Listed by the USPTO as KNIGHT, SAMANTHA JO
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1614
This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases
Samantha Jo Knight serves as a patent examiner in Art Unit 1614 within Tech Center 1600. With 15 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 33.3 percent. The median days to allowance is 1133. These metrics suggest the prosecution environment with a limited number of resolved cases, where securing a grant requires 1133 days on average.
The interview lift of 71.4 percent is a key metric, indicating that direct communication is an effective strategy for securing an allowance. This lift suggests that interviews are a factor in overcoming rejections and reaching a grant. Practitioners should consider interviews as a tool for advocacy. Top companies on this docket include The Johns Hopkins University, BOLT THREADS, INC., and University of Pittsburgh. Legal representation is frequently provided by firms such as Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP, and THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18249676 | INTRINSICALLY-DISORDERED PROTEINS AS EMULSIFIERS | Final Rejection | THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY |
| 17626258 | RECOMBINANT SPIDER SILK EXTRUDATE FORMULATIONS | Non-Final OA | Bolt Threads, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy33.3% of resolved applications examined by Samantha Jo Knight were allowed (15 resolved cases), compared with 47.9% across Art Unit 1614 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +71.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Samantha Jo Knight took 1,133 days on average from filing to allowance.
Samantha Jo Knight examines applications in Art Unit 1614 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).
