Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Lezah Roberts, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROBERTS, LEZAH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROBERTS, LEZAH is assigned to tech center 1600 and art unit 1612. The profile records 777 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 48.6%. Median time to allowance is 1515 days, so prosecution duration is a significant consideration for applicants and portfolio managers.

Interview lift is 35.7%, showing that interviews are an important feature of the recorded results. The listed companies are Colgate-Palmolive Company, L'Oréal, and The Procter & Gamble Company. The listed firms are BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, and Byrne Poh LLP. Practitioners may want to prepare interview positions early and support them with amendments that directly address the examiner's cited grounds.

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

Performance Statistics

48.6%
Allow Rate
-11.4% vs TC avg
848
Total Applications
+35.7%
Interview Lift
1515
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 777 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18911395 ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DICARBOXYLIC ACID Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18757660 DISSOLVABLE SOLID CLEANSING ARTICLES CONTAINING SULFONATE-CONTAINING ANIONIC SURFACTANTS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18725398 A COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYMERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18450240 ORAL CARE PRODUCTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18737911 USE OF CALCIUM SENSING RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18718682 HAIR CONDITIONING COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED DEPOSITION Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Lezah Roberts's allowance rate?

48.6% of resolved applications examined by Lezah Roberts were allowed (777 resolved cases), compared with 40.7% across Art Unit 1612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Lezah Roberts?

This examiner's interview lift is +35.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Lezah Roberts take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Lezah Roberts took 1,515 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Lezah Roberts work in?

Lezah Roberts examines applications in Art Unit 1612 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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