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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1645 1682 1685

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA has resolved 28 cases in tech center 1600 and art unit 1635. The allowance rate is 28.6%, while the median time to allowance is 1512 days. The limited record requires caution, but the observed data show a low allowance outcome and an extended prosecution timeline.

Interviews are associated with a 30.0% lift in allowance outcomes. DeepMind Technologies Limited, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Canon Inc. are the leading companies listed. Alford Law Group, Inc., ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and Barclay Damon, LLP are the leading firms shown. Applicants may benefit from early attention to claim clarity and interview preparation.

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

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-31.4% vs TC avg
100
Total Applications
+30.0%
Interview Lift
1512
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
31.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18498968 ANALYSIS APPARATUS Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18372565 METHODS FOR ALLELE CALLING AND PLOIDY CALLING Non-Final OA Natera, Inc.
17414480 METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING NEOANTIGENS Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
17780037 METHOD AND SYSTEM USING INTEGRATIVE MULTI-OMIC DATA ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATING THE FUNCTIONAL IMPACTS OF GENOMIC VARIANTS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18026058 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROGNOSING GLIOBLASTOMA OR BREAST CANCER Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17806075 TRANSFORMER-BASED GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK TRAINED WITH STRUCTURAL INFORMATION ENCODING Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18443879 EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION OF AT-RISK SUBJECTS FOR PRODROMAL PARKINSON'S DISEASE Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18179144 METHODS FOR CELL LABEL CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson And Company
18182846 RISK STRATIFICATION METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF CANCERS IN PRECANCEROUS TISSUES Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18027571 PREDICTING SYMMETRICAL PROTEIN STRUCTURES USING SYMMETRICAL EXPANSION TRANSFORMATIONS Non-Final OA DeepMind Technologies Limited
17849269 DETERMINING A DISTRIBUTION OF ATOM COORDINATES OF A MACROMOLECULE FROM IMAGES USING AUTO-ENCODERS Final Rejection DeepMind Technologies Limited
18042285 IDENTIFYING A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18224308 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A PHARMACOKINETIC DRUG DOSING REGIMEN Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18279526 NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TO PREDICT PROPERTIES OF PROTEINS Non-Final OA GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA
17571774 Diagnosis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Clinical Specimens Final Rejection AOS Bioinnovations, LLC
17563103 AI SIMULATION FOR MICROALGAE FERMENTATION Final Rejection Sophie's BioNutrients Pte. Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez's allowance rate?

28.6% of resolved applications examined by Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez were allowed (28 resolved cases), compared with 51.6% across Art Unit 1635 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez took 1,512 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez work in?

Francini Alvarenga Fonseca Lopez examines applications in Art Unit 1635 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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