Listed by the USPTO as EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1652 1699
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW examines in tech center 1600 and art unit 1652. The profile covers 564 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 60.8%. The median time to allowance is 1008 days. The case volume provides meaningful historical context, while the allowance rate shows that more than half of the recorded matters reached allowance.
The interview lift is 43.6%, a strong positive association with allowance outcomes. Evonik Operations GmbH, Novozymes A/S, and CJ CheilJedang Corporation are the listed top companies. The top firms are MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP, WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C., and AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP. Counsel may place interviews prominently in a prosecution plan when they can clarify the examiner’s concerns.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18847615 | L-AMINO ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM HAVING WEAKENED CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE ACTIVITY, AND L-AMINO ACID PRODUCTION METHOD USING SAME | Non-Final OA | CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION |
| 18591161 | FABRIC AND HOME CARE PRODUCT COMPRISING CATIONIC SOIL RELEASE POLYMER AND LIPASE ENZYME | Non-Final OA | The Procter & Gamble Company |
| 18252131 | POLY(3-HYDROXYALKANOATE) PRODUCTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | KANEKA CORPORATION |
| 18278735 | Tropane Alkaloid Transporters and Methods of Making Tropane Alkaloids Using the Same | Non-Final OA | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY |
| 18692976 | Method for Promoting Production of Exopolysaccharide by Bifidobacterium Bacteria | Final Rejection | TOHOKU UNIVERSITY |
| 17797701 | ADENINE BASE EDITORS AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | President and Fellows of Harvard College |
| 18869988 | IMPROVED BIOTECHNOLOGICAL METHOD FOR PRODUCING GUANIDINO ACETIC ACID (GAA) BY USING NADH-DEPENDENT DEHYDROGENASES | Non-Final OA | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 17042788 | METHOD OF OBTAINING A MICROBIAL OIL AND A METHOD OF REDUCING EMULSION BY MAINTAINING A LOW CONCENTRATION OF CARBOHYDRATE | Non-Final OA | Evonik Operations GmbH |
| 17788058 | MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACIDS BY USING SAME | Final Rejection | Seoul National University R&DB Foundation |
| 18028037 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ACID | Non-Final OA | LG CHEM, LTD. |
| 18282215 | ENGINEERED BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN A PROTEASE DOMAIN WITH IMPROVED EFFICACY | Non-Final OA | Children's Medical Center Corporation |
| 16980250 | INACTIVATED YEAST AND YEAST PRODUCT FOR IMPROVING FERMENTATION YIELD | Non-Final OA | DANSTAR FERMENT AG |
| 18607109 | CELLOBIOHYDROLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | Final Rejection | Novozymes A/S |
| 18052489 | PROTEASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | Final Rejection | Novozymes A/S |
| 18815248 | METHOD TO PRODUCE ENANTIOMERS OF UNDECAVERTOL | Final Rejection | GIVAUDAN SA |
| 18855098 | METHODS TO PRODUCE ACETYLATED AND NON-ACETYLATED GLYCOLIPID AMPHIPHILES | Non-Final OA | Universiteit Gent |
| 18042867 | STARCH BIOSYNTHESIS METHOD | Final Rejection | TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy60.8% of resolved applications examined by Todd Matthew Epstein were allowed (564 resolved cases), compared with 53.5% across Art Unit 1652 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +43.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Todd Matthew Epstein took 1,008 days on average from filing to allowance.
Todd Matthew Epstein examines applications in Art Unit 1652 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).
