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Patent Examiner Jason E. Flick

Art Unit 3783 · Surgery: Medical & Surgical Instruments & Devices · Tech Center 3700 · 195 applications since 2021

✓ Average: easier than 70% of examiners● Free examiner data

Jason E. Flick is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 3783 (Surgery: Medical & Surgical Instruments & Devices) who has examined 195 applications in filing years 2021–2025. Examiner Flick's allowance rate is 88.0%, above the 82.1% USPTO average; the examiner ranks easier than 70% of examiners.

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Data through March 2026 · Source: USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty: Average
easier than 70% of examiners
Easier30th percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Flick88.0%
Art Unit 378384.7%
USPTO average82.1%
Allowance rate
88.0%
▲ USPTO avg 82.1%
Applications
195
filing years 2021–2025
First-action allowance
32.8%
allowed on OA #1
Abandoned
7.7%
share of applications
Avg office actions
0.8
USPTO avg 1.2
Days to first OA
815
▲ USPTO 589
RCE rate
15.4%
USPTO 14.1%
Interview rate
5.6%
USPTO 21.5%

Examiner details

  • Art unit3783 · Surgery: Medical & Surgical Instruments & Devices
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service18 years
  • Phone(571) 270-7024
  • Email[email protected]
  • LocationAlexandria, VA 22314
  • On office actionsFlick, Jason E
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Examiner Flick can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off, which is why an examiner interview can be decisive.

Examines (USPC classes)
604 · Surgery: Instruments & Material Delivery600 · Surgery: Diagnostic Testing & Measuring128 · Surgery: Diagnostic & Respiratory

How to improve your odds with Examiner Flick

  • Interview results are mixed year to year. The largest measured lift was 17.3 points in 2021, but at least one year ran the other way; weigh the year-by-year table below.
  • Plan for the timeline. First office action averages 815 days vs the 589-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §112. Disclosure is the most-issued rejection (70), and applicants overcame it 95.1% of the time.
  • The data favored an RCE here. Cases with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 91.7% without in 2023.
  • This docket has supported broader claims. With a 88.0% allowance rate, preserving breadth where the specification supports it has been viable.

Historical patterns from this examiner's past cases, shown for general information. This is not legal advice and does not predict the outcome of any specific application. Decisions about interviews, RCEs, and claim strategy should be made with a licensed patent attorney or agent.

Rejection patterns & how they get overcome

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§101 Eligibility3 issued · 100.0% overcome
§102 Novelty65 issued · 91.2% overcome
§103 Obviousness53 issued · 88.6% overcome
§112 Disclosure70 issued · 95.1% overcome
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REMARKS: Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection under 35 U.S.C. §112. The specification provides written-description and enablement support for the claimed subject matter, and the claim terms are definite when read in light of the specification by one of ordinary skill in the art, at least because ...

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RCE behavior

Allowance after a Request for Continued Examination versus without one, per year. Use it to judge whether an RCE is worth the cost in front of Examiner Flick.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
20239.5%100.0%91.7%+8.3pp
202215.8%100.0%82.8%+17.2pp
202123.2%100.0%78.0%+22.0pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
17/734481Medical Device Disposables Information Systems and MethodsPatented1🔒 View
17/321127Infusion Pump Sensing SystemPatented2🔒 View
17/937514Sanitizing Caps for Medical ConnectorsPatented1🔒 View
18/114332Liquid Medicine Injection Device, Drug Injection Device, and Method for Determining Remaining Amount of Drug ThereofPatented0🔒 View
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Technology & expertise

Surgical instrumentsMedical devicesMaterial deliveryDiagnostic instrumentsTop CPC: A61B · A61M · A61F
About this examiner. Jason E. Flick has examined 195 applications in Art Unit 3783 (Surgery: Medical & Surgical Instruments & Devices, Tech Center 3700). The docket skews toward surgical instruments, medical devices, material delivery.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Jason E. Flick's allowance rate?
Examiner Flick's allowance rate is 88.0%, compared with the 82.1% USPTO average and 84.7% for Art Unit 3783, which places Examiner Flick easier than 70% of examiners.
Is Examiner Flick a hard examiner?
Examiner Flick is about average — Examiner Flick ranks easier than 70% of examiners, in the 30th difficulty percentile (average), with a higher RCE rate (15.4% versus 14.1%).
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Flick?
The data says yes. Interviewed applications allowed 17.3 percentage points higher than non-interviewed ones in 2021 (100.0% versus 82.7%).
What is Examiner Flick's most common rejection?
§112 disclosure, issued 70 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 95.1% of the time, usually by amendment plus argument.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Flick?
Often, yes — every measured year ran the same way. In 2023, applications with an RCE allowed at 100.0% versus 91.7% without one.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Flick?
About 815 days on average, versus the 589-day USPTO norm.
How do I contact Examiner Jason E. Flick?
Examiner Flick can be reached by phone at (571) 270-7024 or by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line also appears on the first page of every office action.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2025, updated monthly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Historical data is provided for informational purposes only; past examiner behavior does not guarantee future outcomes, and nothing here is legal advice or a substitute for advice from a licensed patent attorney or agent. Are you Jason E. Flick, or see an error? Request a correction.