Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Janet Marie Wilkens, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as WILKENS, JANET MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3631 3637

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Janet Marie Wilkens is an examiner in Art Unit 3631 of Tech Center 3600. She has 1268 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 72.6%. The median days to allowance is 774. The interview lift of 12.6% suggests that interviews are a helpful strategy for applicants to advance their cases. This 12.6% lift is a useful metric for those navigating her 72.6% allowance rate.

Top companies like Julius Blum GmbH, Lifetime Products Inc., and Julius Blim GmbH are frequent applicants. Firms such as PATTERSON Intellectual Property Law, P.C., WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P., and HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC represent these clients. The 72.6% allowance rate and 774 median days to allowance are key metrics for applicants. The 12.6% interview lift provides a clear path for resolving issues during prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

72.6%
Allow Rate
+20.6% vs TC avg
1,298
Total Applications
+12.6%
Interview Lift
774
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1268 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19034072 AIR-CONTAINMENT SYSTEM BEAM Non-Final OA SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Janet Marie Wilkens's allowance rate?

72.6% of resolved applications examined by Janet Marie Wilkens were allowed (1,268 resolved cases), compared with 56.0% across Art Unit 3631 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Janet Marie Wilkens?

This examiner's interview lift is +12.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Janet Marie Wilkens take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Janet Marie Wilkens took 774 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Janet Marie Wilkens work in?

Janet Marie Wilkens examines applications in Art Unit 3631 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month