Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1632 1644 1655 1656

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Analysis

Erica Nicole Jones-Foster is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1612. The profile shows 79 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 48.1 percent. The total number of resolved cases establishes the reliability of the prosecution data. This specific percentage of 48.1 helps practitioners estimate the likelihood of an application reaching an allowance.

The interview lift is 44.7 percent. This figure shows the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use the 44.7 percent lift to evaluate the utility of direct communication with the examiner during prosecution. This metric serves as a guide for deciding whether to request a formal discussion.

The median days to allowance is 1262. This period represents the middle value of the time taken to reach an allowance. With 79 resolved cases, the 1262-day duration characterizes the experience for applications assigned to this examiner. Practitioners should plan for this timeline when seeking a grant in Art Unit 1612.

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

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
155
Total Applications
+44.7%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 79 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
39.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17784693 Methods and compositions for modulating the glycosylation profile of proteins Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
17185196 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING TETRAMETHYL PYRAZINE Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17437232 MICROBIAL TEST KIT, MICROBIAL TEST METHOD AND MICROBIAL TEST DEVICE Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17795939 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LINEAR POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES FOR PROTEIN MODULATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
18570018 NONANIC ACID ESTERS Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
18594431 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CANDIDATE THERAPEUTICS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
17430969 MYC, CYCLIN T1 AND/OR CDK9 FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE HEART AND CNS DISORDERS Final Rejection CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18351069 ENZYMATIC MODIFICATION OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS IN FOOD Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
17299273 Powder Detergent Compositions Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18260225 Methods and Compositions for Making Amide Compounds Final Rejection Genomatica, Inc.
18036580 USE OF THERAPEUTIC ENZYME FUSION PROTEIN IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF RENAL DISEASES CAUSED BY OR ACCOMPANIED BY FABRY DISEASE Final Rejection HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
18036538 USE OF THERAPEUTIC ENZYME FUSION PROTEIN IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHY CAUSED BY OR ACCOMPANIED BY FABRY DISEASE Final Rejection HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
17974506 COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
17446393 METHODS OF REFINING A GRAIN OIL COMPOSITION, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES Non-Final OA POET Research, Inc.
17945293 PROBIOTICS FOR USE IN REDUCING THE INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF ILLNESS Final Rejection DUPONT NUTRITION BIOSCIENCES APS

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