Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Briana Noel Ebbinghaus, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1613 1632

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Briana Noel Ebbinghaus is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1613. She has 77 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 59.7 percent. The median time to allowance is 1448 days. This 1448-day timeline informs the expected duration of the prosecution process for applications that reach a grant. The 59.7 percent baseline helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of a successful outcome in this docket.

The interview lift is 63.0 percent. This 63.0 percent increase suggests that oral advocacy is an effective tool for overcoming rejections. Practitioners can use this metric to justify the time and resources required for an interview. Top companies in this docket include Precedo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Washington University, and Northwestern University. These companies are often represented by firms such as SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC, Casimir Jones, S.C., and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP. These firms manage cases through the 1448-day median pendency to reach the 59.7 percent allowance rate. The 77 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating examination trends in Art Unit 1613.

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

Performance Statistics

59.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
129
Total Applications
+63.0%
Interview Lift
1448
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 77 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
31.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17054791 RAAV VECTORS ENCODING OF LYSOSOMAL BETA-GALACTOSIDASE (GLB1) AND CATHEPSIN A Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
17920599 STEM CELL DERIVED SINGLE-ROSETTE BRAIN ORGANOIDS AND RELATED USES THEROF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18249865 NUCLEIC ACID-GUIDED NUCLEASES AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
17794166 TRANSPOSON SYSTEMS FOR GENOME EDITING Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
19259714 HUMAN SPINAL CORD INJURY ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18735858 HUMAN SPINAL CORD INJURY ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18000414 LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF EXOSOMES FROM PRIMED MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS FOR CLINICAL USE Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17755881 NATURAL KILLER CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA AND OTHER CANCERS Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17603329 CRISPR/CAS-BASED GENOME EDITING COMPOSITION FOR RESTORING DYSTROPHIN FUNCTION Final Rejection Duke University
18010667 SOMATIC STEM CELL-ACCUMULATED TISSUE CONSTRUCT AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA BIOTUBE CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Briana Noel Ebbinghaus's allowance rate?

59.7% of resolved applications examined by Briana Noel Ebbinghaus were allowed (77 resolved cases), compared with 34.0% across Art Unit 1613 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Briana Noel Ebbinghaus?

This examiner's interview lift is +63.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Briana Noel Ebbinghaus take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Briana Noel Ebbinghaus took 1,448 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Briana Noel Ebbinghaus work in?

Briana Noel Ebbinghaus examines applications in Art Unit 1613 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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