Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1626

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura Lynne Stockton is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1626. She has a substantial record of 1363 resolved cases. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 75.2 percent, which indicates that a majority of applications reach issuance. This percentage suggests that the examination process in this unit frequently results in a grant for the applicant.

The median time to allowance is 854 days. This timeframe provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle, showing that successful applications reach issuance within this median period. This efficiency is a key characteristic of the examiner's historical data and is an important consideration for practitioners managing patent portfolios in Tech Center 1600.

The data also shows an interview lift of 33.7 percent. This significant lift indicates that direct communication with the examiner is a very effective tool for increasing the chances of an allowance. The 33.7 percent figure suggests that interviews are a key tactical recommendation for overcoming rejections. These combined metrics define the examination environment for applicants in Art Unit 1626.

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

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
1,385
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
854
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1363 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
22.7%
§103 Obviousness
35.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18756360 Nucleoside Prodrugs and Uses Related Thereto Non-Final OA Emory University
17642662 CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
18689148 ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS Non-Final OA MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
18022470 ESTER COMPOUND Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18725391 ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The University of Utah Research Foundation
18274867 NOVEL BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE HAVING INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AGAINST ECTONUCLEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE-PHOSPHODIESTERASE, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection TXINNO BIOSCIENCE INC.

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