Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Hope A Robinson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROBINSON, HOPE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1652 1656

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROBINSON, HOPE A is assigned to tech center 1600 and art unit 1637. The profile records 1058 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 67.7%. Median time to allowance is 1213 days, making timing an important factor in portfolio and client planning.

Interview lift is 43.0%, identifying interviews as a substantial feature of the recorded outcomes. The listed companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., Morgan State University, and Université Paris-Saclay. The listed firms are SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK, WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, and NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC. Practitioners may benefit from preparing detailed interview positions that connect proposed amendments to the technical record.

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

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
+7.7% vs TC avg
1,139
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1213
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1058 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
19.4%
§103 Obviousness
50.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18598468 IL-1RA CDNAS Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18236078 PROTEIN-PEG INTERACTIONS THAT REDIRECT THE THERMAL UNFOLDING PATHWAY OF PEGYLATED HUMAN GALECTIN-3C Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18555956 ENZYMATICALLY-CLEAVABLE GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE HYALURONIC ACID Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18851734 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELLULOLYTIC AND/OR HEMICELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES Non-Final OA IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
18262318 METHOD FOR SIZE BASED EVALUATION OF PANCREATIC PROTEIN MIXTURE Final Rejection Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18632426 USE OF BIOMARKERS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SUBJECT HAS SUSTAINED, MAY HAVE SUSTAINED OR IS SUSPECTED OF SUSTAINING A SUBACUTE ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY (ABI) Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
19334536 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLANT PESTS Final Rejection Confluence Genetics, LLC
18340046 MICROORGANISMS FOR DITERPENE PRODUCTION Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18031691 RELATIVE UNPAIRED GLYCANS IN ANTIBODY PRODUCTION METHODS Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
18005086 POLYNUCLEOTIDE ENCODING AN AMINO ACID SEQUENCE, ENCODING AN OXIDOREDUCTASE Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
18787311 METHODS FOR ENGINEERING OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLE PRODUCTION AND CARGO PACKAGING IN PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA Non-Final OA Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
18326099 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING TRANSGLUTAMINASES Final Rejection TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DARMSTADT
18863705 GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARABITOL Non-Final OA Cargill, Incorporated
18871339 MEANS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PHOSPHORUS SECRETION BY FISH Non-Final OA NOVOZYMES A/S
18857409 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDS Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
17843589 NON-NATURAL MICROBIAL ORGANISMS WITH IMPROVED ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY Final Rejection Genomatica, Inc.
18867974 NUCLEIC ACID MODIFIED TO OBTAIN ENHANCED ERGOTHIONEINE PRODUCTIVITY, AND MICROORGANISM HAVING GENETIC MODIFICATION Non-Final OA KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
17916441 ADAMTS13 VARIANT, COMPOSITIONS, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18812083 C1-ESTERASE INHIBITOR PREPARATION Non-Final OA OCTAPHARMA AG

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Hope A Robinson's allowance rate?

67.7% of resolved applications examined by Hope A Robinson were allowed (1,058 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 1637 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Hope A Robinson?

This examiner's interview lift is +43.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Hope A Robinson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Hope A Robinson took 1,213 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Hope A Robinson work in?

Hope A Robinson examines applications in Art Unit 1637 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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