Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1747 1755 1798
This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases
Nicole Ashley Szumigalski is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1747. She has 46 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 56.5%. This rate indicates that more than half of the applications result in a grant. The interview lift is 23.8%, suggesting that interviews are a helpful addition to the prosecution strategy.
The median days to allowance is 1275. This timeline provides a baseline for the duration of the patenting process in Art Unit 1747. With 46 resolved cases, the 56.5% allowance rate and 23.8% interview lift are useful, though still developing, metrics. Practitioners in Tech Center 1700 should note the 1275-day median when planning their cases. The 23.8% lift is a strong indicator that direct communication can be a valuable tool for overcoming rejections and securing an allowance.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18571332 | PACKAGING FOR A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18571469 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18550552 | A COMPONENT FOR AN ARTICLE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 18040747 | AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE AND CONSUMABLE THEREFOR | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17756512 | METHOD OF MAKING AN AMORPHOUS SOLID FOR USE WITHIN A NON-COMBUSTIBLE AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17756506 | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17769550 | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17767710 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE | Final Rejection | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17437850 | AEROSOL GENERATION | Non-Final OA | NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED |
| 17058455 | AEROSOL GENERATION | Non-Final OA | Nicoventures Trading Limited |
| 17767738 | AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIAL | Final Rejection | RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc |
| 17754672 | ARTICLE | Final Rejection | RAI Strategic Holdings Inc. |
| 19198890 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INTERNAL HEATING ELEMENT | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18853210 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INTERNAL HEATING ELEMENT | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18029814 | POWER SELECTION FOR AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES | Non-Final OA | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. |
| 18245397 | AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND A CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH A SEALED LIQUID RESERVOIR | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17905024 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED CONFIGURATION | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17615240 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING AN AEROSOL-COOLING ELEMENT WITH AN ELONGATED PROTRUSION | Final Rejection | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 17611387 | AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND A THERMAL OUTPUT ELEMENT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Philip Morris Products S.A. |
| 18623322 | TOBACCO SHEET FOR NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALER, AND NON-COMBUSTION HEATING-TYPE FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Japan Tobacco Inc. |
| 18495178 | PAPER FILTER FOR FLAVOR INHALATION PRODUCT | Final Rejection | JAPAN TOBACCO INC. |
| 18031287 | Smoking Article and Method for Manufacturing a Smoking Article | Non-Final OA | JT International SA |
| 17627012 | NICOTINE MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF | Final Rejection | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York |
| 17928258 | AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | Final Rejection | KT&G CORPORATION |
| 18174024 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED |
| 18276970 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING AEROSOL | Non-Final OA | KT & G CORPORATION |
| 18550150 | A FLAVOURED ORAL POUCHED NICOTINE PRODUCT COMPRISING AN ACID | Non-Final OA | SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB |
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