Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DEBERRY, REGINA M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1647 1674 1677

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Regina M Deberry works in Art Unit 1647 within Tech Center 1600. She has 603 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 50.1%. This suggests a moderate level of difficulty for applicants.

The median days to allowance is 1238. The interview lift is 30.6%, which is a high value. This indicates that interviews are very effective at increasing the likelihood of an application being allowed.

The 50.1% allowance rate and 1238 days to allowance define the typical prosecution experience. The 30.6% interview lift is a critical strategic tool for practitioners. With 603 resolved cases, these metrics suggest that direct engagement is highly beneficial in Art Unit 1647.

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

Performance Statistics

50.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
638
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 603 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
28.9%
§103 Obviousness
37.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17760984 CAMPHORSULFONIC ACID AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF WITH CATIONIC EXCIPIENTS AS VISCOSITY REDUCING AGENTS IN HIGH CONCENTRATED PROTEIN FORMULATIONS Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18413682 FC Variants and Methods for Their Production Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18629145 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING SIGLEC12 Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18032080 FORMULATION FOR WOUND HEALING Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18041123 METABOLISM-BASED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
17327504 METHODS FOR TREATING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS BY ADMINISTERING AN IL-4R INHIBITOR Final Rejection SANOFI BIOTECHNOLOGY
17640293 THERAPEUTIC FUSION PROTEINS Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
17782469 STANDARD SUBSTANCE FOR PSA QUANTIFICATION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, STANDARD SOLUTION FOR PSA QUANTIFICATION, AND PSA QUANTIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18477010 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS AND DENDRITIC CELLS Non-Final OA Novocure GmbH
18645245 Method for purifying PEGylated erythropoietin Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18301180 HYALURONIC ACID BINDING DERIVATIVES OF VERSICAN (VG1) FOR LONG ACTING DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
15733387 MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSPECIES PARATUBERCULOSIS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC ANTIGENS, METHODS, AND KITS COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
18030983 COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT ALOPECIA AREATA, BIOMARKERS FOR TREATMENT SUCCESS AND, METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
18682310 METHODS FOR TREATING SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR BETA THALASSEMIA USING A COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18637050 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE Final Rejection GENAHEAD BIO, INC.
16311464 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE Final Rejection GENAHEAD BIO, INC.
17279857 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
18030584 NOVEL PROTEIN SPECIFICALLY BINDING TO CALRETICULIN AND HAVING HUMAN FIBRONECTIN DOMAIN III SCAFFOLD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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