Listed by the USPTO as WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1612 3792
This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases
WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1612. The record includes 26 resolved cases and a 26.9% allowance rate. The median time to allowance is 1245 days. Interviews show a 65.7% lift, the strongest interview association in this profile. Applicants may therefore place substantial value on an interview that identifies an acceptable claim direction, while recognizing that the limited case volume reduces predictive certainty.
The leading companies are L'Oréal, Orthonu LLC, and BASF SE. The leading firms are Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA), OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and OLIFF PLC. The technology mix includes cosmetics, medical applications, and chemicals. The low allowance baseline supports early, deliberate prosecution planning and careful preservation of fallback positions.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18265453 | MICROPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TRIFLUDIMOXAZIN | Final Rejection | BASF SE |
| 18263296 | COMPOSITE FILLER, AND PRODUCT USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG CHEM, LTD. |
| 18255343 | PESTICIDAL COMPOSITION | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED |
| 18253814 | TAU-FLUVALINATE COMPOSITIONS | Non-Final OA | Adama Makhteshim Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy26.9% of resolved applications examined by Colman Thomas Welles were allowed (26 resolved cases), compared with 40.7% across Art Unit 1612 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +65.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Colman Thomas Welles took 1,245 days on average from filing to allowance.
Colman Thomas Welles examines applications in Art Unit 1612 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
