Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3733 3774 3775
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
Examiner Nicholas W. Woodall is a high-volume examiner in Art Unit 3733 within Tech Center 3700. With 1179 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 82.0%. This rate reflects the proportion of applications reaching a final disposition that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1200, which is the recorded timeframe for the prosecution history. Practitioners can note this 1200 figure when setting expectations for the duration of the process. The 1179 resolved cases provide the data for these observations.
The interview lift for this examiner is 13.3%. This figure indicates the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted. With the 13.3% lift and the 82.0% allowance rate, practitioners can evaluate the impact of direct communication on their strategy. These metrics are the available data for this docket in Art Unit 3733. The recorded data points provide the basis for understanding the prosecution environment under this examiner. This analysis relies on the specific figures provided for this profile.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18780977 | Substantially Rigid and Stable Endoluminal Surgical Suite for Treating a Gastrointestinal Lesion | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 18760493 | System for a Minimally-Invasive, Operative Gastrointestinal Treatment | Non-Final OA | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| 19020260 | IMPLANT PACKAGING CARTRIDGE AND INSERTION TOOL | Final Rejection | GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. |
| 18811993 | SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR PERCUTANEOUSLY INSERTING SURGICAL DEVICES | Final Rejection | ARTHREX, INC. |
| 19184052 | RETRACTABLE SHAVER BUR | Non-Final OA | Conmed Corporation |
| 17749102 | ROBOTIC KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | Zimmer, Inc. |
| 19212272 | MESH SPACER HYBRID | Non-Final OA | Spineology Inc. |
| 18787810 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF ANATOMY IN NAVIGATED PROCEDURES | Final Rejection | Medtronic Navigation, Inc. |
| 18689178 | RIGID, CURVED LARYNGOSCOPE | Final Rejection | UNIVERSITÄT ULM |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy