Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Suzanne Marie Noakes, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1652 1653 1656 1683 1759 1799

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1652. The record covers 1082 resolved cases and shows an allowance rate of 73.4%. The median time to allowance is 946 days. Interview lift is 18.3%, indicating that interviews have been associated with improved allowance outcomes in this substantial record.

The leading companies are Novozymes A/S, Beam Therapeutics Inc., and University of Massachusetts. The principal firms are WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P., Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, and CHALKER FLORES, LLP. Practitioners can use these recurring applicants and counsel as a guide to relevant prosecution experience. The timing and allowance measures support portfolio forecasting, while the interview figure supports purposeful examiner engagement.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+8.4% vs TC avg
1,130
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
946
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1082 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
24.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18743008 ACTIVATABLE NANOREPORTERS FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF MACROPHAGE PHENOTYPIC STATES ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE PROGRESSION Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
19071092 PH20 POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Halozyme, Inc.
18848533 NEW GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE VARIANTS AS SELECTION MARKER Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18458443 PLANT GROWTH PROMOTER PRODUCTION METHOD, PLANT GROWTH PROMOTER, AND PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18309003 RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF PROTEIN LEVELS Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
17822992 Methods For The Identification Of UBQLN2-Mediated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18261264 SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18838044 PROCESS FOR WHOLE-CELL BIOSYNTHESIS OF STYRENE Non-Final OA SHELL USA, INC.
19064858 GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE-CLEAVING PROTEASES Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
19103587 EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR PHOSPHATASES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
18249988 CARRIER PEPTIDE FRAGMENT AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.
18262051 LIPASE WITH LOW MALODOR GENERATION Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
17923489 MEDICAL CLEANING COMPOSITION, USE AND METHOD OF CLEANING Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18993653 BIOSENSOR COMPRISING A MODIFIED BETA-LACTAMASE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
17786997 A RECOMBINANT FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL AND ITS CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION Final Rejection TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Suzanne Marie Noakes's allowance rate?

73.4% of resolved applications examined by Suzanne Marie Noakes were allowed (1,082 resolved cases), compared with 53.5% across Art Unit 1652 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Suzanne Marie Noakes?

This examiner's interview lift is +18.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Suzanne Marie Noakes take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Suzanne Marie Noakes took 946 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Suzanne Marie Noakes work in?

Suzanne Marie Noakes examines applications in Art Unit 1652 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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