Examiner Epstein Todd Matthew

1652-EPSTEIN-TODD-MATTHEW

Employment Information

Art Unit:1652 — Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Group:1650 — Enzymology, Microbiology, and Fermentation, Small Peptides and Bioacting Plant, Microbial and Animal Extracts
Classes: 435 — Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
424 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
510 — Cleaning compositions for solid surfaces, auxiliary compositions therefor, or processes of preparing the compositions
530 — Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof
524 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
426 — Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
514 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
585 — Chemistry of hydrocarbon compounds
554 — Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
536 — Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
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Email:Available with subscription
Title:Pat Examnr Gen Chem
Service:14 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

80
3-Year Grant rate: 50% over 373 cases
Difficulty: Harder
Difficulty Percentile: 80th

With Examiner Epstein, you have a 50% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Epstein is a harder examiner and in the 80th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Epstein, 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 1652

Examiner Epstein's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1652 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Epstein 1.8
Art Unit 1652 1.6

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