Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1649 1654 1675 1797

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jennifer Ann Benavides serves as an examiner in Tech Center 1700, working within Art Unit 1649. The examiner has a record of 121 resolved cases, providing a dataset for analysis. The allowance rate is 51.2 percent, indicating the frequency with which applications reach a grant. This 51.2 percent rate serves as the primary baseline for assessing prosecution risk on this docket. The 121 resolved cases establish the current statistical record for this examiner.

The interview lift is 47.0 percent, which is a high value compared to the baseline. This 47.0 percent lift suggests that conducting an interview is an effective strategy for improving the chances of an allowance. When compared to the 51.2 percent allowance rate, the benefit of direct engagement is clear. The median days to allowance is 1182, representing the typical timeframe for applications that successfully navigate the process. This 1182 median days to allowance helps set expectations for the overall timeline.

The data in Art Unit 1649 shows that the interview lift is 47.0 percent, highlighting the importance of oral advocacy. The 1182 median days to allowance provides a benchmark for pendency in Tech Center 1700. The 51.2 percent allowance rate remains a key metric for evaluating the likelihood of a grant. These figures provide a data-driven basis for a proactive prosecution strategy before this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

51.2%
Allow Rate
-13.8% vs TC avg
168
Total Applications
+47.0%
Interview Lift
1182
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 121 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
32.9%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18271584 ANTICANCER COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18278797 Highly Potent M-CENK Cells And Methods Non-Final OA ImmunityBio, Inc.
17779499 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18509136 ANTI-FGFR3 ANTIBODIES AND ANTIGEN-BINDING FRAGMENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17112198 METHODS FOR TREATING COPD BY ADMINISTERING AN IL-33 ANTAGONIST Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18637337 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Non-Final OA Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
17762354 NK ENGAGER COMPOUNDS THAT BIND VIRAL ANTIGENS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18672871 ANTIBODIES TO PMEL17 AND CONJUGATES THEREOF Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18454457 ANTIBODIES TO PMEL17 AND CONJUGATES THEREOF Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18383398 METHODS OF IMPROVING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS BY TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on behalf of West Virginia University
16624422 CAPTURE OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS USING CARBON NANOTUBE SPONGES Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
17776556 Combination Therapy Based on PD-1 Signaling Inhibitors Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18554184 COMBINATION THERAPY WITH DEXAMETHASONE AND TUMOR-SPECIFIC T CELL ENGAGING MULTI-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
18278394 INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1 (ICAM1) ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Children's Medical Center Corporation
17622634 MODULATION OF DENDRITIC CELL FUNCTION BY THE PHOSPHOLIPID MESSENGER LPA Final Rejection Cornell University
18020191 IGG4 HINGE-CONTAINING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING GLYPICAN-1 (GPC1) FOR TREATING SOLID TUMORS Final Rejection The U.S.A, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
18266443 COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF CD19 TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS Final Rejection City of Hope
18682827 ANTIBODIES AND VARIANTS THEREOF AGAINST HUMAN CD16a Non-Final OA Nanjing GenScript Biotech Co., Ltd.
18449591 METHODS OF REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTI-CD30 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE THERAPY Non-Final OA SEAGEN INC.
18391559 ANTIBODIES BINDING TO SARS-COV-2 VIRUS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection ASSURE TECH. (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
17693928 TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R PHENOTYPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Phenomune, LLC
18299453 COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SYNERGISTICALLY-ENHANCED SUPPLEMENTATION Final Rejection Xygenyx Inc.

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