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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Erin Virginia Paulus, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PAULUS, ERIN VIRGINIA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1643

This examiner grants 20% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paulus, Erin Virginia is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1631. The profile contains 20 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 20.0%, an interview lift of 94.1%, and a median of 1277 days to allowance. The interview measure is much higher than the allowance rate, making examiner interviews a notable feature of the available record despite the limited sample.

The listed companies are Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC. Practitioners should treat the statistics as directional and pair any interview strategy with careful claim and evidence development.

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

Performance Statistics

20.0%
Allow Rate
-40.0% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+94.1%
Interview Lift
1277
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 20 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
34.7%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18394297 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMELIORATING ANTERODORSAL THALAMUS HYPEREXCITABILITY Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17937975 ULTRASONIC GENETICALLY ENCODED CALCIUM INDICATORS Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18279034 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP GENOME EDITING SPHERICAL NUCLEIC ACIDS (SNAS) Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18044667 METHOD FOR QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY DIFFERENTIATING FUNCTIONAL GLIAL CELLS Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17774645 DROPLET DEFORMATION-BASED METHOD OF TRANSFERRING MATERIAL INTO CELLS AND CHIP FOR SAME Non-Final OA Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18411891 MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF SMALL, SINGLE-STRANDED DNA CIRCLES Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18033639 MODIFIED SIGNAL PEPTIDE Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
17876993 Method of Demineralizing Bone with an Ionic Solution Final Rejection Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited
18553295 Gene Therapy for Retinal Disease Non-Final OA OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
18043818 SQUALENE HOPENE CYCLASE DERIVATIVES AND USE THEREOF FOR PRODUCING AMBROX Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES, INC.
17810982 PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALE GAMETE FUSION PROTEIN PVHAP2 AND THE PUTATIVE PROLIFERATING-CELL NUCLEOLAR ANTIGEN P120 AS RELAPSE BIOMARKERS Final Rejection Seattle Children's Hospital dba Seattle Children's Research Institute
18278915 METHOD FOR PREPARING BONE-MARROW-DERIVED ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS HAVING INCREASED VASCULOGENESIS BY USING PDGF-BB, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING CELL THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR TREATING ANANGIOPLASIA-RELATED DISEASES BY USING METHOD Final Rejection ELPHIS CELL THERAPEUTICS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Erin Virginia Paulus's allowance rate?

20.0% of resolved applications examined by Erin Virginia Paulus were allowed (20 resolved cases), compared with 28.4% across Art Unit 1631 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Erin Virginia Paulus?

This examiner's interview lift is +94.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Erin Virginia Paulus take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Erin Virginia Paulus took 1,277 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Erin Virginia Paulus work in?

Erin Virginia Paulus examines applications in Art Unit 1631 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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