TC1600 Management
Update
John LeGuyader
Director
Technology Center 1600
ADC and Directors
Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
(Chemical Discipline – 1600 &1700):
Jackie Stone (Acting) - jacqueline.stone@uspto.gov – 571-
272-1200
TC 1600 Directors: 571-272-0500
John LeGuyader – john.leguyader@uspto.gov 1640 and
QASs
Remy Yucel – irem.yucel@uspto.gov 1620 and 1650
Michael Wityshyn (Acting) – michael.wityshyn@uspto.gov
1610 and 1630
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Quality Assurance Specialists
Kathleen Bragdon – 571-272-0931 - 1650
Julie Burke – 571-272-0512 – Restriction
Bennett Celsa – 571-272-0807 – 1630, Reissues
Dave Nguyen – 571-272-0731 – 1630, Accelerated Exam
Marianne Seidel – 571-272-0584 – Special Law: Other Petitions
Jean Vollano – 571-272-0648 – Special Law: Reissues
Robert Wax – 571-272-0623 – 1620, 1640, Reissues, Appeals
Jean Witz – 571-272-0927 – 1610, Appeals
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Supervisory Patent Examiners
Workgroup 1610
Art Unit 1611 – Sharmila Landau – 571-272-0614
Art Unit 1612 – Fred Krass – 571-272-0580
Art Unit 1614 – Ardin Marschel – 571-272-0718
Art Unit 1615 – Michael Woodward – 571-272-8373
Art Unit 1616 – Johann Richter – 571-272-0646
Art Unit 1617 – Sreeni Padmanabhan – 571-272-0629
Art Unit 1618 – Michael Hartley – 571-272-0616
Art Unit 1619 – Michael Woodward - 571-272-8373
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Supervisory Patent Examiners
Workgroup 1620
Art Unit 1621 – Daniel Sullivan – 571-272-0779
Art Unit 1623 – Shaojia Jiang – 571-272-0627
Art Unit 1624 – James Wilson – 571-272-0661
Art Unit 1625 – Janet Andres – 571-272-0867
Art Unit 1626 – Joseph McKane – 571-272-0699
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Supervisory Patent Examiners
Workgroup 1630
Art Unit 1631 – Marjorie Moran – 571-272-0720
Art Unit 1632 – Peter Paras – 571-272-4517
Art Units 1633 – Joseph Woitach – 571-272-0739
Art Unit 1634 – James “Doug” Schultz – 571-272-0763
Art Units 1635 – James “Doug” Schultz – 571-272-0763
Art Unit 1636/1639 – Chris Low – 571-272-0951
Art Unit 1637 – Gary Benzion – 571-272-0782
Art Unit 1638 – Anne Marie Grunberg – 571-272-0975
Art Unit 1661 – Anne Marie Grunberg – 571-272-0975
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Supervisory Patent Examiners
Workgroup 1640
Art Unit 1641 – Mark Shibuya – 571-272-0806
Art Units 1642/1643 – Larry Helms – 571-272-0832
Art Unit 1644 – Ram Shukla – 571-272-0735
Art Unit 1645 – Robert Mondesi – 571-272-0956
Art Unit 1646 – Gary Nickol – 571-272-0835
Art Unit 1647 – Manjunath Rao – 571-272-0939
Art Unit 1648 – Gary Nickol/Larry Helms – 571-272-0835/0832
Art Unit 1649 – Jeffrey Stucker – 571-272-0911
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Supervisory Patent Examiners
Workgroup 1650
Art Unit 1651 – Cecilia Tsang – 571-272-0562
Art Unit 1652 – Drew Wang – 571-272-0811
Art Unit 1654 – Cecilia Tsang – 571-272-0562
Art Unit 1655 – Terry McKelvey – 571-272-0775
Art Unit 1656 – Drew Wang – 571-272-0811
Art Units 1657 – Jon Weber – 571-272-0925
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TC1600 Interference Practice
Specialist
– Cecilia Tsang, 571-272-0562
– Larry Helms, 571-272-0832
– Joe Woitach, 571-272-0739
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Future BCP Dates
Tuesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
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