Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

M Franco G Salvoza, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SALVOZA, M FRANCO G

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1632 1648 1653 1671 1672

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

SALVOZA, M FRANCO G is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. The profile covers 628 resolved cases, with a 68.2% allowance rate and a 1156-day median to allowance. The case volume offers meaningful context for applicants, while the median timing indicates that prosecution may require multiple rounds of examination and response.

Interviews show a 30.6% lift in allowance outcomes. Practitioners may therefore consider interviews when they can connect a proposed amendment or technical explanation directly to the examiner's concern. The leading organizations are Dyno Therapeutics Inc., University of Houston System, and University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. Listed firms include Biospark Intellectual Property Law, Casimir Jones, S.C., and GOODWIN PROCTER LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

68.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
681
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1156
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 628 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.9%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
28.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17775206 CRISPR COMPLEX-BASED DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
19217607 VECTOR-BASED GENE THERAPY FOR ELONGATOR ACETYLTRANSFERASE COMPLEX SUBUNIT 1 (ELP1) Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18044568 NOVEL TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS Final Rejection Merck Patent GmbH
18841498 METHOD OF PRODUCING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
18027067 NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION USING A NUCLEASE ACTUATOR Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18757357 GENE THERAPY STRATEGY TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL AND CARDIAC FUNCTION, AND CARDIAC STRUCTURE, IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17187678 RECOMBINANT POXVIRUS BASED VACCINE AGAINST SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS Non-Final OA THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
18837026 SARS-COV-2 NEUTRALIZING SYNTHETIC PROTEINS Non-Final OA THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18210829 LIVE ATTENUATED ZIKA VIRUS WITH 3'UTR DELETION, VACCINE CONTAINING AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18290089 SARS-COV-2 IMMUNOASSAY METHOD AND IMMUNOASSAY KIT Non-Final OA SEKISUI MEDICAL CO., LTD.
17917058 ASSAY TO DETECT VIRUS Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18000772 MODIFIED ALPHAVIRUS FOR USE AS COVID-19 VACCINE Non-Final OA New York University
18034312 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18017659 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
18547842 BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18577642 METHOD FOR SURFACE EXPRESSION OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS THAT HAVE A CYTOPLASMIC C-TERMINAL TAIL Non-Final OA Capricor, Inc.
17293861 VECTORS COMPRISING A NUCLEIC ACID ENCODING LYSOSOMAL ENZYMES FUSED TO A LYSOSOMAL TARGETING SEQUENCE Non-Final OA ASKBIO INC.
18838888 AGENT FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTION OF VIRAL VECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VIRAL VECTOR Non-Final OA NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
18012284 BINDING PROTEIN SPECIFIC FOR THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONA VIRUS 2 (SARS-COV-2) Non-Final OA Navigo Proteins GmbH
18023808 ANTIBODY THERAPY Non-Final OA GENMAB A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner M Franco G Salvoza's allowance rate?

68.2% of resolved applications examined by M Franco G Salvoza were allowed (628 resolved cases), compared with 37.3% across Art Unit 1600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner M Franco G Salvoza?

This examiner's interview lift is +30.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner M Franco G Salvoza take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by M Franco G Salvoza took 1,156 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner M Franco G Salvoza work in?

M Franco G Salvoza examines applications in Art Unit 1600 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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