Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1634 1682 1683 3791

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeanine Anne Goldberg in Art Unit 1634 of Tech Center 3700 has 826 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 45.8%. This moderate rate suggests a selective examination process where less than half of the applications reach a grant. The median days to allowance is 1271, indicating a prosecution timeline of about three and a half years. Practitioners should be prepared for a substantive and potentially lengthy engagement when working with the 45.8% baseline.

The interview lift is a very high 40.8%, which is a strong signal that interviews are extremely beneficial for this examiner. This lift can significantly improve the odds of success, making a grant much more likely for those who engage in direct communication. Practitioners should make interviews a central part of their strategy to navigate the 1271-day process and address the examiner's concerns. With 826 resolved cases, the data clearly shows that while the baseline is challenging, personal engagement is a highly effective way to secure a patent grant.

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

Performance Statistics

45.8%
Allow Rate
-24.2% vs TC avg
913
Total Applications
+40.8%
Interview Lift
1271
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 826 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
19.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18463329 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR INVERSION PROBE ASSAYS Non-Final OA AFFYMETRIX, INC.
18241411 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18690840 Multimode Omics of Single Tissue Sample Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18551126 BIOMARKERS FOR CONFORMATION OF RIDING TRAITS IN HORSES Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18363344 METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING LOW GRADE GLIOMA (LGG) SUBTYPES IDENTIFIED THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17819908 USE OF GENOMIC SIGNATURES TO PREDICT RESPONSIVENESS OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER TO POST-OPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18537540 LINKED TRANSCRIPT SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
17399920 CLASSIFICATION OF SUBTYPES OF KIDNEY TUMORS USING DNA METHYLATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
17928513 MARKERS AND CELLULAR ANTECEDENTS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FLARES Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18251528 MULTIPLEX DETECTION OF BACTERIAL RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18697422 METHOD FOR ANALYZING STRUCTURAL VARIATION, PRIMER PAIR SET, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING PRIMER PAIR SET Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18008146 TREATMENTS FOR A SUB-POPULATION OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PATIENTS Non-Final OA CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18261451 METHODS TO PREDICT EFFECTS OF PERIOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION OF METHADONE TO OPTIMIZE PAIN RELIEF AND AVOID ADVERSE EFFECTS Non-Final OA The Trustees of Indiana University
18691704 microRNA BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18699569 CD274 REARRANGEMENTS AS PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE TO IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR THERAPY Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
18416592 METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE Non-Final OA KAO Corporation
18015311 METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
17922565 METHOD FOR DETECTING ATOPIC DERMATITIS Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18391216 PERIANAL SWAB PCR PANEL, METHODS, DEVICE, AND KITS Non-Final OA IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
18287849 GENE POLYMORPHISM MARKERS FOR DETERMINING SKIN TURNOVER AND HYPER-KERATINIZATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
17528699 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETERMINING THE TISSUE OR CELL ORIGIN OF DNA Non-Final OA HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
17741305 METHYLATED CONTROL DNA Non-Final OA Exact Sciences Corporation
17727128 DETECTING ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA Exact Sciences Corporation
18291113 USE OF CIRCULATING CELL-FREE METHYLATED DNA TO DETECT TISSUE DAMAGE Non-Final OA Georgetown University
18425806 RESPIRATORY BIOMARKER PANEL Non-Final OA Cepheid
18490636 COLLECTION KIT, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF SEXUAL HEALTH CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Simple HealthKit, Inc.
18251147 A METHOD FOR SINGLE-CELL NASCENT RNA LABELING AND SEQUENCING Final Rejection SINGLERON (NANJING) BIOTECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

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