Examiner Johnston Nathan M

2932-JOHNSTON-NATHAN-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:2932 — Games, toys, and sports goods
Group:2910 — Design
Classes: D24 — Medical and laboratory equipment
D23 — Environmental heating and cooling; fluid handling and sanitary equipment
D26 — Lighting
D32 — Washing, cleaning, or drying machine
D28 — Cosmetic products and toilet articles
D22 — Arms, pyrotechnics, hunting and fishing equipment
D34 — Material or article handling equipment
D15 — Machines not elsewhere specified
D13 — Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of energy
D20 — Sales and advertising equipment
Phone:(571) 270-0223
Email:nathan.johnston@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Dsgn Pat Examnr
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 99% over 1360 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Easy
Difficulty Percentile: 1st

With Examiner Johnston, you have a 99% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Johnston is an extremely easy examiner and in the 1st percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Johnston, 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 2932

Examiner Johnston's grant rate is higher than that of Art Unit 2932 and higher than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Johnston 0.4
Art Unit 2932 0.4

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