Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1612 1613 1617 1621 1627 1629

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gigi Georgiana Huang is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1611. The examiner has 610 resolved cases. This substantial record provides a detailed look at the examiner's approach and the likely outcomes for patent applications in this field.

The allowance rate for this examiner is 31.8 percent. This is a relatively low rate, indicating a more difficult path to a grant. However, the interview lift is 30.8 percent. This high lift is a critical piece of information for practitioners, as it shows that interviews are highly effective at improving the chances of success compared to the 31.8 percent baseline. In an environment with a 31.8 percent allowance rate, the 30.8 percent lift is an essential strategy.

The median days to allowance is 1433. This is a longer timeline, reflecting the challenges of prosecution with this examiner. Practitioners should prepare for a process that lasts 1433 days. Given the 31.8 percent allowance rate, the 30.8 percent interview lift should be a central part of any plan to secure a patent in Art Unit 1611.

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

Performance Statistics

31.8%
Allow Rate
-28.2% vs TC avg
655
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1433
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 610 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.2%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18721707 Compositions for providing parenteral nutrition to pediatric patients Non-Final OA Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
18546258 TREATMENT OF MYOPIA Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18400940 PEROXYMONOSULFATE ORAL WHITENING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18775105 MODULATORS OF SK4 POTASSIUM CHANNEL AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications Ltd., at Ben-Gurion University
18917928 METHOD OF TREATING DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA Non-Final OA Oculis Operations Sàrl
17792282 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF TRICYCLIC PDE3/PDE4 DUAL INHIBITOR COMPOUND Non-Final OA CHIA TAI TIANQING PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
18253096 EYEDROPS FOR AMELIORATING OR PREVENTING RETINAL CIRCULATION DISORDER AND RETINAL NEUROVASCULAR COUPLING DISORDER Final Rejection KINKI UNIVERSITY

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