Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Examiner: GAUGER, PAUL RANDALL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1626 1629

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul Randall Gauger examines applications in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1626. With 25 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 56.0%, showing a balanced distribution between grants and abandonments. This moderate rate suggests that while success is possible, applicants must be prepared for a rigorous examination process.

Interviews appear to be a beneficial tactic, as evidenced by an interview lift of 12.1%. This suggests that direct communication can help clarify issues and move the application toward a grant more effectively than written correspondence alone. The positive lift indicates that the examiner is open to dialogue and that oral advocacy can improve the chances of a favorable outcome.

The median days to allowance is 1280. This timeline is consistent with the complex subject matter often found in Tech Center 1600, requiring over three years to reach a final resolution. Practitioners should plan for a multi-year prosecution cycle and consider using interviews as a tool to navigate the examiner's requirements more efficiently.

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

Performance Statistics

56.0%
Allow Rate
-4.0% vs TC avg
42
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
25.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19574713 TRIAZOLOPYRIDINYL ETHER LINKED COMPOUNDS AS KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
18042931 METHODS TO PREVENT HIGH-GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER AND BREAST CANCER BY ADMINISTERING ANTIPROGESTINS Final Rejection The Trustees of Indiana University
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.
18559655 INHIBITORS AND DEGRADERS OF PIP4K PROTEIN Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
17638669 A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING CANCER USED FOR A PATIENT HAVING SPECIFIC GENETIC MARKER Final Rejection J-PHARMA CO., LTD.
18605444 PRODRUGS OF BORON COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA SHANGHAI MICURX PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
18605432 METHODS AND USES OF BORON COMPOUNDS IN THE TREATMENT OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF SAME Non-Final OA MICURX PHARMECEUTICALS, INC.
18468510 HAPH ANALOGS AND THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Medical Research & Consulting Services, LLC
18272939 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Yanping KONG
17764003 METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERPHENYLALANINEMIA Final Rejection PTC Therapeutics MP, Inc.

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