Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nora Maureen Rooney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1641 1644 1646

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN handles cases in tech center 1600 and art unit 1641. The profile reports 751 resolved cases, a 60.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1272 days to allowance. The 23.4% interview lift indicates a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The listed companies are Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kashiv Biosciences LLC. The listed firms are Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast, BakerHostetler, and Fox Rothschild LLP - JHU. Applicants should plan for the extended median timing and can incorporate interviews into a prosecution strategy focused on moving claims toward allowance.

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

Performance Statistics

60.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
789
Total Applications
+23.4%
Interview Lift
1272
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 751 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
21.6%
§103 Obviousness
35.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18267795 BIFUNCTIONAL ANTI-PD1/IL-7 MOLECULES Non-Final OA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18117752 TRANSMUCOSAL AMPHIPHILE-PROTEIN CONJUGATE VACCINE Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
19282184 PROCESS OF PURIFICATION OF PROTEIN Non-Final OA Kashiv BioSciences, LLC
18015684 COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-ALLERGEN ANTIBODIES USING PHAGE DISPLAY Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18016243 TARGET-RECOGNITION OF ANTIGEN-MHC COMPLEX REPORTER (TRACER) PLATFORM Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18669172 Anti-CTLA-4 Antibodies and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17797540 METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND/OR ENRICHING RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN-BINDING MOLECULES Final Rejection Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
17046199 AXL-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA GENMAB A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nora Maureen Rooney's allowance rate?

60.5% of resolved applications examined by Nora Maureen Rooney were allowed (751 resolved cases), compared with 45.2% across Art Unit 1641 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nora Maureen Rooney?

This examiner's interview lift is +23.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nora Maureen Rooney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nora Maureen Rooney took 1,272 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nora Maureen Rooney work in?

Nora Maureen Rooney examines applications in Art Unit 1641 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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