Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Brian J Davis, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DAVIS, BRIAN J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1614 1615 1621 1627 1672

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.8%
Allow Rate
+24.8% vs TC avg
1,640
Total Applications
-3.9%
Interview Lift
639
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
16.5%
§103 Obviousness
44.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18551809 COMPOSITE DRUG PARTICLES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19011409 BRANCHED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MACROMONOMERS AND RELATED POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18541680 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING AND PREVENTING RELAPSE OF ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA Final Rejection Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
19033776 UTILIZATION OF NANOPARTICLES IN TARGETED THERAPY Non-Final OA Alcon Inc.
19104187 NATURAL-BASED SALICYLIC ACID POLY(ANHYDRIDE ESTER) HYDROGELS FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of California
18285439 IMMUNOFUNCTIONAL CARRIER, METHODS OF USES, AND COMPOSITION MATTERS AS AN ANTITUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18880931 Liquid Emulsion Comprising Ethylcellulose, a Natural Resin, a Liquid Fatty Alcohol, a Solid Ester and/or a Polar Hydrocarbon-Based Oil and Process Using Same Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18870026 HAIR TREATMENT METHOD FOR LIMITING THE CALCIUM CONTENT OF THE HAIR Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18898187 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HAIR Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18292746 COSMETIC TREATMENT METHOD COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ANTIOXIDANT AND A BIFIDOBACTERIUM SPECIES LYSATE Final Rejection L'Oreal
18703046 METHOD FOR PRODUCING EMULSION COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18856855 BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDOIDS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TARGETED DELIVERY Non-Final OA The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
18291488 PULSE PROTEIN-BASED COMPOSITION FOR ACTIVATING THE SYNTHESIS OF FGF19 Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18794848 MODULATORS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR Non-Final OA Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
18725296 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18831041 Formulated and/or Co-Formulated Nanocarrier Compositions Containing TFGß Antagonist Prodrugs Useful in the Treatment of Cancer and Methods Thereof Final Rejection Nammi Therapeutics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Brian J Davis's allowance rate?

84.8% of resolved applications examined by Brian J Davis were allowed (1,592 resolved cases), compared with 40.7% across Art Unit 1612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Brian J Davis?

This examiner's interview lift is -3.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Brian J Davis take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Brian J Davis took 639 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Brian J Davis work in?

Brian J Davis examines applications in Art Unit 1612 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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