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Clifford from Manila?  (CLIFFORD B MADAMBA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3692 )  7/28/2010
Be Sure to Interview  (ANTHONY Q EDWARDS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2835 )  7/27/2010
Impressions.  (SANJEEV MALHOTRA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3694 )  7/27/2010
very helpful and friendly  (Maria Laios)  ()  7/22/2010
I agree - his rejections are nonsensical  (SYED   ZIA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2131 )  7/22/2010
Does she even work there?  (TARA S PAJOOHI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2886 )  7/19/2010
Hi  (JACK W KEITH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  7/12/2010
comment  (JACK W KEITH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  7/5/2010
Why most patents are worthless or not commercialized  (. .)  ()  6/29/2010
Bad Experience with Art Unit 3663  (JACK W KEITH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  6/25/2010
Good examiner  (JAMES S   WOZNIAK)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2626 )  6/4/2010
The Plant Patent Man!  (KENT L BELL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1661 )  5/21/2010
Business question, hope you can help  ( )  ()  5/12/2010
clueless nitwit  (JONATHAN M FOREMAN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3736 )  5/7/2010
No  (HUEN   WONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2169 )  4/30/2010
Excellent Examiner  (BEN C   WANG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2192 )  4/23/2010
Horrible, lying supervisor  (DAVID R VINCENT)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2129 )  4/21/2010
Excellent Examiner  (SEAN T MOTSINGER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2624 )  4/14/2010
Post here if you feel harrased by some USPTO Examiners  (. .)  ()  4/13/2010
will work with you  (BRANDON M ROSATI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4114 )  4/7/2010
Positive experience  (DEAN O TAKAOKA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2817 )  4/5/2010
His rejections are nonsensical  (SYED   ZIA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2131 )  4/4/2010
Refreshing Change  (GWENDOLYN W BAXTER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3632 )  4/3/2010
Helpful and sincere  (SHEELA S RAO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2125 )  4/2/2010
too stubborn  (PRASHANT J KHATRI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  4/2/2010
I have worked with him on various projects and find him extremely competent  (RUI M HU)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2618 )  4/2/2010
This guy is great to work with  (BEN H LIU)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2616 )  4/2/2010
He makes examining corps Look Good  (CHRISTOPHER D PRONE)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3738 )  4/2/2010
He is great to work with.  (ROBERT L DEBERADINIS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1647 )  4/2/2010
Knows what he is doing  (BEN C   WANG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2192 )  4/2/2010
Excellent Examiner  (HIRDEPAL SINGH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4176 )  4/2/2010
Office Actions  (DIANA CHENG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2816 )  4/2/2010
great examiner  (CHANDRA P CHAUDHARI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2891 )  4/2/2010
Old school  (INDER P MEHRA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2617 )  4/2/2010
I hope this guy never gets fired from the USPTO  (MICHAEL B SHINGLETON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2815 )  4/2/2010
his examination is hard to understand  (DAVID M SHAY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3735 )  3/13/2010
knucklehead  (BRANDON M ROSATI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4114 )  3/9/2010
Even USPTO agrees that inventors are harrassed by Examiners  ( )  ()  3/9/2010
I'm catching on to him  (RICARDO J PALABRICA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  2/26/2010
Please help me  (na na)  ()  2/8/2010
Positive Experience  (CHRISTIAN A HANNON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2618 )  1/28/2010
Experience with Examiner to get Patent issued  (MATTHEW J KASZTEJNA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3739 )  1/15/2010
Stupid Comments  (RICARDO J PALABRICA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  12/26/2009
bad faith Examiner  (TIMOTHY F SIMONE)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4148 )  12/26/2009
needs to be fired  (RICARDO J PALABRICA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  11/28/2009
Over 3 years and still getting rejected!  (SON T NGUYEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3643 )  10/25/2009
Seriously????  (YVONNE R ABBOTT)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3644  )  10/16/2009
Experience negotiating claims with this Examiner  (LINDA C DVORAK)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3739 )  9/5/2009
Experience in dealing & negotiating claims with this Examiner  (linda dvorak)  ()  9/5/2009
Patent Information  (JAMARES   WASHINGTON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2625 )  8/25/2009
Very fair examiner  (PAUL W DICKINSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4173 )  8/18/2009
Examiner Seth Weis -- helpful, cooperative, and productive  (SAMUEL   WEIS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3693 )  8/4/2009
Is the recession suffocating American innovation?  (DANIEL S FELTEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3696)  7/2/2009
Pre-appeal can be useful  (MANGLESH M PATEL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2178 )  6/23/2009
this is joke by the way  (DONNA A JAGOE)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1614 )  6/11/2009
bed luck  (SAMANTHA A MILLER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3749 )  6/10/2009
Who cares!  (MANGLESH M PATEL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2178 )  6/2/2009
SCOUNDREL  (DONNA A JAGOE)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1614 )  5/19/2009
Canadian Patent 2033896 Stroller Attachment  (RICHARD M CAMBY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3661 )  5/11/2009
Punctual and responsive  (CUONG V LUU)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2128 )  5/3/2009
needs to be fired  (DANIEL S FELTEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3696)  5/3/2009
Rule 3  (RICARDO J PALABRICA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3663 )  5/1/2009
Pre Appeal Review - Concern about the Panel of examiners  (MANGLESH M PATEL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2178 )  4/30/2009
good examiner  (DOUGLAS J DUFF)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3748 )  4/16/2009
Agreed  (VINCENT F BOCCIO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2165 )  4/14/2009
New Examiner  (THOMAS E SATKIEWICZ)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4183 )  4/10/2009
Joseph Torres  (JOSEPH D TORRES)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2624 )  3/29/2009
Daniel informs me that he has the right to refuse my request for interview even before I request one.  (DANIEL MCCRACKEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1793 )  3/29/2009
Bad SPEs make Bad Examiners  (GERALD (JERRY) J O CONNOR)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4176 )  3/25/2009
Unreasonable  (ARNEL C LAVARIAS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2872 )  3/21/2009
Great SPE  (CHERYL J TYLER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3744 )  3/10/2009
Very nice to work with  (HUEN   WONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2169 )  3/4/2009
Background information on:  (ROBERT M KELLY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1633 )  3/2/2009
Knowledgable  (LIAN HUANG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4148 )  2/19/2009
Great to work with.  (ANDRE J   ALLEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2855  )  2/2/2009
straight up bold face liar  (TASHIANA R   ADAMS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4136 )  1/28/2009
Fair and Reasonable to work with  (JAMES (JAY) A KRAMER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3693 )  1/25/2009
Good Man  (JEREMY D ENGELSKIRCHEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4152 )  1/22/2009
This Examiner is a Stud!  (JOSEPH F EDELL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3636 )  1/22/2009
Makes Examining Look Good  (JESSE R MOLL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2181 )  1/15/2009
Applicant  (TASHIANA R   ADAMS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4136 )  1/15/2009
Anyone deal with this Examiner?  (JOSEPH D TORRES)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2624 )  1/15/2009
Thanks Anonymous  (TASHIANA R   ADAMS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4136 )  1/12/2009
KELLY S CAMPEN  (KELLY S CAMPEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3691 )  1/12/2009
Helpful SPE  (KAMINI S SHAH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2128 )  12/21/2008
Great Guy  (VINCENT F BOCCIO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2165 )  12/21/2008
Great examiner, nice guy  (SCOTT A ROGERS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2625 )  12/21/2008
Share  (MICHAEL A TOLIN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1791 )  12/16/2008
Quick to become emotional, difficult to work with.  (Gwendolyn Baxter)  ()  12/15/2008
Rejections  (ALISSA J TOMPKINS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3765 )  12/8/2008
The pleasure was all mine  (BRAD HARCOURT)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3676 )  11/30/2008
Did a very good job on this one  (DAVID E HARVEY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2621 )  11/29/2008
Keeps the conference moving  (FRANTZ COBY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4133 )  11/24/2008
Examiner  (AHMED M FARAH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3735 )  11/19/2008
James Myhre  (James W Myhre)  (Group Art Unit 3688)  11/19/2008
Rambles On and On and On and On and On about nothing  (JOSEPH (JOE) D   WONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2168 )  11/13/2008
Pleasure to work with  (BARBARA B LOHR)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2915 )  11/11/2008
Need more examiner like him at USPTO  (MASUD   AHMED)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3714 )  11/8/2008
internet tough guy  (JOSEPH (JOE) D   WONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2168 )  11/3/2008
Awful - no understanding of the law, rules, or the technology  (JOSEPH (JOE) D   WONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2168 )  10/30/2008
FEELY MICHAEL J (GROUP ART UNIT 1796) - Good experience  (MICHAEL J FEELY)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1796 )  10/30/2008
Unintelligible Office Actions  (TSUNG YIN (TSUNG-YIN) TSAI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2624 )  10/11/2008
Examiner Fired After  (FREDERICK R SCHMIDT )  (TECHNOLOGY CENTER 3700 )  10/10/2008
i never met a man like sam dillon  (SAMUEL A DILLON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2185 )  9/10/2008
FELTEN, DANIEL S  (DANIEL S FELTEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3696)  8/30/2008
obviousness  (DANIEL S FELTEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3696)  8/30/2008
Baldwin couple arrested, charged with identity theft  (ANAND S JAILALL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4173 )  8/27/2008
Helpful  (BENJAMIN LAYNO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3711 )  8/19/2008
Organized, coherent rejection - overall good work product  (JAMES S   WOZNIAK)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2626 )  8/13/2008
MORON  (ANDREW W SUTTON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3765 )  8/4/2008
We need more examiners like Mr. Keefer  (MICHAEL E KEEFER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2154 )  7/28/2008
Great Examiner for Software Arts  (MICHAEL E KEEFER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2154 )  7/28/2008
thorough and tough  (GREGORY J STRIMBU)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3634 )  7/24/2008
Excellent patent examiner  (JULIA SLUTSKER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4193 )  7/22/2008
Experiences with Examiner Jackson  (MONIQUE R JACKSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  7/16/2008
Has anyone heard of this USPTO policy?  (MANJUNATH N RAO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1647 )  7/14/2008
Very Helpful  (KAJ K OLSEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1792 )  7/14/2008
Very Helpful  (JILL A WARDEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1797 )  7/14/2008
TODD, GREGORY G not good Examiner  (GREGORY G TODD)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2157 )  7/2/2008
She issued the best OA I have ever seen come out of the USPTO  (CHERIE M   WOODWARD)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1647 )  7/1/2008
Lazy  (TERRELL H MATTHEWS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3653 )  6/30/2008
Outstanding  (JIMMY T NGUYEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3725 )  6/27/2008
Kudos Meera!  (MEERA NATARAJAN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1643 )  6/27/2008
Unintelligble Writing  (NAM V NGUYEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2612 )  6/26/2008
Fantastic Source of Information  (CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) L CHIN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1641 )  6/19/2008
dissatisfaction guaranteed  (CHARLES D GARBER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4125 )  6/10/2008
Dissatisfaction guaranteed  (CHARLES D GARBER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 4125 )  6/9/2008
By far and away the greatest examiner who ever lived.  (BRUCE A   WITZENBURG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2166 )  6/4/2008
Brilliant  (FORD JANET L EPPS)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1633 )  6/2/2008
thinks outside the box  (KARLHEINZ R SKOWRONEK)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1631 )  6/2/2008
Office Action  (TIMOTHY J NEAL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3731 )  6/2/2008
"New Matter"?  (STUART SNYDER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1648 )  5/29/2008
The best of the best  (STUART F BAUM)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1638 )  5/28/2008
hard work has a new name: Garrett A Smith  (GARRETT A SMITH)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2168 )  5/23/2008
70% Allowance Rate  (LESZEK B KILIMAN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  5/22/2008
58% Allowance Rate  (VIVIAN CHEN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  5/22/2008
40% Allowance Rate  (EDWARD M JOHNSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1793 )  5/22/2008
28.6% Allowance Rate  (JAMES FIORITO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1793 )  5/22/2008
50% Allowance Rate  (JOHN J KRECK)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3672 )  5/22/2008
My Most Difficult  (WILLIAM D CUMMING)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2617 )  5/8/2008
0% Allowance Rate  (KEVIN R KRUER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  5/6/2008
66.7% Allowance Rate  (DHIRAJLAL S NAKARANI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  5/5/2008
31.3% Allowance Rate  (MONIQUE R JACKSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1794 )  5/5/2008
Primary Examiner on telephonic interview.  (EUGENIA   WANG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2617 )  5/1/2008
By far and away the greatest examiner who ever lived.  (BRUCE A   WITZENBURG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2166 )  4/21/2008
Knowledgeable  (KEVIN T TRUONG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3734 )  4/9/2008
Knowledgeable  (MICHAEL G MENDOZA)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3734 )  4/9/2008
Competent  (MANUEL A MENDEZ)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3763 )  4/9/2008
Helpful  (CHERYL L MILLER)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3738 )  4/9/2008
Call Him First  (BRIAN E PELLEGRINO)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3738 )  4/9/2008
Helpful  (JONATHAN M FOREMAN)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3736 )  4/9/2008
Knowledgeable  (MAX F HINDENBURG)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3736 )  4/9/2008
wrote a good and thorough office action  (NATHAN A MITCHELL)  (GROUP ART UNIT 2617 )  4/4/2008
Carbon Nanotube Expert  (STUART L HENDRICKSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1793 )  3/17/2008
Already Known  (STUART L HENDRICKSON)  (GROUP ART UNIT 1793 )  3/12/2008
Allow only one patent application per year  (VINCENT A MILLIN)  (TECHNOLOGY CENTER 3600 )  3/9/2008
JILA M MOHANDESI  (JILA M MOHANDESI)  (GROUP ART UNIT 3728 )  3/7/2008

Trademark Examiners Add Post
This examiner is unreasonanble.  (YAT SYE (ISADORA) I LEE)  (LAW OFFICE 107 )  6/1/2010
Yes  (YAT SYE (ISADORA) I LEE)  (LAW OFFICE 107 )  5/24/2010
Michael Tanner  (MICHAEL R TANNER )  (LAW OFFICE 117 )  1/12/2010
STATUS - US TRADEMARK APPLICATION SERIAL NO: 77710524 & 77715209 ( RESEND )  (LAURA A HAMMEL)  (LAW OFFICE 116 )  12/11/2009
STATUS - US Trademark application serial no: 77715209 & 77710524  (LAURA A HAMMEL)  (LAW OFFICE 116 )  12/4/2009
Request for notification of date of publication  (CARLA (DIONNE) D CLYBURN )  (LAW OFFICE 110 )  10/30/2009
TradeMark Serial Number: 79066024 (Sotuela) - Status and Deadline to file a response  (ALICE (SUE) S CARRUTHERS )  (LAW OFFICE 108 )  9/17/2009
TradeMark Serial Number: 79066024 (Sotuela) - Contact mail  (ALICE (SUE) S CARRUTHERS )  (LAW OFFICE 108 )  9/16/2009
n  (JACLYN N KIDWELL )  (LAW OFFICE 112 )  8/12/2009
RE: US -International Registration N°951197 OF (Overflawless), in the name of Mr Pascal J. Entremont  (MATTHEW J MCDOWELL)  (LAW OFFICE 101 )  7/29/2009
77688534  (ODESSA B BIBBINS)  (LAW OFFICE 105 )  7/10/2009
Reasonable  (PAUL E FAHRENKOPF)  (LAW OFFICE 101 )  5/6/2009
Protesting a Tradement  (MELISSA C VALLILLO)  (LAW OFFICE 113 )  4/27/2009
A terrible examining attorney  (LESLEY LAMOTHE)  (LAW OFFICE 103 )  4/3/2009
Excellent!  (JACLYN N KIDWELL )  (LAW OFFICE 112 )  2/28/2009
Refreshing  (KOURTNEE C. HODGES)  (LAW OFFICE 108)  2/2/2009
Requires Prompting  (RICHARD F WHITE)  (LAW OFFICE 109 )  12/16/2008
Very Unresponsive  (KRISTIN M DAHLING)  (LAW OFFICE 113 )  12/16/2008
real praise?  (MICHAEL R TANNER )  (LAW OFFICE 117 )  11/21/2008
Very pleasant and efficient  (MICHAEL R TANNER )  (LAW OFFICE 117 )  11/10/2008
Rude  (MICHAEL R TANNER )  (LAW OFFICE 117 )  8/27/2008
Helpful and professional  (TANYA L AMOS )  (LAW OFFICE 113 )  3/29/2008
Amazing  (WILLIAM (PATRICK) P SHANAHAN)  (LAW OFFICE 116 )  3/18/2008

Law Firms Add Post
Lee & Hayes Anonymous  5/25/2010
Turocy and Watson Anonymous  11/17/2009
Hogan and Hartson Anonymous  11/20/2009
Lee & Hayes Law Morons Anonymous  11/17/2009
Oliff and Berridge Anonymous  8/12/2008
Worst Firm - An Examiner's Perspective. bababooey  5/22/2008
Attorneys that waste examiners time Anonymous  8/12/2008
Attorneys that don't return phone calls Anonymous  7/16/2008
Oblan Spivak, aka The Worthless Firm that Requests Personal Interviews ad nauseum. Anonymous  7/9/2008
Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz pto7162  6/22/2008
Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman pto7162  5/27/2008
Farrell IP Law firm pto7162  5/19/2008
Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey Tyson's Corner Anonymous  5/27/2008
Danamraj & Youst, P.C. Patents pto7162  5/27/2008
Peter Zura (Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP) EPOexaminer  4/2/2008


General Discussions Add Post
Some posters purport to know the examiner's allowance rate. How do you know this? Anonymous  7/22/2010
Lowest Bidder blues Anonymous  5/9/2010
Even USPTO agrees that inventors are harrassed Anonymous  3/6/2010
Please help patentq  2/6/2010
TAPRE Patent Bar Review SUCKS!!! Anonymous  1/9/2010
This site is so lame Anonymous  12/26/2009
Trademark Examining Attorney: Career Advice Requested! barkerse  9/7/2009
New Director David Kappos - Opinions re Change Anonymous  9/5/2009
OCIO - Is IT important? Anonymous  7/13/2009
OCIO - Is IT important? Anonymous  7/7/2009
Examiner Bias Anonymous  6/9/2009
Re: The Jamieson condos in Alexandria by developers Regent Partners Anonymous  7/2/2009
Examiner Quota Deadline Question Anonymous  3/31/2009
patent examiner Anonymous  3/6/2009
Foriegn Translations Anonymous  9/5/2008
Life as a Trademark Examining Attorney? Anonymous  3/4/2009
Problems with Attorneys Anonymous  1/30/2009
Becoming a Trademark Examiner Anonymous  5/31/2008
Becoming a Trademark Examining Attorney cj4soccer  11/5/2008
Question for Software Patent Examiners Anonymous  9/19/2008
Another Idiotic ... Anonymous  9/14/2008
pendency problems Anonymous  9/12/2008
RATIONAL IGNORANCE AT THE PATENT OFFICE Anonymous  9/5/2008
Infinite retreat Anonymous  8/5/2008
IT Support Anonymous  5/27/2008
NEED HELP ON HOW MUCH A TRADEMARK THROUGH USPTO WOULD COST jeangray09  6/6/2008
RSS would be nice Anonymous  5/29/2008
Anonymous Button Admin  5/27/2008


Requests and Suggestions Add Post
question about search report Anonymous  6/1/2010
Pre Appeal Review - Concern about the Panel of examiners Nira Schwartz Ph.D.  4/29/2009
Why Bad Things Happen to Good Technologies Anonymous  9/14/2008
Adding law firms? Anonymous  6/19/2008
Free Job Posting admin  6/2/2008
Inclusion of Art Unit Patent Guy  5/23/2008

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