Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DICKENS, AMELIA NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1645 1671

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Amelia Nicole Dickens is part of Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1645. The examiner has 126 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 47.6 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1278. This data suggests a prosecution environment with the allowance rate and timeline documented here.

The interview lift is 21.1 percent. This positive lift indicates that conducting an interview increases the likelihood of allowance beyond the 47.6 percent baseline. Practitioners should consider this 21.1 percent lift as a strategy for overcoming rejections and moving the application toward a grant.

With 126 resolved cases, the examiner's performance is documented. The 47.6 percent allowance rate and 1278 median days to allowance provide benchmarks for applicants. The 21.1 percent interview lift shows that direct engagement with the examiner in Art Unit 1645 can provide a measurable boost to the chances of a successful outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

47.6%
Allow Rate
-12.4% vs TC avg
173
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 126 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
21.9%
§103 Obviousness
35.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18852236 COMPOSITION CONTAINING BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS STRAIN FOR ENHANCING PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18466984 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOREIGN PROTEIN USING E. COLI Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18016432 RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18574816 BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM TRANSITIONAL MICROORGANISMS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
18286005 ENCAPSULATED MICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Monsanto Technology LLC
18665951 PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18824806 METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
17335578 METHODS FOR ASSESSING EFFICACY OF A DRUG IN VIVO BY MONITORING ADME PROTEINS IN EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
17788224 PROCESS TO IDENTIFY CONSORTIA OF PROBIOTIC STRAINS SUITABLE FOR GLUTEN DEGRADATION Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
18167664 Microbially Induced Inflammation Produces Changes in Distinct Healthy Tissues in Human Oral Cavity Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
17775425 A NOVEL VACCINE AGAINST HAEMOPHILUS PARASUIS Non-Final OA Intervet Inc.
17775428 NOVEL VACCINE AGAINST HAEMOPHILUS PARASUIS Non-Final OA Intervet Inc.
18261226 COMPOSITION FOR DECOMPOSITION OF TRYPSIN OR TMPRSS2 Non-Final OA Keio University
18266167 COMPOSITION COMPRISING BACTERIUM OF THE GENUS ACIDIPROPIONIBACTERIUM OR PROCESSED PRODUCT THEREOF Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18161617 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING METABOLIC CONDITIONS Non-Final OA KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
18568661 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESPONSIVENESS TO IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS (ICI), INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS OF ICI, AND TREATING CANCER Final Rejection THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
18576338 BACTERIA STRAINS FOR TOPICAL SKIN CARE Non-Final OA LAC2BIOME S.R.L.
18556680 BACILLUS SUBTILIS FNFH_BS06 AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY

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