Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PARKIN, JEFFREY S

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1646 1648 1671

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner PARKIN, JEFFREY S is assigned to Art Unit 1646 within Tech Center 1600. The data shows that the examiner has 870 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 63.6 percent. This 63.6 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline for applicants during the examination process. The 870 resolved cases provide a record of the examiner's work in Art Unit 1646. These figures establish the prosecution environment for this unit.

The median days to allowance for successful applications is 1269. An interview lift of 21.7 percent is recorded, which indicates the change in the probability of allowance following an interview. Practitioners can use this 21.7 percent lift to evaluate the impact of communication. The 1269 median days to allowance helps in planning the prosecution timeline. The metrics are derived from the examiner's professional history in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
907
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1270
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
25.8%
§103 Obviousness
52.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18252590 NEW FELINE HERPES VIRUS VACCINE Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
18014645 SAMPLING KITS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS Non-Final OA SEEGENE, INC.
18017165 METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE SEVERITY AND PROGRESSION OF SARS-COV2 INFECTIONS USING CELL-FREE DNA Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17640327 COMBINATION ANTIVIRAL THERAPY FOR MEASLES Non-Final OA Cornell University
17358523 METHODS OF DETECTING SARS-COV-2, INFLUENZA, AND RSV Final Rejection Cepheid
18300973 Immunogenic Compositions Against SARS-COV-2 Variants And Their Methods Of Use Non-Final OA Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
16652867 VECTORS WITH PROMOTER AND ENHANCER COMBINATIONS FOR TREATING PHENYLKETONURIA Non-Final OA American Gene Technologies International Inc.
17955599 RNA DETERMINANTS FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA MeMed Diagnostics Ltd.

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