Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DENT, ALANA HARRIS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1641 1643 1645

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alana Harris Dent serves in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600, where they have resolved 747 cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 44.2 percent, which indicates a challenging environment for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1359, representing the typical timeframe for the 747 cases that have reached a grant.

The interview lift of 32.0 percent is a significant factor, suggesting that interviews are a highly effective tool for this examiner. This 32.0 percent lift means that cases with an interview have a much better chance of success than the base rate would indicate. Practitioners should prioritize direct communication to overcome the hurdles present in this unit.

With 747 resolved cases, Dent's data highlights a clear strategy. The 44.2 percent allowance rate and 32.0 percent interview lift together point toward the necessity of verbal advocacy. The 1359-day median to allowance provides a timeframe for prosecution that applicants must manage alongside these statistical trends.

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

Performance Statistics

44.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
806
Total Applications
+32.0%
Interview Lift
1359
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 747 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18247144 INTEGRATED PROTEOMIC BIOMARKERS FOR THE DETECTION OF AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18041059 COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC FOR RTK INHIBITORS Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of Michigan
18041527 sBCMA Variants and FC Fusion Proteins Thereof Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17916942 VACCINE PLATFORM FOR THE INDUCTION OF SYSTEMIC IMMUNE RESPONSES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17920860 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER USING A COMBINATION OF A PD-1 ANTAGONIST, A CHEMORADIATION THERAPY AND A PARP INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
17423602 A METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER WITH IMMUNOGLOBULIN E (IGE) Final Rejection KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
17615732 MODIFIED DOSAGE OF SUBCUTANEOUS TOCILIZUMAB FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Non-Final OA REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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
18005802 Multiple Myeloma Mapping and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18309985 TIMP1 AS A MARKER FOR CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18264340 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE DRUG ANALYSIS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF TARGETED THERAPY Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
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
16088727 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF CANCERS Non-Final OA TORAY INDUSTRIES, 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.
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.
18299415 METHOD OF TREATING CANCER WITH A BRCA1-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 INHIBITOR AND A DEATH RECEPTOR LIGAND Final Rejection UCL Business PLC
18046300 PD-1 SIGNAL INHIBITOR COMBINATION THERAPY Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
17995601 Neoepitope immunotherapy with APC targeting unit Final Rejection Evaxion Biotech A/S
18312719 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING REMYELINATION WITH FACTORS DERIVED FROM UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD MACROPHAGES Final Rejection Duke University
17626315 ENGINEERING NOTCH LIGANDS TO ENHANCE THE ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITY OF ADOPTIVELY TRANSFERRED T CELLS Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18460226 METHODS OF ASSESSING SELECTIVE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATION AND OF IDENTIFYING AND TREATING PATIENTS LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATION Non-Final OA Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
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.
17638144 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING CANCER COMPRISING ANTICANCER VIRUS, IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR AND HYDROXYUREA AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTS Non-Final OA Bionoxx Inc.
18356417 GENETIC VARIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO Non-Final OA Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Doing Business as Boys Town National Research Hospital
18073935 CYTOKINE CONJUGATES Final Rejection AMUNIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
17419634 ANTICANCER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS Final Rejection NOAHM INC.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month