Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, RACHEL E

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1651 1652 1657 1792

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rachel E Martin is an examiner in Art Unit 1651 within Tech Center 1700. The examiner has 69 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 53.6 percent. This 53.6 percent rate shows the frequency of grants within the examiner's total dispositions. The 69 resolved cases provide the data necessary to evaluate the examiner's historical performance. The 53.6 percent rate serves as a baseline for the probability of success in this art unit.

The interview lift is 56.4 percent. This 56.4 percent figure represents the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is held. The 56.4 percent lift is a factor for practitioners to consider when deciding on a prosecution strategy. The median days to allowance is 1180. This 1180 day period measures the time from filing to the grant of a patent. The 1180 day median provides a timeline for the expected duration of the examination process. These metrics from Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1651 offer a view of the examiner's procedural tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

53.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+56.4%
Interview Lift
1180
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 69 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.9%
§102 Novelty
38.5%
§103 Obviousness
33.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18847617 CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE LARGE SUBUNIT VARIANT AND L-ORNITHINE PRODUCTION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17742035 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR LIPID PARTICLES IN LIQUID AND METHOD FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
17570104 FUSION PROTEIN NANODISK COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17632936 BACTERIAL STRAIN FOR RELEASING A RECOMBINANT PROTEIN IN A FERMENTATION METHOD Non-Final OA Wacker Chemie AG
18277398 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROXYTYROSOL Non-Final OA Wacker Chemie AG
17618254 PRODUCTION OF FUCOSYLATED OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN BACILLUS Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
17769452 METHOD FOR EVALUATING DRUG TOXICITY Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

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