Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1617 1627 1629

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Umamaheswari Ramachandran is an examiner in Art Unit 1617 within Tech Center 1600. With 1187 resolved cases, the examiner has a high volume of experience. The allowance rate is 54.6 percent, and the median time to allowance is 1128 days. These figures suggest a moderately challenging prosecution environment where just over half of the applications result in a grant in Art Unit 1617.

The interview lift is 53.8 percent. This is a very high lift, suggesting that interviews are extremely effective for this examiner. The 53.8 percent lift is nearly equal to the 54.6 percent base allowance rate, making interviews a vital part of any strategy. Practitioners should use interviews to improve the chances of allowance and navigate the 1128-day median pendency. The 1187 resolved cases provide a very strong statistical foundation for these observations, highlighting the importance of direct communication with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

54.6%
Allow Rate
-5.4% vs TC avg
1,214
Total Applications
+53.8%
Interview Lift
1128
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1187 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
7.4%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17596784 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO POTENTIATE MUSCULOSKELETAL EFFECT OF ONE OR MORE ANABOLIC AMINO ACIDS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18780629 METHODS FOR TREATING ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Non-Final OA SK BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
18842004 (3S,4R)-3-AMINO-4-(DIFLUOROMETHYL)CYCLOPENT-1-ENE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AS SELECTIVE INACTIVATORS OF ORNITHINE AMINOTRANSFERASE Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18656920 COMPOSITION COMPRISING TETRACYCLIC COMPOUND Non-Final OA CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18787713 COMBINATIONS COMPRISING POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OR ORTHOSTERIC AGONISTS OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATERGIC RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2 AND THEIR USE Non-Final OA JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV

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