Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1626

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ashli Ariana Chicks is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1626, with 94 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.6%, which is the baseline success rate for applicants. The interview lift is 50.3%, indicating that interviews are a very effective tool for increasing the probability of allowance over the 60.6% baseline. This suggests that direct communication is a primary strategy for success with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1222, which is the typical duration for the 94 resolved cases. Given the 50.3% interview lift, practitioners should prioritize interviews to navigate the 1222-day timeline more successfully. The 60.6% allowance rate in Art Unit 1626 indicates that while the process is lengthy, interviews provide a strong path to a positive outcome. Attorneys can use the 1222-day median and 50.3% lift to develop a targeted strategy in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

60.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
120
Total Applications
+50.3%
Interview Lift
1222
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 94 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
30.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18706869 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER VIA PTP1B INHIBITION Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18741322 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18897912 ORGANIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18694690 FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18893201 FORMULATIONS OF ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18015856 COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH STING ACTIVITY Non-Final OA NOVARTIS PHARMA AG
18902141 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING FUNGAL SKIN CONDITIONS AND INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA CMPD Licensing, LLC
17414697 CANCER TREATMENTS Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18870598 SOLID FORMS OF HETEROCYCLYLAMIDES AS IRAK4 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA AstraZeneca AB
18834185 ANTAGONIST OF ADENOSINE RECEPTORS Non-Final OA JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
18260711 PROTECTED ALKYL TRYPTAMINES AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USES Non-Final OA CAAMTECH, INC.
18253846 SALT FORM USED AS CDC7 INHIBITOR AND CRYSTAL FORM THEREOF Non-Final OA Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
18053332 SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINONES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES Non-Final OA SERVIER PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

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