Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DAHLIN, HEATHER RAQUEL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1628 1629

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.9%
Allow Rate
-14.1% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+50.7%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.8%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19304725 PYRAZOLESULFONAMIDES AS ANTITUMOR AGENTS Non-Final OA Peloton Therapeutics, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18514478 OXOINDOLINE COMPOUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OR CANCER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18255076 NEW INDAZOLE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18023211 KAEMPFEROL AGLYCONE-CONTAINING EXTRACT Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17761020 METHODS OF TREATING PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION DISORDERS WITH L-BAIBA Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17622121 COMPOUNDS HAVING ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY Final Rejection NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
16812140 CRISPR and LASER ART Eliminates HIV Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
18037949 Combination Comprising Abemaciclib and 6-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-5-[4-[(3S)-1-(3-Fluoropropyl)Pyrrolidin-3-yl]Oxyphenyl]-8,9-Dihydro-7H-Benzo[7]Annulene-2-Carboxylic Acid Non-Final OA Sanofi
18265335 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING M PRO PROTEASE ACTIVITY AND FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SARS-COV-2 INFECTION Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
17612074 Substituted 4-[5-(Benzofuran-2-yl)-1,2,4-Oxadiazol-3-yl]Benzoic Acid Compounds for Use in Therapy for Neuropathic Pain Non-Final OA King's College London
18547950 Solid Personal Care Compositions and Methods for Preventing and Treating Pollution Damage to Skin Final Rejection Colgate-Palmolive Company
18035152 Use of 5-HT3-Targeting Drugs for Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
17596495 SMARCA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.
18362634 CANCER-SELECTIVE TARGET DEGRADATION BY TARGETING GROUP CAGED PROTACS Non-Final OA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
18032612 CONJUGATED TLR7 AND NOD2 AGONISTS Non-Final OA UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
18282096 HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
18282079 HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P. A.
18608109 PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION Final Rejection KOWA COMPANY, LTD.
18276334 PYRIMIDINE AROMATIC RING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Usynova Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
18547794 RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE (RNR) INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Boundless Bio, Inc.
18256089 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Erasca, Inc.
18547763 NITROTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA CHENGDU BIOBEL BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17922336 PYRIMIDINE-BASED TRICYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
18559466 NOVEL COMPOUNDS HAVING INHIBITORY ACTIVITY AGAINST GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE SYNTHASE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA GREEN CROSS CORPORATION
17623925 METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING (R)-N-[4-(1,4,5,6-TETRAHYDRO-6-OXO-3-PYRIDAZINYL)PHENYL]ACETAMIDE Final Rejection ORION CORPORATION
18282177 CRYSTALLINE FORM OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AS PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR Non-Final OA HK INNO.N CORPORATION
17623331 APPLICATION OF PROGESTIN IN PREPARATION OF DRUG INHIBITING CYTOKINE STORM Final Rejection SHENZHEN EVERGREEN THERAPEUTICS CO., LTD.
18250876 COMPOSITION COMPRISING CATIONIC SUBSTANCE, AND USE FOR SAME Final Rejection CHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18279708 CXCL8 INHIBITOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOF FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF SEIZURES Non-Final OA DOMPE' FARMACEUTICI SPA
18548014 COMPOUND FOR TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE DISORDERS Non-Final OA Syndesi Therapeutics SA

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