Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ALLEN, MARIANNE P

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1647 1654 1672

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Marianne P Allen has resolved 1002 cases in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1647. The allowance rate is 60.0 percent, which is a solid success rate for applicants. This 60.0 percent rate indicates that the majority of the 1002 cases result in a patent grant. The data reflects a stable prosecution environment.

The interview lift is 18.0 percent, indicating that interviews are a helpful tool for moving cases forward. The median days to allowance is 1055, which is a standard duration for reaching a grant. Practitioners should expect a 1055-day timeline for successful applications. The 18.0 percent lift can be used to resolve outstanding issues and secure the 60.0 percent allowance rate. These figures suggest that the examiner is consistent and that direct communication provides a modest but reliable benefit during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

60.1%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,052
Total Applications
+18.2%
Interview Lift
1056
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1004 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
19.7%
§103 Obviousness
46.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18295539 DOSING FOR TREATMENT WITH ANTI-FCRH5/ANTI-CD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18612561 Modulation of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor Activity for Tympanic Membrane Healing Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17916664 AFFINITY MATURED ANTI-LAP ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18580810 IL12 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18182323 ANTI-GLP1R ANTIBODY-TETHERED DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING GLP1 PEPTIDOMIMETICS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18312194 NANOPARTICLE VACCINES AND USES THEREOF FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS USING PEPTIDE 210 AS AN ANTIGEN Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18059180 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INCREASING SYNTHESIZED PROTEIN STABILITY Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17408937 TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTING, DETECTING AND REDUCING ASPECIFIC PROTEIN INTERFERENCE IN ASSAYS INVOLVING IMMUNOGLOBULIN SINGLE VARIABLE DOMAINS Final Rejection Sanofi
17782717 PROTEIN BLOCKING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18262548 ELECTROTRANSFER METHODS FOR TREATING TUMORS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
17242793 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING IgA ANTIBODY CONSTRUCTS Final Rejection UMC Utrecht Holding B.V.
18289934 Glycosylated Neuropeptide Derivative, Pharmaceutical Composition, Intranasal/Nasal Drop Formulation, and Use of Pharmaceutical Composition Non-Final OA Tokyo University of Science Foundation
18044158 MATERIALS AND METHODS TO REDUCE PROTEIN AGGREGATION Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17775257 METHOD OF TREATING OR AMELIORATING CUSHING'S SYNDROME USING BINDING PROTEINS FOR GASTRIC INHIBITORY PEPTIDE RECEPTOR (GIPR) Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
18154020 ANTIBODY-COUPLED CYCLIC PEPTIDE TYROSINE TYROSINE COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTORS Final Rejection Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
17924613 ST2 ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEIN Final Rejection CHIA TAI TIANQING PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
18045995 FGFR3 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection GENZYME CORPORATION
18633844 PD-1/TIGIT BINDING PROTEINS FOR CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA MedImmune, LLC
18694365 ANTI-KLB ANTIBODIES AND USES Non-Final OA SHANGHAI HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18018504 ANTI-CD228 ANTIBODIES AND ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES Non-Final OA Seagen Inc.

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