Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Alan Alfano, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ALFANO, ALAN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1641 1646

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-60.0% vs TC avg
10
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
21.4%
§103 Obviousness
50.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18353981 CX3CR1-BINDING COMPOUNDS, METHODS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Sanofi
18261950 ACTINOHIVIN VARIANT POLYPEPTIDES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
18277594 ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
17907116 AUTONOMOUS KNOB DOMAIN PEPTIDES Final Rejection UCB BIOPHARMA SRL
18557875 CD99-targeting chimeric antigen receptor and application thereof Non-Final OA WUHAN BIO-RAID BIOTECH CO., LTD

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Which art unit does examiner Alan Alfano work in?

Alan Alfano examines applications in Art Unit 1641 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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