Patent Examiner
CurrentPatent ExaminerPharmaceutical Compositions; Art Unit 1615GS-9 (May 2023-April 2024)GS-11 (April 2024-present)• Patent Training Academy 5/2023-9/2023• Proficient in searching databases for relevant prior art• Evaluated patent applications by comparing them to prior art• Understanding of all 112, 101, 102, and 103 issues• Compose Office Actions• Respond to applicants based on docket ordering• Checking applications for compliance with formal requirements of patent statutes and rules along with technological accuracy• Treating disclosure statements and claims of priority• Conducting search• Analyzing disclosure and claims for compliance with 35 USC 112• Planning field of search• Making proper rejections under 35 USC 102 and 103 with supporting rationale, or determining how claim(s) distinguish over the prior art• Determining whether amendment introduces new matter• Appropriately formulating restriction requirements, where application could be restricted• Determining whether the claimed invention is in compliance with 35 USC 101• Determining where appropriate line of patentable distinction is maintained between applications and/or patents