Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as WEIR, DAVID A
Tech Center 2900 • Art Units: 2938
This examiner grants 97% of resolved cases
Examiner David A Weir is assigned to Art Unit 2938 within Tech Center 2900, having overseen a total of 38 resolved cases. The available data shows an allowance rate of 97.4 percent for these applications. For those cases that result in a patent, the median days to allowance is 569. This timeframe serves as a data point for practitioners to evaluate the length of the prosecution process under this examiner's review.
The impact of examiner interviews is reflected in an interview lift of 2.8 percent. This metric illustrates the difference in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the overall allowance rate of 97.4 percent. By examining the 38 resolved cases, practitioners can assess how direct engagement influences outcomes. Furthermore, the 569 median days to allowance helps in managing the prosecution timeline for applications assigned to Art Unit 2938 of Tech Center 2900.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35523026 | Serving trolley | Final Rejection | Craster Limited |
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Build Your Strategy97.4% of resolved applications examined by David A Weir were allowed (38 resolved cases), compared with 99.5% across Art Unit 2938 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +2.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by David A Weir took 569 days on average from filing to allowance.
David A Weir examines applications in Art Unit 2938 in Tech Center 2900.