Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Alana Harris Dent, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DENT, ALANA HARRIS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1641 1643 1645

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

DENT, ALANA HARRIS works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. The profile records 750 resolved cases, a 44.1% allowance rate, and a median of 1362 days to allowance. Interviews show a 32.2% lift in the reported data, making interview practice a material consideration for prosecution before this examiner.

The company list includes Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., The Johns Hopkins University, and THE GENERAL HOSPITAL Corporation. The listed firms are FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC), Casimir Jones, S.C., and KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP. Applicants facing this docket may benefit from early issue identification and deliberate interview preparation, particularly because the allowance rate is below the interview lift figure.

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

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
811
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 750 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17630046 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF C5-RELATED DISEASES BY THE USE OF THE ANTI-C5 ANTIBODY CROVALIMAB Final Rejection HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
17630050 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF C5-RELATED DISEASES BY THE USE OF THE ANTI-C5 ANTIBODY CROVALIMAB Final Rejection HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
18041059 COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC FOR RTK INHIBITORS Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of Michigan
18271579 COMBINATION THERAPY USING AN ANTI-FUCOSYL-GM1 ANTIBODY Final Rejection BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
15768853 POLYMERASE Q AS A TARGET IN HR-DEFICIENT CANCERS Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
16088727 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF CANCERS Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
18247144 INTEGRATED PROTEOMIC BIOMARKERS FOR THE DETECTION OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17797676 CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY USING TRANSFUSIONS OF ALLOGENEIC, TUMOR-SPECIFIC CD4+ T CELLS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17101028 METHODS AND ASSAYS RELATING TO CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
16640942 METHODS FOR MODULATING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN EWS-FLI1 AND BAF COMPLEXES Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18359562 INTERNALIZING RECEPTOR-DIRECTED BISPECIFIC BINDING AGENT-LIGAND FUSIONS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF TARGET PROTEINS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17916942 VACCINE PLATFORM FOR THE INDUCTION OF SYSTEMIC IMMUNE RESPONSES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17615732 MODIFIED DOSAGE OF SUBCUTANEOUS TOCILIZUMAB FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Non-Final OA REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18005802 Multiple Myeloma Mapping and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
17416227 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17954477 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18312719 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING REMYELINATION WITH FACTORS DERIVED FROM UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD MACROPHAGES Final Rejection Duke University
17803392 Fusion Protein Composition(S) Comprising Masked Type I Interferons (IFNa and IFNß) For Use in the Treatment of Cancer and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Nammi Therapeutics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alana Harris Dent's allowance rate?

44.1% of resolved applications examined by Alana Harris Dent were allowed (750 resolved cases), compared with 37.3% across Art Unit 1600 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alana Harris Dent?

This examiner's interview lift is +32.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alana Harris Dent take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alana Harris Dent took 1,362 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alana Harris Dent work in?

Alana Harris Dent examines applications in Art Unit 1600 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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