| Examiner | Number of Cases | 3YGR |
|---|---|---|
| Examiner Chin | 265 | 70% |
| Examiner Evans | 3 | 0% |
| Examiner Fuentes | 4 | 0% |
| Examiner Giere | 272 | 78% |
| Examiner Hoffman | 0 | 0% |
| Examiner Kirwin | 31 | 0% |
| Examiner Liriano | 0 | 0% |
| Examiner Lusi | 23 | 13% |
| Examiner Marcsisin | 166 | 25% |
| Examiner Nguyen (SPE) | 73 | 1% |
| Examiner Oguntade | 0 | 0% |
| Examiner Tran | 38 | 18% |
| Examiner Volkov | 38 | 16% |
| Art Unit 1677 | 913 | 50% |
| Number | Class Description |
|---|---|
| 435 | Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology |
| 436 | Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing |
| 422 | Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing |
| 506 | Combinatorial chemistry technology: method, library, apparatus |
| 530 | Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof |
| 424 | Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions |
| 600 | Surgery |
| 382 | Image analysis |
| 385 | Optical waveguides |
| 209 | Classifying, separating, and assorting solids |
Art Unit 1677's grant rate is lower than that of Group 1670 and lower than that of the USPTO.
Below is the grant rate timeline for Art Unit 1677, 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.
Disclaimer: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy of the statistics presented above and under
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