Listed by the USPTO as PRIEST, AARON A
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681 1682
This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases
PRIEST, AARON A is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1637. The record includes 814 resolved cases, a 61.4% allowance rate, and a 1166-day median time to allowance. The 25.6% interview lift is a meaningful positive indicator, suggesting that interviews can help applicants work through contested issues.
The leading companies are Natera Inc., Becton, Dickinson and Company, and Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC. The listed firms are WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C., Acuity Law Group, P.C., and BUTLER SNOW LLP.
The data reflects a majority allowance outcome but a prosecution timeline that requires planning. Practitioners should consider interviews early enough to influence claim strategy, while preserving written support for any amendments. The company mix points to a recurring life-sciences context in which technical explanation and precise claim drafting can be important.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18745320 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR MULTIPLE BARCODING AND/OR HIGH-DENSITY SPATIAL BARCODING | Non-Final OA | 10x Genomics, Inc. |
| 18356261 | PREDICTION TOOL FOR JUDGING DRUG SENSITIVITY AND LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER BASED ON GENE DETECTION AND USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY |
| 18486391 | SCANNING REAL-TIME MICROFLUIDIC THERMOCYCLER AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZED THERMOCYCLING AND SCANNING OPTICAL DETECTION | Non-Final OA | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18194590 | MASSIVELY PARALLEL SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS | Final Rejection | Becton, Dickinson and Company |
| 18754715 | METHODS FOR THE PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY | Non-Final OA | ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA |
| 17305239 | WORKFLOW FOR DETECTION OF LIGANDS USING NUCLEIC ACIDS | Final Rejection | LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy61.4% of resolved applications examined by Aaron A Priest were allowed (814 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 1637 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +25.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Aaron A Priest took 1,166 days on average from filing to allowance.
Aaron A Priest examines applications in Art Unit 1637 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).
