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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Archana Varadaraj, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VARADARAJ, ARCHANA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618 1636 1653 1654 1658 1675

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

VARADARAJ, ARCHANA has resolved 5 cases in technology center 1600 and art unit 1618. The allowance rate is 80.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1273 days. Interviews are associated with a 33.3% lift in the allowance rate. Because the resolved-case record is very limited, these figures should be treated as a narrow profile of the available cases.

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Hbc Immunology Inc., and Fujifilm Corporation are the listed leading companies. GOODWIN PROCTER LLP, MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP, and SUGHRUE MION, PLLC are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can use the listed participants for docket research while recognizing the limited basis for generalization.

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

Performance Statistics

80.0%
Allow Rate
+20.0% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
30.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18468937 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMINO ACID OR PEPTIDE, PROTECTIVE GROUP-FORMING REAGENT, AND COMPOUND Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18541815 BICYCLIC PEPTIDYL INHIBITOR OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18690563 Prodrugs of Antibiotic Teixobactin Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18707072 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PAIN, COMPRISING GR82334 AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18223327 METHODS FOR TREATING GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE USING GLP-2 AGONISTS AND ANALOGUES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18460519 FLUORINATED FIBERS FOR MULTIMODAL 1H AND 19F MRI, ULTRASOUND, FLUORESCENCE DETECTION AND CONFORMATIONAL AND TEMPERATURE DETECTION BY 19F MRS Non-Final OA New York University
18331331 HIDDEN ANTIBIOTICS IN THE HUMAN PROTEOME Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18253146 EXTREMELY FAST SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Archana Varadaraj's allowance rate?

80.0% of resolved applications examined by Archana Varadaraj were allowed (5 resolved cases), compared with 33.1% across Art Unit 1618 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Archana Varadaraj?

This examiner's interview lift is +33.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Archana Varadaraj take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Archana Varadaraj took 1,273 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Archana Varadaraj work in?

Archana Varadaraj examines applications in Art Unit 1618 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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