Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COFFA, SERGIO

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1654 1658 1675 1676

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sergio Coffa works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1654. He has 748 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 61.1 percent. This rate indicates the likelihood of success for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1066, which is the timeframe for this tech center.

The interview lift is 32.5 percent. This lift suggests that interviews are an effective way to increase the 61.1 percent allowance rate. In Tech Center 1600, the 32.5 percent lift can help clarify technical issues and move cases toward a final allowance.

The 748 resolved cases provide a data set for evaluating this examiner. The 61.1 percent allowance rate and the 1066 days median to allowance offer expectations for practitioners. Utilizing the 32.5 percent interview lift may be a tactic for those seeking to improve their outcomes in Art Unit 1654. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
+32.5%
Interview Lift
1066
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 748 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
34.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18257237 DIPHENHYDRAMINE AND LACTOFERRIN FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19 Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18644750 CYCLIC CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES WITH ONE OR MORE HYDROPHOBIC RESIDUES Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18582271 p53 VARIANT WITH IMPROVED LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION ABILITY AND ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18257483 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING MYC EXPRESSION Final Rejection FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS V, INC.
18294021 NORA INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
18836118 PEPTIDE HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY OR TISSUE REGENERATION ABILITY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
18553437 ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITING PEPTIDE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
17839820 TARGETING G3BP PROTEINS TO ACCELERATE NERVE REGENERATION Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
17518047 METHOD FOR TREATING OPIOID USE DISORDER Final Rejection The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
17778138 PENTAPEPTIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
17675910 PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RENAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
18281189 GAL3BP POLYPEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER AND DETERMINING TREATMENT RESPONSIVENESS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18580752 PEPTIDE, COMPOSITION FOR RECOVERING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS COMPRISING SAME, AND RECOVERY METHOD Non-Final OA GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18316988 TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE UNDERGOING ELECTIVE SURGERY BY ADMINISTRATION OF RECOMBINANT VWF Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
17264720 FORMULATIONS FOR IMPROVED STABILITY OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN PARATHYROID HORMONE Final Rejection TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18724255 PEPTIDE HAVING ACTIVITY OF IMPROVING STATE OF SKIN, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CAREGEN CO., LTD.
18008771 DOCK TAG SYSTEM Non-Final OA GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA
18703101 RECOMBINANT POLYPEPTIDE FOR DISRUPTING INTERACTION OF EAG2 AND KVß2 AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN CANCER TREATMENT Final Rejection The Hospital for Sick Children
18794181 AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE POWDER AND ITS USE IN WOUND HEALING AND TISSUE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTS Non-Final OA WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
16611172 Use of a Vaccine Targeting a Cryptic Tert Epitope, for Treating Lung Cancer in a HLA-A*0201-Positive Never-Smoker or Light-Former Smoker Patient Final Rejection KRIPTIC PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
18705888 ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDE Non-Final OA CURENC AB

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