Examiner Merlin Jessica M

2871-MERLIN-JESSICA-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:2871 — Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems
Group:2870-2880 — Optics/Photocopying
Classes: 349 — Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems
359 — Optical: systems and elements
257 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
345 — Computer graphics processing and selective visual display systems
361 — Electricity: electrical systems and devices
356 — Optics: measuring and testing
701 — Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
381 — Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
362 — Illumination
351 — Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Phone:(571) 270-3207
Email:jessica.merlin@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Physics
Service:19 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

51
3-Year Grant rate: 77% over 436 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 51st

With Examiner Merlin, you have a 77% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Merlin is a medium examiner and in the 51st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Merlin, where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2871

Examiner Merlin's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2871 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Merlin 1.4
Art Unit 2871 1.3

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