Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1649 1675

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.1%
Allow Rate
-10.9% vs TC avg
152
Total Applications
+46.5%
Interview Lift
917
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 106 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
30.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19358181 METHODS OF TREATING TUMORS Non-Final OA Halozyme, Inc.
17482650 Stable Formulations of Programmed Death Receptor 1 (PD-1) Antibodies and Hyaluronidase Variants and Fragments Thereof and Methods of Use Thereof Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
17041783 SUBCUTANEOUS DOSING OF ANTI-CD38 ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
17779499 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17774125 METHODS FOR TREATING LEUKEMIA Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17112198 METHODS FOR TREATING COPD BY ADMINISTERING AN IL-33 ANTAGONIST Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18026746 METHODS OF TREATING AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS FAILED AN ANTI-PD-1/ANTI-PD-L1 THERAPY Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
16982333 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
17762354 NK ENGAGER COMPOUNDS THAT BIND VIRAL ANTIGENS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
17262667 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COMBATING MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18278394 INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1 (ICAM1) ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
17477435 METHODS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA Final Rejection Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
17776556 Combination Therapy Based on PD-1 Signaling Inhibitors Final Rejection Kyoto University
17622634 MODULATION OF DENDRITIC CELL FUNCTION BY THE PHOSPHOLIPID MESSENGER LPA Non-Final OA Cornell University
18266455 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVIC
17997775 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND PREPARATION THEREOF Final Rejection LEPU BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.
17519811 FCRN ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18264070 ANTIBODIES AGAINST HUMAN TSLP AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
17258248 Use of Immunomodulators to Control Infection and Stimulate Healing in Normal and Diabetic Wounds Non-Final OA Rush University Medical Center
17290060 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS SPECIFIC FOR G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR CLASS C GROUP 5 MEMBER D (GPRC5D) Final Rejection Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
18299453 COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SYNERGISTICALLY-ENHANCED SUPPLEMENTATION Non-Final OA Xygenyx Inc.
18185848 ANTI-CD73 ANTIBODIES AND COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
17910310 APPLICATION OF IFN-y IN PREPARING ANTI-TUMOR ADJUVANT DRUG Non-Final OA West China Hospital of Sichuan University
18016964 USE OF INHALED INTERFERON-BETA TO IMPROVE OUTCOME IN SARS-CoV-2 INFECTED PATIENTS Final Rejection SYNAIRGEN RESEARCH LIMITED
17999735 ADAPTER MOLECULES TO RE-DIRECT CAR T CELLS TO AN ANTIGEN OF INTEREST Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH
18051993 Methods for Treating Conditions Associated with MASP-2 Dependent Complement Activation Non-Final OA University of Leicester
17996878 ANTI-CD73-ANTI-PD-1 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Akeso Biopharma, Inc
17929417 NATURAL KILLER CELLS Non-Final OA NK:IO Ltd
17693928 TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R PHENOTYPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection Phenomune, LLC
17409589 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA CITIUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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