Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1625 1674

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nizal S Chandrakumar is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1625. The examiner has a high volume of 1785 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 72.7%. This 72.7% rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants, with nearly three-quarters of cases reaching allowance. The 1785 resolved cases provide an exceptionally reliable statistical foundation for this trend.

The interview lift is 18.3%, suggesting that personal engagement with the examiner is a beneficial strategy. This 18.3% lift can help resolve outstanding issues and move a case toward a grant. The median days to allowance is 833, which is a relatively short timeframe for patent prosecution. Practitioners should expect an 833-day process and use the 18.3% lift to maintain momentum. The combination of a 72.7% allowance rate and an 833-day median suggests that this examiner is efficient at moving cases to a successful conclusion. The 1785 resolved cases show a consistent pattern of timely and favorable outcomes.

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

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
1,869
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
833
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1785 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.9%
§102 Novelty
29.2%
§103 Obviousness
36.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17836814 ORAL PRODUCTS WITH REDUCED IRRITATION Final Rejection NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
17794003 MECHANOCHEMICAL SNAr REACTIONS Non-Final OA nChain Licensing AG
18111350 RESPONSE-GUIDED HCV THERAPY Non-Final OA Emory University
18859007 LIPIDS, FORMULATIONS, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18555301 METHOD FOR PREPARING LACTONES HAVING AT LEAST ONE GROUP SELECTED FROM CARBOXYL, CARBOALKOXY, HYDROXY AND CARBOXYLATE Final Rejection BASF SE
18705232 PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE PYRIDAZINONE COMPOUNDS Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18853224 IMMUNE MODULATORY AGENTS Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18633298 Metal-Assisted Delayed Fluorescent Emitters Employing Benzo-imidazo-phenanthridine and Analogues Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18035280 CAR T CELL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD PRIOR ANTI-CANCER ALKYLATOR THERAPY Final Rejection Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
18856717 NOVEL SUBSTITUTED FLUORINATED N-PROPYL-PYRROLIDINE AND N-PROPYL-AZETIDINE COMPOUNDS, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SANOFI
18548635 HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATION AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE Final Rejection THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18562107 SOTORASIB DOSING REGIMEN Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18549852 METHODS FOR TREATING SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER AND OTHER NEUROENDOCRINE CANCERS Non-Final OA AstraZeneca AB
18569361 ROS-RESPONSIVE CAPTOPRIL-CINNAMALDEHYDE PRODRUGS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18671477 IMIDAZOPYRIDAZINE AND IMIDAZOPYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Incyte Corporation
17800049 HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS TRMP8 ANTAGONISTS Non-Final OA Givaudan SA
18285264 ASPARTIC ACID COPPER COMPLEX, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection GUANGZHOU INSIGHTER BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17781467 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO MOLECULAR CONJUGATION Final Rejection IntoCell, Inc.

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