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#36 Birth of the Ultimate Metric


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Megan introduces a revolutionary way of measuring patent examiner behavior: ETA (Examiner Time Allocation). Unlike allowance rate, ETA provides an estimate of both the chances of and time to allowance. And because it is based solely upon the examiner's own behavior, it is not biased by abandonments out of the examiner’s control.
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Better Patents NowBy LexisNexis® IP, Chris Holt, Megan McLoughlin