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Last updated: October 25, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1615: Examiners and Allowance Rates

46 examiners • 18 with pending office actions • Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (Tech Center 1600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,971 dispositions): 43% allowance rate • 5.5 office actions per allowance • 1,123 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Wojciech Haske100.0%10
Anna R Falkowitz100.0%10
Sharon E Kennedy100.0%10
Docket L And R100.0%10
Devesh Srivastava100.0%10
Brian J Davis100.0%10
Dominic Lazaro100.0%10
Quanglong N Truong78.6%65944
Shirley V Gembeh76.3%78439
Melissa S Mercier72.1%1,21537
Kimberly Barber71.8%7126
Aradhana Sasan64.6%1,12728
Nabila G Ebrahim64.4%450
Jyothsna A Venkat63.6%110
Susan T Tran63.0%1,03624
Carlos A Azpuru60.6%1090
John William Lippert58.5%17139
Neil S Levy58.2%4070
Randeep Singh58.0%4480
Jessica N Worsham56.6%75339
Olga V Tcherkasskaya55.5%85243
Bethany P Barham54.9%4080
Danah J Al-Awadi54.6%82326
Jeffrey T Palenik53.5%88949
Haejin S Park52.1%5620
Humera N Sheikh51.6%1590
William A Craigo48.9%74935
John Seungjai Kwon44.9%11842
Andre Mach44.9%780
Hasan Syed Ahmed42.6%5750
Ngoc-Anh Thi Nguyen30.3%6637
Caralynne E Helm28.9%80347
Dennis Heyer20.0%50
Robert A Wax19.4%9847
Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt19.2%260
Casey Shea Hagopian3.3%300
Rebecca Lynn Scotland0.0%1639
Tristan J Mahyera0.0%100
Suezu Y Ellis0.0%20
Kortney L Klinkel0.0%20
Michael P Woodward0.0%20
Tracy Liu0.0%10
Arya Ahmadi Bazargani0.0%10
San Ming R Hui0.0%10
Desta Letta Yebassa0.0%10
Julia Anne Lorrain Rossi—035

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1615?

43.4% over the last five years, across 5,971 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 1615 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Quanglong N Truong (78.6%, 659 resolved), Shirley V Gembeh (76.3%, 784 resolved), Melissa S Mercier (72.1%, 1,215 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 1615 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Casey Shea Hagopian (3.3%, 30 resolved), Robert A Wax (19.4%, 98 resolved), Caralynne E Helm (28.9%, 803 resolved).

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