Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1635 1636 1637 1658 1699 3794

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tiffany Nicole Grooms is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1635. Across 185 resolved cases, the data shows an allowance rate of 57.8 percent. This 57.8 percent figure provides a baseline for practitioners to understand the probability of a grant. The 185 resolved cases offer a look at the examiner's historical tendencies in this mechanical engineering and manufacturing center.

The data reveals an interview lift of 46.3 percent. This 46.3 percent lift indicates that an interview is associated with a higher likelihood of allowance compared to the baseline of cases where no interview is conducted. Practitioners may use this metric to evaluate the impact of verbal advocacy. This comparison is a key element of the prosecution strategy for cases in Art Unit 1635.

The median days to allowance for Grooms is 1289. This 1289-day period serves as a benchmark for the expected duration of successful prosecutions. The combination of the 57.8 percent allowance rate and the 46.3 percent interview lift, within the context of Tech Center 3700, helps in setting expectations for both timing and results.

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

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-12.2% vs TC avg
234
Total Applications
+46.3%
Interview Lift
1289
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 185 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18197948 OPTIMIZED SIRNA SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
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15734768 Methods for Identifying Promoters for Protein Production in Yeast Final Rejection BASF SE
16989119 Large Gene Excision and Insertion Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
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17631240 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALPHA THALASSEMIA Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
17807405 Compositions, Methods and Systems for the Delivery of Gene Editing Material to Cells Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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17040943 METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EXPRESSION LEVEL OF A NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE OF INTEREST IN A CELL Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
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18573350 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PGM1 DEFICIENCY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18279282 POLYNUCLEOTIDE FOR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, VECTOR, CELL, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, AND SCREENING METHOD Non-Final OA RIKEN
18709175 COMBINED TARGETING OF STAT3 AND ULKI TO TREAT GLIOBLASTOMA Non-Final OA University of Tennessee Research Foundation
17780002 CONSTRUCTS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF HAVING IMPROVED GENOME EDITING EFFICIENCY AND SPECIFICITY Non-Final OA DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
18162236 METHODS OF MAKING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR-EXPRESSING CELLS Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18415331 IN-SITU CRYO-IMMUNE ENGINEERING FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
17915043 ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT GENE THERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD.
18498448 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GENE EXPRESSION Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18423377 3-HYDROXY-3-METHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE (HMGCR) IRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17782897 CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR PERSONALIZED ADAPTIVE PROSTATE CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18565849 ASSAY FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MRNA CAPPING EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA TRANSLATE BIO, INC.
18220070 PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF WASTING SYNDROME Non-Final OA City of Hope
18026128 ASPOROGENOUS BACTERIA AND USES THEREOF AS A FEED INGREDIENT Non-Final OA SUPERBREWED FOOD, INC.

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