Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: VOLKOV, ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVIC

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1677 1678 1682 1758

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexander Alexandrovic Volkov is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1677. The examiner has 95 resolved cases in the current dataset. The allowance rate is 29.5%. The median time to reach an allowance is 1481 days. These figures provide a baseline for practitioners evaluating their prospects in this art unit. The 95 resolved cases offer a data-driven look at the typical prosecution path.

The interview lift is 21.5%. This metric indicates that an interview increases the probability of success compared to the 29.5% baseline. The 1481 days to allowance is the median duration for cases that issued. Practitioners can compare the 21.5% interview lift to the baseline to determine the value of direct communication. With 95 resolved cases, the allowance rate of 29.5% is a primary indicator of the examiner's disposition. The 1481 days to allowance provides a timeframe for reaching a final decision. This data from Art Unit 1677 helps in developing a strategy for Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

29.5%
Allow Rate
-35.5% vs TC avg
125
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1481
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 95 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
38.6%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18452029 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC ASSAY APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
16962246 PERIODONTAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC METHODS, USES AND KITS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18573224 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18017563 DUAL BARCODE INDEXES FOR MULTIPLEX SEQUENCING OF ASSAY SAMPLES SCREENED WITH MULTIPLEX INSOLUTION PROTEIN ARRAY Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18561331 METHODS OF TREATMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS HAVING ALTERED SETD2 BIOMARKER WITH A PD-1 ANTAGONIST Non-Final OA MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
17982901 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION AND TARGETING OF P97 Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
17916251 A METHOD OF ASSESSING A FEMALE'S RISK OF HAVING PCOS AS WELL AS PRODUCTS AND USES RELATING THERETO Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
19091939 PROTEIN PURIFICATION WITH PROTEIN L Non-Final OA CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18556237 HIGH-SENSITIVITY NANOPLASMONIC BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTING AUTOPHAGY MARKERS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND AUTOPHAGY MARKER DETECTION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18451352 METHOD FOR RESOLVING COMPLEX, MULTISTEP ANTIBODY INTERACTIONS Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17111946 DEGRADABLE CARBON NANOTUBE-CONTAINING BIOSENSORS AND METHODS FOR TARGET CLINICAL MARKER DETECTION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18566750 STOOL SPECIMEN TEST METHOD AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST PIECE THEREFOR Non-Final OA Denka Company Limited
18572257 PROTEIN BIOMARKER INDICATORS OF NEUROLOGICAL INJURY AND/OR DISEASE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BRAINBOX SOLUTIONS, INC.

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