Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1600 1614 1624 1626 1629 1644 2897

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brenda Libby Coleman is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1600. She has a caseload of 1643 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 74.9 percent. This rate suggests the environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 883, indicating the prosecution process timeline.

The interview lift is 15.5 percent. This lift shows that interviews are an effective way to further increase the 74.9 percent allowance rate. In Tech Center 2800, the 883 days median to allowance reflects the timeline for reaching a resolution.

With 1643 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics are reliable. The 74.9 percent allowance rate and the 883 days median to allowance are indicators for applicants in Art Unit 1600. The 15.5 percent interview lift remains an option for resolving outstanding issues. 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

74.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
1,670
Total Applications
+15.5%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.8%
§102 Novelty
8.5%
§103 Obviousness
52.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17768508 MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18741024 SOLVATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLVATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18252217 3-AMINO PYRROLIDINE AND PIPERIDINE MACROCYCLIC OREXIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18856782 NOVEL SUBSTITUTED 4-AMINO-4-OXO-BUT-2-ENYL DERIVATIVES, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SANOFI
18423776 TRIAZOLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
17625059 TREATMENT OF PULMONARY FIBROSIS USING INHIBITORS OF NEU1 SIALIDASE Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18264109 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18851760 COMPOUNDS USABLE AS MODULATORS OF PERK ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18422786 HALOACETHYDRAZIDES USEFUL AS AEP INHIBITORS Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17298599 AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS SPECIFIC FOR CALCIUM PERMEABLE AMPA RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT THEREWITH Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18273678 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT PROTECT AGAINST LIPOFUSCIN CYTOTOXICITY Final Rejection Cornell University
18839283 PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF N-(1-METHYLCYCLOPROPYL)-2-(3-PYRIDINYL)-2H-INDAZOLE-4-CARBOXAMIDE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF Non-Final OA FMC CORPORATION
18851859 SYNTHESIS OF DOPAMINE D3 RECEPTOR SELECTIVE ANTAGONISTS/PARTIAL AGONISTS Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
18778225 Crystal Modifications of Odevixibat Non-Final OA Albireo AB
18849031 CRYSTAL OF FUSED TRICYCLIC DERIVATIVE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF Non-Final OA CHIA TAI TIANQING PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.

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