Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1632

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Valarie E Bertoglio is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600 with 867 resolved cases. She has an allowance rate of 64.0 percent and a median days to allowance of 1200. These metrics provide a picture of the prosecution landscape for the 867 cases she has handled. The 1200-day median is a benchmark for the duration of applications in the 1600 tech center.

The interview lift of 30.3 percent is a significant figure compared to the 64.0 percent allowance rate. It suggests that interviews are a productive way to increase the probability of a grant. With 867 cases resolved, the 1200-day median pendency is a factor for applicants to manage. The 30.3 percent lift is an indicator that verbal communication can help resolve issues that written responses might not. Practitioners should use the 1200-day median to set expectations while utilizing the 30.3 percent lift to improve their odds.

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

Performance Statistics

64.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
897
Total Applications
+30.2%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 868 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
26.6%
§103 Obviousness
41.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18283675 ADIPOSE-DERIVED HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18161546 METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATION TO NEURONAL CELLS AND KITS THEREFOR Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17226642 Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion System Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18686552 HYDROGELS COMPRISING CELL ADHESIVE PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
19374947 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING HUMAN INTESTINAL TISSUE AND RELATED USES THEREOF Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18635885 USE OF ICOS-BASED CARS TO ENHANCE ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY AND CAR PERSISTENCE Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17909263 Scaffold-Free Nerve Conduit Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
17771723 GENE EDITING OF TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES AND USES OF SAME IN IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
18267980 DELIVERY OF ABETA VARIANTS FOR AGGREGATION INHIBITION Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
18562806 METHODS TO GENERATE MACULAR, CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL CELLS Non-Final OA THE U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
18488859 TREATMENT OF CANAVAN DISEASE Final Rejection CITY OF HOPE
17833506 METHOD FOR CULTURING MYOGENIC CELLS, CULTURES OBTAINED THEREFROM, SCREENING METHODS, AND CELL CULTURE MEDIUM Final Rejection Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam

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