Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1626 1691

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Matthew P. Coughlin has overseen 999 resolved cases in Art Unit 1626 of Tech Center 1600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 71.3 percent and a median days to allowance of 888. This volume of 999 cases reflects the examiner's history within the tech center. The 888 median days to allowance provides a timeline for practitioners.

The interview lift for this examiner is 12.4 percent. This lift suggests that for the 999 resolved cases, interviews are a tool to further improve the 71.3 percent allowance rate. Practitioners should aim for resolution to take advantage of the 888 median days to allowance. The 12.4 percent lift and the 71.3 percent allowance rate are the key metrics for Art Unit 1626. These data points offer a view of the examination process for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

71.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
1,044
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 999 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
24.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18782144 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TERPENOID SYNTHESIS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
16772768 SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC AMINES FOR USE IN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18363004 ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DIOCTYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUND Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18030935 Antibacterial And Deodorizing Composition, And Preparation Method Therefor Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18818163 BENZOYLGLYCINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18015746 MONOTERPENOID AND PHENYLPROPANOID CARBONATE ESTERS AND METHODS OF THEIR MAKING AND USE AS REPELLENTS Final Rejection IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18375697 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR CHEMICAL BURNS Final Rejection OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
18828945 GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
18279815 PYRIMIDINE OR PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS HCN2 MODULATORS Final Rejection King's College London
18039188 COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18626788 PROCESS FOR PREPARING SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANE AMINO ACID ESTERS AND SPIROKETAL-SUBSTITUTED CYCLIC KETO-ENOLS Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18686802 BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
16882804 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18123018 Circularly Recyclable Polymers Featuring Topochemically Elongated Carbon-Carbon Bonds Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18909652 NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18781034 ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18274293 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING YAP Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18599832 METHOD FOR ATTENUATING NEUROINFLAMMATION, AMYLOIDOPATHY AND TAUOPATHY Final Rejection Trustees of Dartmouth College
18259606 Metal Complexes and Methods for the Same Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18555112 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCER Final Rejection Yale University
17273937 PAPD5 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Children`s Medical Center Corporation
18455029 PYRIMIDIN-2-YL SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVES Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17976651 NOVEL IMIDAZOPYRAZINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18858952 SMALL MOLECULE MODULATORS OF HUMAN PREGNANE X RECEPTOR Non-Final OA ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC.
18851346 5-MEO-DMT FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISTURBANCE Non-Final OA GH RESEARCH IRELAND LIMITED

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