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Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kodye Lee Abbott, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ABBOTT, KODYE LEE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1634

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

ABBOTT, KODYE LEE is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1632, with 33 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 54.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1298 days. The interview lift is 71.4%, the largest recorded interview-associated change in this profile, making interview planning an especially relevant consideration.

University of Massachusetts, Ucl Business Ltd., and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation are the leading companies or institutions represented. The listed firms are BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., Bridgeway IP Law Group, PLLC, and Clark+Elbing LLP. The combination of extended median timing and substantial interview lift suggests that applicants may benefit from focused interviews that address the examiner's outstanding issues directly.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

54.5%
Allow Rate
-5.5% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+71.4%
Interview Lift
1298
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 33 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
37.4%
§103 Obviousness
35.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19637632 CIRCULAR RNA VECTORS COMPRISING MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18625271 HIGH THROUGHPUT LOCALIZED PASSIVE DIFFUSION DEVICE FOR PATTERNING ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
17910686 GENE THERAPY OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE C Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
18255444 RETROVIRAL VECTORS Final Rejection UCL Business LTD
18982272 Method for the Induction of Arterial-Type of Hemogenic Endothelium from hPSCS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17634720 IMMUNORESPONSIVE CELLS ARMOURED WITH SPATIOTEMPORALLY RESTRICTED ACTIVITY OF CYTOKINES OF THE IL-1 SUPERFAMILY Final Rejection King's College London
17921174 ISOLATION AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF EPITHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS FROM THE HUMAN LUNG Final Rejection CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18867764 USE OF ENGINEERED JURONA VIRUS (JURV) AS AN ONCOLYTIC VIRUS PLATFORM FOR HUMAN CANCERS Final Rejection BIOVENTURES, LLC
17773467 METHOD FOR PRODUCING T CELLS Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
17605639 GENE KNOCK-OUTS TO IMPROVE T CELL FUNCTION Final Rejection ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC.
17703094 Producer Viruses for Generation of Retroviruses In Situ Non-Final OA KaliVir Immunotherapeutics, Inc.
17759647 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR ACELLULAR THERAPY Final Rejection Orgenesis Inc.
18268597 Medium for the in vitro transportation and storage of cells Final Rejection LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18041080 CRYOPRESERVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc.
18285057 METHOD FOR CELL TRANSDUCTION AND MICROFLUIDIC CHIP FOR CELL TRANSDUCTION Non-Final OA CTCELLS, INC.
17631048 GENETICALLY MODIFIED NON-HUMAN ANIMAL WITH HUMAN OR CHIMERIC IL33 Non-Final OA Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
18592249 APPLICATION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED OLIGODENDROCYTE PROGENITOR CELLS IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Non-Final OA ALLIFE MEDICINE (BEIJING) LIMITED
17756814 IMPROVED PROCESS FOR CULTURING TUMOR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES FOR THERAPEUTIC USE Final Rejection Cbio A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Kodye Lee Abbott's allowance rate?

54.5% of resolved applications examined by Kodye Lee Abbott were allowed (33 resolved cases), compared with 38.1% across Art Unit 1632 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Kodye Lee Abbott?

This examiner's interview lift is +71.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Kodye Lee Abbott take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Kodye Lee Abbott took 1,298 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Kodye Lee Abbott work in?

Kodye Lee Abbott examines applications in Art Unit 1632 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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