Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GAUGER, PAUL RANDALL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1629

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
32
Total Applications
-16.7%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
28.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18454315 BENZOTHIAZOLYL BICYCLO[1.1.1]PENTANE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17774002 SELECTIVE HISTONE DEACETYLASE (HDAC) DEGRADERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
17599374 COMPOUNDS AND CONJUGATES THEREOF Final Rejection MedImmune Limited
18042931 METHODS TO PREVENT HIGH-GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER AND BREAST CANCER BY ADMINISTERING ANTIPROGESTINS Non-Final OA The Trustees of Indiana University
18493142 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CAPABLE OF ACTIVATING STING Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18267664 MACROCYCLIC K-RAS G12C INHIBITOR, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd.
18041245 COMBINATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Astellas Pharma Inc.
18327213 ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS, SYNTHESIS METHODS, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ankh Life Sciences Limited
18263733 ANTI-VIRAL AGENT Non-Final OA NEZU LIFE SCIENCE CO., LTD.
18272939 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Yanping KONG
17638669 A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING CANCER USED FOR A PATIENT HAVING SPECIFIC GENETIC MARKER Final Rejection J-PHARMA CO., LTD.
17638663 PHENOTHIAZINES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES FOR USE AS A MEDICAMENT Final Rejection Guangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
17637372 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS Non-Final OA APPLIED BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES, INC.

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