The table below shows the applications with the most requests for continued examination (RCEs). The winner is Qualcomm application 11/487,054 with an shocking 24 RCEs.…
Just came across Using Anonymous Third-Party Submissions to Advance Your Business Goals on IPWatchdog and was intrigued because I haven’t seen much (any) commentary on third-party…
Countless times over the past decade I have received a call from an Examiner eagerly looking to “make a deal” so that she could get…
The chart above shows the yearly change in allowance rate for each art from 2014-2018 (calendar years, not fiscal years). Alice was absolutely brutal on…
I recently charted the time from filing to first action by technology center and year, and was immediately intrigued by what I saw: Specifically, I…
Last week’s post showing the high allowance rate for applications enrolled in the first action interview pilot program (FIAP), made me wonder what the average number…
What is the first action interview pilot program? For those who are not familiar with the first action interview pilot program (FAIPP), I will let…
I have come across many clients and practitioners that take it as gospel that examiner interviews are always good and should be performed whenever possible.…
After reading this post from Eric Sutton over on Patnotechnic (follow it, if you don’t already), I decided to graph PTAB institutions vs. Examiner Allowance…
In my previous post, I looked at two metrics – allowance rate and actions per disposal – that I find useful in assessing an examiner…