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Patent Examiner Justin R. Fischer

Art Unit 1749 · Tire Treads, Sidewalls, Belts, Beads, Building & Curing · Tech Center 1700 · 370 applications filed 2021–2026

⚑ Extremely Hard · harder than 93% of examiners● Free examiner data

Justin R. Fischer is a USPTO patent examiner in Art Unit 1749 (Tire Treads, Sidewalls, Belts, Beads, Building & Curing) with 370 applications from filing years 2021–2026. Examiner Fischer's allowance rate is 41.9%, below the 82.9% USPTO average for applications filed in the same years. The examiner ranks harder than 93% of examiners.

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Data through October 2026 from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) · Methodology

Overview

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Difficulty · Extremely Hard
harder than 93% of examiners
Easier93rd percentileHarder
Allowance rate vs peers
Examiner Fischer41.9%
Art Unit 174963.0%
USPTO average82.9%
Allowance rate
41.9%
▼ USPTO avg 82.9%
Applications
370
filing years 2021–2026
First-action allowance
2.0%
patented with no rejection
Abandoned
31.1%
share of applications
Avg office actions
2.5
USPTO avg 1.1
Days to first OA
513
▼ USPTO 582
RCE rate
36.8%
USPTO 16.2%
Interview rate
27.8%
USPTO 23.7%

Examiner details

  • Art unit1749 · Tire Treads, Sidewalls, Belts, Beads, Building & Curing
  • Title / gradePrimary Patent Examiner · GS-14
  • Service26 years
  • PhoneOn each office action
  • Email[email protected]
  • In USPTO recordsFISCHER, JUSTIN R
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Examiner Fischer can allow an application without a supervisory sign-off.

Examines (USPC classes)
152 · Resilient Tires & Wheels428 · Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles525 · Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (Class 520 Series)

How to improve your odds with Examiner Fischer

  • Interview results are mixed year to year. Interviewed cases were allowed more often in 3 of the 4 measured years. Weigh the year-by-year table below.
  • The timeline runs ahead of the norm. First office action averages 513 days vs the 582-day USPTO norm.
  • Expect a §103. Obviousness is the most-issued rejection (557), and applicants overcame it 23.3% of the time.
  • RCE outcomes are mixed year to year. Cases with an RCE were allowed more often in 1 of the 4 measured years. Weigh the year-by-year table before spending the fee.

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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§102 Novelty90 issued · 46.1% overcome
§103 Obviousness557 issued · 23.3% overcome
§112 Definiteness & disclosure76 issued · 60.7% overcome
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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 Fischer.

YearRCE rateAllowance w/ RCEAllowance w/oDelta
202427.7%60.0%23.1%+36.9pp
202337.2%37.5%51.5%-14.0pp
202256.3%33.3%40.7%-7.4pp
202145.0%40.6%43.2%-2.6pp

Recent outcomes

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App #TitleOutcomeOAsArguments & redline
17/756992Pneumatic TirePatented4🔒 View
18/034413TBR Pneumatic TirePatented3🔒 View
18/873433Runflat AssemblyAbandoned1🔒 View
18/387536Sealant Composition and Pneumatic TireAbandoned2🔒 View
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Art Unit 1749 technology

Tire treadsTire structure & reinforcementTire building & curingSmoking & vaping devicesTop CPC B60C · B29D · C08L
About this examiner. Justin R. Fischer examines in Art Unit 1749 (Tire Treads, Sidewalls, Belts, Beads, Building & Curing, Tech Center 1700). The art unit's docket includes tire treads, tire structure & reinforcement, tire building & curing, and smoking & vaping devices.

Frequently asked questions

What is Examiner Justin R. Fischer's allowance rate?
Examiner Fischer's allowance rate is 41.9%, compared with 82.9% across the USPTO and 63.0% in Art Unit 1749 for applications filed in the same years. That rate ranks Examiner Fischer harder than 93% of examiners.
Is Examiner Fischer a hard examiner?
Yes, markedly. Examiner Fischer ranks harder than 93% of examiners, in the 93rd difficulty percentile (extremely hard). Examiner Fischer has a 41.9% allowance rate versus 82.9% across the USPTO and 63.0% in Art Unit 1749, 2.5 office actions per application versus 1.1, and an RCE rate of 36.8% versus 16.2% across the USPTO, for applications filed in the same years.
Do examiner interviews help with Examiner Fischer?
It has varied by year. Decided applications with an interview were allowed more often in 3 of the 4 measured years. In 2023, 57.9% of decided applications with an interview were allowed, versus 40.0% of those without. In 2021, the figures were 37.5% versus 44.2%.
What is Examiner Fischer's most common rejection?
§103 obviousness, issued 557 times in the data. Applicants overcame it 23.3% of the time. Of the 35 winning responses Boundly has classified, 31 amended the claims and argued.
Is an RCE worth filing with Examiner Fischer?
It has varied by year, so the table is the better guide. Decided applications with an RCE were allowed more often in 1 of the 4 measured years. In 2024, 60.0% of decided applications with an RCE were allowed, versus 23.1% of those without one. In 2021, the figures were 40.6% versus 43.2%.
How long until the first office action from Examiner Fischer?
About 513 days on average, versus 582 days across the USPTO for applications filed in the same years.
How do I contact Examiner Justin R. Fischer?
Examiner Fischer can be reached by email at [email protected]. The examiner's direct line is listed at the end of the examiner's office actions.

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Statistics are computed by Boundly Prosecution Intel from USPTO Patent Center (formerly PAIR) file wrappers for filing years 2021–2026, refreshed regularly. Allowance rate (sometimes called grant rate) is the share of disposed applications that issued as patents. Office actions here are non-final and final rejections, so restriction requirements and allowances are not counted. USPTO benchmarks are weighted to each examiner's mix of filing years, and art-unit benchmarks to the art units and filing years of the examiner's own applications, so they compare like for like. The difficulty percentile ranks examiners, each counted once, so it can point the other way from the USPTO average, which counts applications. See how each number is computed. The year-by-year interview and RCE tables show up to four recent filing years, leaving out the newest one and any year with fewer than ten applications or five decided applications on either side. 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 Justin R. Fischer, or see an error? Request a correction.