Listed by the USPTO as KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1677 1678 1684
This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases
Stefanie Johanna Kirwin is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 1677 within Tech Center 1600. Across 45 resolved cases, the examiner has maintained an allowance rate of 15.6 percent. For those applications that are successful, the median days to allowance is 1659. These figures provide a baseline for practitioners to understand the prosecution timeline and the probability of a grant in this room.
Direct communication with the examiner is a strategy supported by the data. The profile reveals an interview lift of 29.6 percent, which represents an increase in the probability of allowance following a discussion with the examiner. This lift suggests that interviews are a productive means of clarifying technical points or reaching an agreement on claim scope. Top companies appearing before this examiner include Intelligent Material Solutions Inc., Roche Diabetes Care Inc., and The Ohio State University. Legal representation is frequently provided by firms such as Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP, BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP, and CHALKER FLORES, LLP.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16979295 | PAPER-BASED COLLECTION AND TEST DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | Non-Final OA | Ohio State Innovation Foundation |
| 17532969 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RAPID COVID-19 DETECTION | Non-Final OA | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |
| 17429745 | SELECTION AND BLOCKADE OF FERTILIZATION COMPETENT MALE AND FEMALE GAMETES | Non-Final OA | University of Virginia Patent Foundation |
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Build Your Strategy15.6% of resolved applications examined by Stefanie Johanna Kirwin were allowed (45 resolved cases), compared with 32.7% across Art Unit 1677 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +29.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Stefanie Johanna Kirwin took 1,659 days on average from filing to allowance.
Stefanie Johanna Kirwin examines applications in Art Unit 1677 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).
