◈ FIND YOUR PATENT EXAMINER

Who is my patent examiner?

Enter your U.S. patent application serial number and we'll look up the assigned USPTO examiner from public USPTO data — and, where we've loaded that technology center, their allowance rate, rejection profile, and pendency.

Your serial number is used only to run this lookup. A U.S. utility application serial is 8 digits — for example, 18/123,456. You can enter it with or without the slash and comma.

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// WHAT YOU'LL SEE

Your examiner

The examiner assigned to your application, with their art unit and technology center, straight from public USPTO records.

Their statistics

Where we've loaded that technology center: allowance rate, rejection mix, interview split, and pendency — benchmarked by art unit.

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Applications generally aren't public until about 18 months after filing. We'll explain what that means for your lookup.

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◈ HOW LYNCH LLP CAN HELP

Where to go next.

Lynch LLP represents applicants in patent prosecution before the USPTO. If you're researching examiners, these are general resources on the firm's services.

Lynch LLP's patent practice →Application drafting, office-action responses, and prosecution strategy before the USPTO.IP portfolio strategy →How a patent portfolio is sequenced and built over a multi-year horizon.PTAB trials and patent appeals →Appeals, inter partes review, and patent-owner defense before the PTAB.The firm's consultation options →Free and paid consultation options across the firm's attorneys.

◈ PATENT PROSECUTION

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Lynch LLP is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Examiner assignments and statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and do not predict the outcome of any particular application. This page is for general informational purposes and is not legal advice; using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Full disclaimers →

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