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Last updated: October 25, 2026

Katherine R Small, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SMALL, KATHERINE R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1633

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

SMALL, KATHERINE R works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1633. She has 62 resolved cases, with a 69.4% allowance rate and a 29.6% interview lift. The median time to allowance is 1422 days.

Her listed companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., Intellia Therapeutics Inc., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her listed firms are Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, HULTQUIST IP, and Johnson, Marcou, Isaacs & Nix, LLC. The interview lift is a notable feature of this limited-volume record and may support considering interviews in prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

69.4%
Allow Rate
+9.4% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+29.6%
Interview Lift
1422
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 62 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
41.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18692493 AAV PARTICLES WITH MODIFIED INVERTED TERMINAL REPEATS FOR ENHANCED GENE EXPRESSION IN MUSCLE Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18339930 Compositions and Methods for Genetically Modifying CIITA in a Cell Non-Final OA Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
17638355 CRISPR-ASSOCIATED MU TRANSPOSASE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18625740 HUMAN CEREBELLAR ORGANOIDS WITH BONA FIDE PURKINJE CELLS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18711487 METHOD FOR ISOLATING, MAINTAINING, PROLIFERATING, AND DIFFERENTIATING MONOCLONAL CELLS DERIVED FROM HUMAN SALIVARY GLAND EPITHELIAL STEM CELLS OR PROGENITOR CELLS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FOR TREATING SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18474697 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXOSOME DELIVERY OF MICRORNAS FOR CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING Final Rejection Duke University
18037945 LIGHT-CONTROLLED VIRAL TRANSDUCTION Final Rejection ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG
18569736 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CEREBRAL CORTICAL CELL PREPARATION DERIVED FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS Non-Final OA RACTHERA Co., Ltd.
17738584 INDUCTION OF TUMOR VASCULAR NECROSIS UTILIZING FIBROBLASTS Final Rejection FibroBiologics
17266592 Homologous Recombination Reporter Construct and Uses Thereof Final Rejection NemaMetrix, Inc
17784740 METHOD FOR PREPARING MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS HAVING IMPROVED VIABILITY THROUGH ANTI-CANCER VIRUS INTRODUCTION Non-Final OA Jeong Chan RA
17603276 Systems, Methods And Compositions For Recombinant In Vitro Transcription And Translation Utilizing Thermophilic Proteins Non-Final OA Nature's Toolbox, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Katherine R Small's allowance rate?

69.4% of resolved applications examined by Katherine R Small were allowed (62 resolved cases), compared with 34.8% across Art Unit 1633 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Katherine R Small?

This examiner's interview lift is +29.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Katherine R Small take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Katherine R Small took 1,422 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Katherine R Small work in?

Katherine R Small examines applications in Art Unit 1633 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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