Examiner Tsay Marsha M

1656-TSAY-MARSHA-M

Employment Information

Art Unit:1656 — 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
530 — Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins; lignins or reaction products thereof
514 — Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
604 — Surgery
204 — Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
600 — Surgery
210 — Liquid purification or separation
521 — Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 series
426 — Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Phone:(571) 272-2938
Email:marsha.tsay@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Pat Examnr Biolgy
Service:22 years
Grade:GS-14

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

84
3-Year Grant rate: 44% over 280 cases
Difficulty: Very Hard
Difficulty Percentile: 84th

With Examiner Tsay, you have a 44% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Tsay is a very hard examiner and in the 84th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Tsay, 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 1656

Examiner Tsay's grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 1656 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Tsay 2.5
Art Unit 1656 1.4

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