The Record for Most RCEs in a Single Application
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.…
The High-Stakes World of Bee Patents (Statistics on Third-Party Submissions)
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…
What’s the Best Day for Getting Your Patent Allowed?
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…
Is the Subject Matter Pendulum Again Swinging Away From Patentability?
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…
The Mystery of Technology Center 2600
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…
How Many Actions Does it Take to Get a Patent (or Concede Defeat)?
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…
Why Are You Not Taking Advantage of the First Action Interview Pilot Program?
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…
Do Examiner Interviews Live Up to the Hype?
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.…
PTAB Institutions vs. Examiner Allowance Rate
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…
Prosecution Poker with Examiner and Art Unit Appeal Statistics
In my previous post, I looked at two metrics – allowance rate and actions per disposal – that I find useful in assessing an examiner…