| 18592375 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ACOUSTIC LOCATING CAPABILITIES | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18993597 | METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Non-Final OA | Sony Group Corporation |
| 19123136 | AUTOMATED ECHO CONTROL | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18669124 | TRANSDUCER SYSTEM WITH OPEN LOOP CORRECTION OF LOW FREQUENCY ROLL OFF POINT | Final Rejection | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18214884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SOUND LOCALIZATION USING BINAURAL AUDIO CAPTURE | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 19094505 | PORTABLE SPEAKER WITH LIGHT REFLECTOR | Non-Final OA | Rivian IP Holdings, LLC |
| 19179464 | SPATIALIZED AUDIO CHAT IN A VIRTUAL METAVERSE | Non-Final OA | Roblox Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy76.6% of resolved applications examined by Douglas John Suthers were allowed (803 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Douglas John Suthers took 1,110 days on average from filing to allowance.
Douglas John Suthers examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
