Listed by the USPTO as THIER, MICHAEL
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2400 2417 2467 2472 2473 2474 2617
This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases
THIER, MICHAEL is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2400. The record contains 184 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 60.3%, and a median of 1489 days to allowance. The reported interview lift is 17.6%.
The listed companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and Lenovo (United States) Inc. The listed firms are HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP, and IPUSA, P.L.L.C. The allowance and median timing figures point to a docket where applicants may need to plan for both substantive examination and extended prosecution duration. The positive interview measure supports evaluating interviews as one possible tool for narrowing issues and improving communication during prosecution.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18349582 | BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATING INFORMATION INDICATING WHETHER SERVICE IS A VOICE SERVICE | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18878768 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVE DESTINATION POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION |
| 18844947 | ACQUIRING ESSENTIAL SYSTEM INFORMATION BY A SIDELINK REMOTE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited |
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Build Your Strategy60.3% of resolved applications examined by Michael Thier were allowed (184 resolved cases), compared with 49.8% across Art Unit 2400 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Michael Thier took 1,489 days on average from filing to allowance.
Michael Thier examines applications in Art Unit 2400 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).
