Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1655

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jennifer Lynn Cain is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1611. She has 60 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 45.0 percent. This 45.0 percent rate indicates the frequency of patent grants for applications assigned to her docket in Art Unit 1611.

The interview lift for this examiner is 70.0 percent. This 70.0 percent lift is a significant metric, suggesting that direct communication is a powerful tool for advancing prosecution. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to leverage this increase in the probability of success for the 60 resolved cases. The data indicates that oral advocacy is highly effective in this context.

The median days to allowance is 1278. This 1278 day figure represents the typical time required for an application to reach allowance. The 1278 day median provides a benchmark for pendency in Tech Center 1600. Applicants should factor the 45.0 percent allowance rate and the 1278 day median into their long-term intellectual property planning.

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

Performance Statistics

45.0%
Allow Rate
-15.0% vs TC avg
105
Total Applications
+70.0%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 60 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18024949 ANTI-COCCIDIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MANGOSTEEN AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
19413266 Methods and Compositions for Managing and/or Alleviating Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophies and Other Genetic Muscular Disorders Final Rejection MYOS CORP.
18096335 SKIN EXTERNAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
18708394 EXTRACT OF YOUNG FLOWERS AND COSMETIC USES Final Rejection ELC Management LLC
18839797 EMOLLIENT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CARGILL, INCORPORATED
18603803 PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITOR Non-Final OA ARKRAY, Inc.
17718624 PRE-MOISTENED WIPES FOR USE IN TREATING ANAL RECTAL IRRITATIONS AND DISORDERS Non-Final OA HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
18097370 CANNABIS AND MUSHROOM COMPOUNDS INFUSED CONSUMABLES Final Rejection TLCO HOLDINGS INC.
17508216 METHODS FOR BLOCKING HEAVY METALS FROM ENTERING PLANT EXTRACTS Final Rejection Treestar Capital Corp.

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