Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Cynthia B Wilder, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILDER, CYNTHIA B

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681 1683

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Cynthia B. Wilder is an examiner in Art Unit 1637 of Tech Center 1600. She has 918 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 70.8%. The median days to allowance is 1097. An interview lift of 27.0% suggests that interviews are a very effective tool for applicants to resolve issues. This 27.0% lift is a key metric for those navigating her 70.8% allowance rate.

Top applicants include The Regents of the University of California, Becton, Dickinson and Company, and Illumina Inc. Firms such as Casimir Jones, S.C., Dickinson Wright PLLC, and Nixon Peabody LLP are active in her docket. The 70.8% allowance rate and 1097 median days to allowance provide a clear picture of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners should consider the 27.0% interview lift as a primary tactic to manage the 1097-day timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

70.8%
Allow Rate
+10.8% vs TC avg
969
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1097
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 918 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18653257 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN SITU DETECTION USING IMMOBILIZABLE PROBES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18730361 RESISTANCE AND VIRULENCE DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18468971 Methods for Microbial Identification in Clinical Specimens by Differential Ribosomal RNA Probe Hybridization Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17941270 EXTRACELLULAR REPETITIVE RNA BIOMARKERS OF MUTANT KRAS CANCERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18688919 NON-SEQUENCING PCR-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ANTIBODY-CONJUGATED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
18418143 ASSAY FOR DETECTING CLOSELY-RELATED SEROTYPES OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17686083 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR SMALL RNA CAPTURE, DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Cynthia B Wilder's allowance rate?

70.8% of resolved applications examined by Cynthia B Wilder were allowed (918 resolved cases), compared with 45.4% across Art Unit 1637 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Cynthia B Wilder?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Cynthia B Wilder take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Cynthia B Wilder took 1,097 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Cynthia B Wilder work in?

Cynthia B Wilder examines applications in Art Unit 1637 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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