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Last updated: October 25, 2026

Michael D Burkhart, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BURKHART, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1633 1638 1653

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

BURKHART, MICHAEL D is assigned to technology center 1600 and art unit 1633. The record contains 846 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 62.4%, an interview lift of 11.8%, and a median of 1217 days to allowance. The substantial docket supports using the allowance figure for planning, while the limited interview association suggests that written claim and prior-art analysis should remain central to prosecution strategy.

The listed companies are Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Intellia Therapeutics Inc., and Ucl Business Ltd. The listed firms are LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD, Acuity Law Group, P.C., and ARRIGO, LEE, GUTTMAN & MOUTA-BELLUM LLP. Counsel handling biotechnology matters should plan for the reported interval and use interviews selectively for focused technical issues.

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

Performance Statistics

62.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
888
Total Applications
+11.8%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 846 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
28.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17559934 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
16651911 FORMULATIONS Final Rejection Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
18282061 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY Final Rejection UCL BUSINESS LTD
18690014 GENETIC RESISTANCE TO VIRAL DISEASE IN SALMONID FISH Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
18670684 Chimeric Antigen Receptors with BCMA Specificity and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
16609733 COMBINATION OF A CELL THERAPY AND AN IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOUND Final Rejection Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
18628222 METHODS FOR GENERATION OF PODOCYTES FROM PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND CELLS PRODUCED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18915595 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR-EXPRESSING T CELLS AS ANTI-CANCER THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17768002 GENETICALLY MODIFIED HUMAN STEM CELL EXPRESSING A MUTANT HUMAN CYTOCHROME P450 2B6 PROTEIN AND ITS USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection SORBONNE UNIVERSITE
18973640 COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING AN XBP1 PATHWAY IN A KERATINOCYTE AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH- OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18654622 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED DRUG RESISTANT T CELLS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.
18118072 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING RISK OF CANCER RELAPSE Non-Final OA MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
18851407 METHOD FOR THAWING BIOLOGICALLY-DERIVED FROZEN MATERIAL BY VERY HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IRRADIATION, CRYOPRECIPITATE PRODUCING METHOD, AND THAWING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hidenobu HARADA
18821962 DUALLY DERIVATIZED CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME FOR GENE TRANSFER IN VIVO Non-Final OA ENGENE, INC.
18754973 METHODS FOR PREPARING CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE T CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA City of Hope
18644724 BICISTRONIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
18624753 AADC POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE Non-Final OA Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.
18029112 Use of an intervertebral disc fibrosis-inducing substance in preparation of medication Non-Final OA Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine
18411732 METHODS FOR CULTURING CELLS AND KITS AND APPARATUS FOR SAME Final Rejection C3S2 GMBH
18515458 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR Final Rejection AUTOLUS LIMITED
18565253 CELL CULTURE SUPPLEMENT FOR PRODUCING STEM CELLS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STEM CELLS Final Rejection OPTICELL, INC
18564318 SCAFFOLD FOR CELL CULTURE Final Rejection SEA WITH, INC
18238074 POLYMERIC MICELLE COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection UVic Industry Partnerships Inc.- Univ. of Victoria
18017636 5' S/MAR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
18143506 GENOME EDITING USING EFFECTOR OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT Non-Final OA Research Foundation to Cure AIDS, Inc.
18050089 ENGINEERED PLATELETS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT Final Rejection JPV01 LTD.
17272631 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENETICALLY MODIFYING LYMPHOCYTES IN BLOOD OR IN ENRICHED PBMCS Final Rejection Exuma Biotech Corp.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Michael D Burkhart's allowance rate?

62.4% of resolved applications examined by Michael D Burkhart were allowed (846 resolved cases), compared with 34.8% across Art Unit 1633 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Michael D Burkhart?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Michael D Burkhart take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Michael D Burkhart took 1,217 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Michael D Burkhart work in?

Michael D Burkhart examines applications in Art Unit 1633 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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