Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHO, DAVID H

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1693

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

David H Cho is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1693, with 47 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 31.9%, which is the baseline for success in this queue. However, the interview lift is 67.0%, indicating that interviews are an exceptionally powerful tool for increasing the probability of allowance over the 31.9% baseline. This suggests that direct communication is the most effective strategy for success with this examiner.

The median days to allowance is 1248, reflecting the typical timeline for the 47 resolved cases. This 1248-day metric is an important factor for practitioners in Art Unit 1693. Given the 67.0% interview lift, direct engagement is highly recommended to overcome the 31.9% allowance rate. The examiner's history suggests that while the initial path is difficult, interviews provide a very strong route to a positive outcome. Attorneys can use these metrics from Tech Center 1600 to manage their strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

31.9%
Allow Rate
-28.1% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+67.0%
Interview Lift
1248
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
36.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18294123 METHOD FOR REDUCING ENDOTOXIN LEVELS IN NUCLEIC ACID PURIFICATION Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
18702922 TREATMENT OF VIRUSES WITH ANTIVIRAL NUCLEOSIDES Non-Final OA EMORY UNIVERSITY
17996452 CYCLODEXTRIN BASED ANTI-MICROBIAL THERAPY Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18554922 NOVEL USE Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18546264 METHODS FOR REDUCING PATHOGENIC E COLI BY SELECTIVE FEED ADDITIVE INTERVENTION Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
17906560 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18088628 COMPOUND, SOLID CARRIER INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREPARING NUCLEIC ACID Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute
18883218 COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING FATIGUE, EXERCISE PERFORMANCE, OR ENDURANCE COMPRISING GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE AND ISOQUERCITRIN Non-Final OA AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
17799320 USE OF COMPOUNDS THAT ARE ABLE TO CROSS-LINK THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FOR PREVENTING OR INHIBITING THE MIGRATION OF CANCER CELLS Final Rejection CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18613537 3'-OH RNA-CONTAINING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DEPROTECTION Non-Final OA ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18705643 3D PRINTING SUPPORT MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18720268 COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING OR FOR REDUCING RISK OF DEVELOPING SECONDARY INFECTIOUS DISEASES Non-Final OA MEIJI CO., LTD.
18548833 TRIAZOLYL-METHYL SUBSTITUTED ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE DERIVATIVES Final Rejection Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd
18549452 STABILIZED LIQUID COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A LEVODOPA-TYROSINE CONJUGATE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA NeuroDerm, Ltd.
18007407 NOVEL THERAPEUTIC USES OF COMPOUNDS FOR ENHANCING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION AND TREATING MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES Final Rejection THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18740787 CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF CYTIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHO-N-GLYCYL-SIALIC ACID Non-Final OA 89bio, Inc.
18012729 CONJUGATE OF A SINGLE DOMAIN ANTIBODY, A SAPONIN AND AN EFFECTOR MOLECULE, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, THERAPEUTIC USE OF SAID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection SAPREME TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18168394 ENCAPSULATED PRECURSORS OF NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Nulixir Inc.
17614099 Chitosan and Applications Thereof Final Rejection KIOMED PHARMA

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