Examiner Nickol Gary B

1643-NICKOL-GARY-B

Employment Information

Art Unit:1643 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Group:1640 — Immunology including antibodies, B&T lymphocytes, antigen presenting cells and Gram-positive/Negative Bacteria, Parasitic and Fungal Immunology
Classes: 424 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
435 — Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
530 — Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof
Phone:(571) 272-0835
Email:gary.nickol@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Biolgy
Service:27 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

96
3-Year Grant rate: 9% over 23 cases
Difficulty: Extremely Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 96th

With Examiner Nickol, you have a 9% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Nickol is an extremely hard examiner and in the 96th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Nickol, 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.

Comparison with Art Unit 1643

Examiner Nickol's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1643 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Nickol 1.4
Art Unit 1643 1.8

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