Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BELL, SARA ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1625

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
96
Total Applications
+39.9%
Interview Lift
1352
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 49 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
25.2%
§103 Obviousness
15.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18250429 7-AZOLE SUBSTITUTED 2-AMINOQUINAZOLINE INHIBITORS OF HPK1 Final Rejection MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
18303910 METHOD OF TREATING CANCER USING (TRI-TERT-BUTYLPHOSPHANE)GOLD(I) THIONE COMPLEXES Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18287632 Quinazoline Derivatives, Pharmaceutical Compositions, and Therapeutic Uses Related to Nox Inhibition Non-Final OA The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18323240 PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
17999799 BELVARAFENIB FOR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
17759814 FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION PROTEIN (FAP) - TARGETED ANTIFIBROTIC THERAPY Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
17765110 USE OF VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE IN TREATMENT OF DOWN'S SYNDROME Final Rejection XIAMEN UNIVERSITY
18286185 TREATMENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PERAMPANEL Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17997006 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING DENDRIMERS AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18263340 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH POZIOTINIB Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17553612 USE OF AN RXR AGONIST IN TREATING HER2+ CANCERS Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17827041 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HEMORRHAGIC STROKE Final Rejection UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS
18027785 TRIAZINE COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, ELECTRON TRANSPORT MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE Non-Final OA TOSOH CORPORATION
17920645 GPER PROTEOLYTIC TARGETING CHIMERAS Final Rejection University of Iowa Research Foundation
17718052 TARGETED TREATMENT OF CANCERS WITH DYSREGULATED FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR SIGNALING Non-Final OA Pharmacosmos Holding A/S
18294129 METHOD OF TREATING POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Non-Final OA Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
18577383 USE OF CHLOROGENIC ACID IN PREPARATION OF MEDICINE FOR TREATING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR Non-Final OA SICHUAN JIUZHANG BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18548622 Methods of Treatment with Selective CB2 Receptor Agonists Non-Final OA Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18266102 Eyedrops for Inhibiting Myopia Progression in Children and Screening Method for Inhibitor of Myopia Progression in Children Non-Final OA Tsubota Laboratory, Inc.
18192313 MODULATORS OF MAS-RELATED G-PROTEIN RECEPTOR X2 AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Escient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18001064 INHIBITORS OF NEK7 KINASE Final Rejection Halia Therapeutics, Inc.
18366187 HETEROCYCLIC AMIDE AND UREA COMPOUNDS AS JAK2 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Ajax Therapeutics, Inc.
18270624 RAD51 BINDING INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Sarissa Inc.
18252741 IMPROVED USE OF CANNABINOIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY Non-Final OA ORCOSA INC.
17917734 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING SPLICING Non-Final OA REMIX THERAPEUTICS INC.
18248857 HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTS Non-Final OA Gasherbrum Bio, Inc.
18246931 FORMULATIONS COMPRISING BOTANICAL EXTRACTS Non-Final OA APEX BIOTECH RESEARCH PTY LTD
18028574 Marker for determining anti-cancer effects of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation pathway inhibitor Non-Final OA NANJING SHIJIANG MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18019885 PROTEIN SECRETION INHIBITORS Non-Final OA KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES
18008332 NOVEL SMALL MOLECULES FOR TARGETED DEGRADATION OF UNTARGETABLE KRAS IN CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA Pillai Universal LLC

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