Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Suraj Sapkota, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAPKOTA, SURAJ

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1633 1635 1684 4100

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

Suraj Sapkota is an examiner in Art Unit 1633 of Tech Center 4100, with 1 resolved case. This case resulted in a 0.0% allowance rate and a 0.0% interview lift, with a pendency of 434 days. Academic institutions like President and Fellows of Harvard College, the University of Washington, and Brown University have appeared before him, represented by firms like FENWICK & WEST LLP or FINNEGAN. With only 1 resolved case, the 0.0% allowance rate and 434 days pendency represent the current data for this examiner.

The 1 resolved case provides the initial statistical foundation for understanding the prosecution environment in Art Unit 1633. While the 0.0% allowance rate is based on a single outcome, the 0.0% interview lift indicates that verbal advocacy has not yet impacted results. The 434 days median duration serves as a benchmark for managing client expectations regarding the timeline for a final decision. Practitioners should use these figures to monitor future resolutions as more cases are processed. The 4100 Tech Center context and the 1633 Art Unit designation help place these results within the USPTO framework.

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

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
11
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
434
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18339607 AUTOCATALYTIC BASE EDITING FOR RNA-RESPONSIVE TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18410822 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT TAUOPATHIES UTILIZING TRANSCRIPT VARIANTS OF PSEN2 Non-Final OA University of Washington
18436385 PROTEIN SEQUENCE DESIGN METHODS AND USES THEREOF TO PREVENT PROTEIN AGGREGATION Non-Final OA Brown University
18690457 HETERONUCLEIC ACID INCLUDING 2'-MODIFIED NUCLEOSIDE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY
18764707 INHIBITION OF GLUTARYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA Non-Final OA Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
18721630 Co-Delivery of a Gene Editor Construct and a Donor Template Non-Final OA Basecamp Research Ltd
18694640 A METHOD OF ENHANCED VIRAL TRANSDUCTION USING ELECTROPORATION Non-Final OA MAXCYTE, INC.
18391648 METHOD FOR IMPROVING DIABETIC WOUND HEALING USING MIR-200B Non-Final OA Hungkuang University
18536423 COMPOSITION FOR TREATING DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CONTAINING scAAV2-shmTOR-SD (CRG-01) Non-Final OA CdmoGen Co., Ltd

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Suraj Sapkota's allowance rate?

0.0% of resolved applications examined by Suraj Sapkota were allowed (1 resolved cases), compared with 34.8% across Art Unit 1633 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Suraj Sapkota?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Suraj Sapkota take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Suraj Sapkota took 434 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Suraj Sapkota work in?

Suraj Sapkota examines applications in Art Unit 1633 in Tech Center 4100.

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