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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 1615: Examiners and Allowance Rates

47 examiners • 19 with pending office actions • Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (Tech Center 1600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,946 dispositions): 43% allowance rate • 5.5 office actions per allowance • 1,119 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 Truong78.8%65542
Shirley V Gembeh76.3%77832
Kimberly Barber72.9%7027
Melissa S Mercier72.1%1,21336
Aradhana Sasan64.5%1,12431
Nabila G Ebrahim64.4%450
Jyothsna A Venkat63.6%110
Susan T Tran62.9%1,03528
Carlos A Azpuru60.6%1090
John William Lippert58.2%17042
Neil S Levy58.2%4070
Randeep Singh58.0%4480
Jessica N Worsham56.5%75239
Olga V Tcherkasskaya55.5%84740
Bethany P Barham54.9%4080
Danah J Al-Awadi54.3%81923
Jeffrey T Palenik53.7%88542
Haejin S Park52.1%5620
Humera N Sheikh51.6%1590
William A Craigo49.0%74730
John Seungjai Kwon45.7%11641
Andre Mach44.9%780
Hasan Syed Ahmed42.6%5750
Ngoc-Anh Thi Nguyen29.2%6535
Caralynne E Helm29.0%80044
Dennis Heyer20.0%50
Robert A Wax19.4%9849
Lyndsey Marie Beckhardt19.2%260
Casey Shea Hagopian3.3%300
Rebecca Lynn Scotland0.0%1547
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
Emily Lynn Krinos—07

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 1615?

43.3% over the last five years, across 5,946 resolved applications.

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

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Quanglong N Truong (78.8%, 655 resolved), Shirley V Gembeh (76.3%, 778 resolved), Kimberly Barber (72.9%, 70 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 (29.0%, 800 resolved).

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