Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BERTAGNA, ANGELA MARIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

Angela Marie Bertagna is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1637 with 711 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 44.7 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1416. These metrics provide a statistical basis for observations within the 1600 tech center. The 1416-day median is a benchmark for the duration of the 711 cases she has handled.

The interview lift of 46.3 percent is a significant figure compared to the 44.7 percent allowance rate. This suggests that interviews are an effective tool for improving the probability of a grant. For the 711 cases resolved, the 1416-day median pendency highlights the importance of using the 46.3 percent lift to reach a resolution. The contrast between the allowance rate and the lift is a key feature of her profile. Practitioners should consider an interview given this 46.3 percent lift. The 1416-day median pendency remains a factor for any applicant.

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

Performance Statistics

44.7%
Allow Rate
-15.3% vs TC avg
743
Total Applications
+46.3%
Interview Lift
1416
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 711 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
34.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18220183 METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL PLOIDY CALLING Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
17986339 BORDETELLA DETECTION ASSAY Final Rejection Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
18323079 ENHANCING SPECIFICITY OF ANALYTE BINDING Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18196835 NANO-PARTITIONS FOR MULTIPLE REACTIONS IN PARTITION-BASED ASSAYS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17920379 UNIVERSAL PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIA, FUNGI AND EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18637935 Reagents and Methods for Detecting HCV Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
17401662 Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same Final Rejection Takara Bio USA, Inc.
18459672 METHODS FOR DETERMINING A NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE CONTIGUOUS TO A KNOWN TARGET NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17360121 DETECTION OF BACTERIAL (MOLLICUTIES) CONTAMINATION Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18693441 Rolling Circle Amplification-Coupled Glass Nanopore Counting of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Salivary miRNAs Non-Final OA THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18003412 AMPLICON COMPREHENSIVE ENRICHMENT Final Rejection William Marsh Rice University
18027971 MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD, COMPOSITION AND KIT Final Rejection MACCURA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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