Listed by the USPTO as TOWA, RENE T
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3736 3791
This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases
TOWA, RENE T works in tech center 3700 and art unit 3736. The record covers 778 resolved cases, with a 49.5% allowance rate and a 17.5% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1558 days, so prosecution planning should account for a long observed path to allowance alongside the measurable benefit associated with interviews.
The company mix includes Sofwave Medical Ltd., Boston Scientific Corporation, and Devicor Medical Products Inc. The leading firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP, and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. Applicants in this docket may find the profile most useful for preparing interview strategy and claim development in medical-device matters handled by these recurring participants.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18065922 | Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Aspiration Device | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 17748653 | ENDOSCOPIC VISUALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODS | Final Rejection | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. |
| 18171590 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DISPLAYING GUIDANCE INFORMATION IN A PLURALITY OF MODES DURING AN IMAGE-GUIDED PROCEDURE | Non-Final OA | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
| 19045312 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER ANALYSIS | Non-Final OA | ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. |
| 17779182 | HAIR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18043075 | SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING CELLS | Final Rejection | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 18118897 | LIVING TISSUE SAMPLING METHOD AND BIOPSY SUPPORT SYSTEM | Final Rejection | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
| 18790729 | Methods of Treating Deep and Early-Stage Pressure Induced Tissue Damage | Non-Final OA | BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC |
| 17220235 | RANGE OF MOTION SYSTEM, AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Virtusense Technologies, LLC |
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Build Your Strategy49.5% of resolved applications examined by Rene T Towa were allowed (778 resolved cases), compared with 55.8% across Art Unit 3736 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Rene T Towa took 1,558 days on average from filing to allowance.
Rene T Towa examines applications in Art Unit 3736 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
