Listed by the USPTO as SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758 1792 1799
This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases
SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE examines in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1758. The profile records 47 resolved cases, a 27.7% allowance rate, and a 47.5% interview lift. The allowance rate indicates a demanding recorded docket, while the interview figure suggests that interviews can materially improve prosecution prospects. Counsel should prepare a focused discussion of the disputed limitations and connect any proposed amendment to a concrete distinction over the cited art.
The median time to allowance is 1406 days. The listed companies are Illinois Tool Works Inc., 10x Genomics Inc., and Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. The leading firms are WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, and BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC. The profile supports early interview planning alongside careful written advocacy. Applicants should also anticipate a substantial prosecution period and preserve flexibility in claim strategy while pursuing the technical points most likely to move the examination forward.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17624650 | CONTAINER FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | Non-Final OA | Illinois Tool Works Inc. |
| 18237268 | METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING DROPLETS IN AN EMULSION | Final Rejection | 10x Genomics, Inc. |
| 18206853 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF GLUCURONIDATION, IDURONIDATION, AND GALACTURONIDATION OF POLYPEPTIDES | Final Rejection | GENENTECH, INC. |
| 17231224 | METHODS FOR ANALYZING A TISSUE SAMPLE | Final Rejection | Purdue Research Foundation |
| 17998459 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF HALOGENS IN SAMPLES | Final Rejection | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON |
| 18579988 | Method for Creating Isotope Distribution Data | Non-Final OA | OSAKA UNIVERSITY |
| 18460628 | RESIN AND CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN THAT PURIFIES ANTIBODIES WITH PROTEASE RESISTANT SMALL PEPTIDES | Final Rejection | BIO T BIYOTEKNOLOJI COZUMLERI VE URETIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
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Build Your Strategy27.7% of resolved applications examined by Valerie Michelle Simmons were allowed (47 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 1758 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +47.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Valerie Michelle Simmons took 1,406 days on average from filing to allowance.
Valerie Michelle Simmons examines applications in Art Unit 1758 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
