Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BUNNER, BRIDGET E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1644 1646 1647 1654 1674

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bridget E. Bunner is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1644. She has 839 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate pct of 64.5. This indicates that a majority of the applications she reviews reach allowance. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1043, providing a timeline for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle from filing to grant.

The interview lift pct of 19.9 is a notable metric. It indicates that interviews are effective and correlate with an increase in the probability of allowance. For practitioners in Art Unit 1644, the 19.9 interview lift pct highlights the value of oral advocacy in resolving rejections and securing a grant from the 839 resolved cases. This lift is a useful indicator of examiner receptivity.

The 64.5 allowance rate pct and the 1043 median days to allowance define a favorable environment for applicants. The 19.9 interview lift pct provides a tool for further improving success. Applicants should consider the 839 resolved cases as evidence of a consistent examination style where interviews play a role in achieving the 64.5 allowance rate pct in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

64.5%
Allow Rate
+4.5% vs TC avg
876
Total Applications
+19.9%
Interview Lift
1043
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 839 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
15.5%
§103 Obviousness
37.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18439951 METHODS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA Non-Final OA Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18283575 METHODS AND AGENTS FOR MODULATING ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18263929 TREATMENT OF CVD AND SYSTEMIC SCEROSIS WITH BETA-1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18034326 USE OF AN IL-18 ANTAGONIST FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTION OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS OR A RELATED CONDITION Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
17877814 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES, SECRETED BIOMOLECULES, AND/OR CONDITIONED MEDIA, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection L'Oreal
18442988 BTLA Fusion Protein Agonists and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA PFIZER INC.
18645261 HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES TO TNF-LIKE LIGAND 1A (TL1A) AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
17767810 Artificial Transmembrane Proteins for Detecting Intracellular or Intravesicular Biomolecular Interactions Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18408385 T-CELLS COMPRISING ANTI-CD38 AND ANTI-CD138 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18297805 SOLUBLE TREM2 PROTEIN AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18169497 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER WITH THERAPEUTIC BINDING MOLECULES Non-Final OA MedImmune Limited
18035356 Methods and compositions for eliminating engineered immune cells Non-Final OA Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG
18001480 IL-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (IL-1 RA) FUSION PROTEINS BINDING TO THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX Non-Final OA MONASH UNIVERSITY
18299480 COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SYNERGISTICALLY-ENHANCED SUPPLEMENTATION Final Rejection Xygenyx Inc.
17750444 PROTEIN PURIFICATION Non-Final OA UCB PHARMA, S.A.
16958624 DUAL-ACTIVATING COSTIMULATORY MOLECULE RECEPTOR AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Shanghai Cell Therapy Group Co., Ltd.

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