Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 11, 2026

Ganapathiram Raghu, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1652 1653 1656 1699

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ganapathiram Raghu serves in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1652. The examiner has a total of 1313 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 73.6%. This 73.6% rate provides a metric for the likelihood of obtaining a patent grant under this examiner's review. Applicants can evaluate their prosecution strategy based on this frequency of outcomes.

The interview lift is 26.4%. This 26.4% lift suggests that engaging in a direct dialogue with the examiner is associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. The 26.4% lift indicates that an interview is a tool for advancing the case. The median days to allowance is 918. This 918 day duration represents the middle point of the time required to reach a grant, helping practitioners manage expectations regarding the length of the patent acquisition process. The 918 days serve as a benchmark for planning in Art Unit 1652.

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

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
1,342
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
918
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1315 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.1%
§102 Novelty
31.1%
§103 Obviousness
32.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18021059 MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCING PUTRESCINE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PUTRESCINE BY USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18318424 METHODS FOR BIOFUEL AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18567935 METHOD FOR CLEAVING POLYURETHANE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Covestro Deutschland AG
18003489 TREATMENT OF POST-OPERATIVE SURGICAL PAIN Final Rejection IPSEN BIOPHARM LIMITED
18860038 LYTIC AGENT FOR ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18849848 CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SELENONEINE AND ITS ANALOGS Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18851231 METHOD FOR PRODUCING METHACRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA RIKEN
18852356 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF STROKE Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18921390 COLLOIDAL FIBRIN NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND USES Non-Final OA NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
18863702 GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF XYLITOL Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18713604 PRODUCTION OF D-LYSERGIC ACID Non-Final OA Imperial College Innovations Limited
18840367 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS AND BIOGAS FROM STARCH-CONTAINING MATERIALS Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18742139 DRUG SCREENING METHOD AND MODEL FOR MONITORING PLATINUM-RESISTANT OVARIAN CANCER TUMOR GROWTH AND METASTASES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
18007813 SYNTHETIC SANTALENE SYNTHASES Final Rejection ISOBIONICS B.V.
17921372 Yeast strains for reducing contamination by lactic acid bacteria Non-Final OA Université Libre de Bruxelles

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ganapathiram Raghu's allowance rate?

73.7% of resolved applications examined by Ganapathiram Raghu were allowed (1,315 resolved cases), compared with 53.5% across Art Unit 1652 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ganapathiram Raghu?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ganapathiram Raghu take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ganapathiram Raghu took 918 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ganapathiram Raghu work in?

Ganapathiram Raghu examines applications in Art Unit 1652 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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