Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HAMA, JOANNE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1600 1618 1632 1645 1647 1654 1681 4111

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.1%
Allow Rate
-34.9% vs TC avg
306
Total Applications
+38.8%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 259 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
39.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18361179 ANTI-GARP-TGF-BETA1/PD-1 COMBINATION THERAPY Non-Final OA AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
18294767 METHODS TO ENHANCE EFFICACY OF COMBINED TARGETING OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT AND MAPK PATHWAYS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18042989 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING GLIOBLASTOMA Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18854288 HUMAN IGE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO PARASITIC WORM ANTIGENS AND USES THEREFOR Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18123112 CAR CELLS TARGETING AN INSERTED LIGAND Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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