Listed by the USPTO as HILL, KEVIN KAI
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1633 1638
This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases
Kevin Kai Hill is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, Art Unit 1631. He has 855 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 36.0 percent. The median time to reach an allowance is 1356 days.
The interview lift for this examiner is 33.5 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are a critical tool for improving the allowance rate. Practitioners should prioritize examiner interviews based on this data to navigate the 1356 days of typical pendency.
The top company appearing before this examiner is Friedrich Miescher Institute For Biomedical Research. The 855 resolved cases provide a comprehensive view of the examiner's performance in Art Unit 1631. The 36.0 percent allowance rate indicates a challenging prosecution environment for applicants. The 1600 tech center designation places this examiner in a specific technological category.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17756106 | PROMOTER FOR THE SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF GENES IN AGMAT-POSITIVE CELLS IN LAYER 2/3 OF MOUSE CORTEX | Final Rejection | FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH |
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Build Your Strategy36.0% of resolved applications examined by Kevin Kai Hill were allowed (855 resolved cases), compared with 28.4% across Art Unit 1631 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +33.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kevin Kai Hill took 1,356 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kevin Kai Hill examines applications in Art Unit 1631 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).
