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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Arthur S Leonard, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1631 1633 1643 1651 1798

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

LEONARD, ARTHUR S is associated with Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1631. The record includes 523 resolved cases, a 50.5% allowance rate, and a 50.4% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1260 days. The allowance measure indicates that favorable outcomes are not routine in the reported record, while the interview figure shows a strong association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and BASF SE. The listed firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP. Practitioners may give examiner interviews a central role in prosecution planning, while ensuring that discussions are supported by carefully prepared amendments and technical explanations. The median duration also supports early budgeting and realistic scheduling for applicants pursuing allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-14.5% vs TC avg
596
Total Applications
+50.4%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 523 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18448499 KIT FOR PRODUCING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18980456 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18612111 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18053407 CNS TARGETING AAV VECTORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18049724 COMPLEXES FOR GENE DELETION AND EDITING Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
17865375 Programmable Modification of DNA Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17831745 DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENOME EDITING Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18177455 MODIFIED NUCLEOSIDE, NUCLEOTIDE, AND NUCLEIC ACID COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA ModernaTX, Inc.
18372374 METHOD OF PRODUCING A CELL POPULATION COMPRISING AN AMNION-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
17933023 METHODS FOR MODIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
17933005 METHODS FOR MODIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
17433887 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18484667 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ADAPTIVE IMMUNE MODULATION Final Rejection THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18554139 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO ACCEPTOR CELLS Non-Final OA FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS VI, LLC
18036488 SALICYLIC ACID-INDUCIBLE GENE EXPRESSION COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR CELLS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18123413 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES OBTAINED THEREBY Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
16959878 TRANSGENIC EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR GENDER SELECTION Final Rejection RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
18004122 THERAPEUTIC NUCLEIC ACIDS, PEPTIDES AND USES I Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18994948 RECOMBINANT AAV HAVING AAV CLADE D AND CLADE E CAPSIDS AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18670290 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING B-LYMPHOID MALIGNANCIES Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18271715 METHOD FOR CULTURING HUMAN HEPATIC PARENCHYMAL CELL, CULTURED HUMAN HEPATIC PARENCHYMAL CELL, CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CULTURE SUPERNATANT OF HUMAN HEPATIC NONPARENCHYMAL CELL Final Rejection JSR CORPORATION
18302962 SYNTHETIC ADENOVIRUSES TARGETING BONE TISSUE AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Salk Institute for Biological Studies
18508435 LIPID FORMULATIONS WITH RNA ENCODING IMMUNOGENS Non-Final OA GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Arthur S Leonard's allowance rate?

50.5% of resolved applications examined by Arthur S Leonard were allowed (523 resolved cases), compared with 28.4% across Art Unit 1631 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Arthur S Leonard?

This examiner's interview lift is +50.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Arthur S Leonard take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Arthur S Leonard took 1,260 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Arthur S Leonard work in?

Arthur S Leonard examines applications in Art Unit 1631 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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