Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1627 1629 1654

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alison Azar Hastings is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, working in Art Unit 1627. She has overseen 85 resolved cases, and her allowance rate is 63.5 percent. This is a favorable rate for applicants, suggesting a probability of securing a patent grant. The data provides a benchmark for practitioners to evaluate their chances of success. The 85 resolved cases offer a clear view of the prosecution environment.

The interview lift for Hastings is 40.2 percent, which is a strong indicator of the impact of verbal communication. This lift suggests that practitioners can increase their chances of an allowance by engaging in a direct dialogue compared to the 63.5 percent baseline. The median time to allowance is 1208 days, which is a duration for successful cases. Utilizing the 40.2 percent lift may help in navigating the 1208 days timeline more effectively in Art Unit 1627. These figures are essential for strategic planning.

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

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
115
Total Applications
+40.2%
Interview Lift
1208
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 85 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
34.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18513606 COMPOUND AND LABELED BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18290347 NEW SUBSTITUTED PYRIDINES AS FUNGICIDE Final Rejection BASF SE
18705802 AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATIONS FOR MITIGATING CRYSTALLIZATION Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18812842 DOSING REGIMEN OF HIV CAPSID INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18004656 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FIBROTIC DISEASES AND CANCER Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17996898 COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SARS Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18719582 COSMETIC Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18251868 INHIBITION OF GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE-3 (GSK-3) Final Rejection Brown University
18270581 USE OF KRAS G12C INHIBITOR IN TREATING CANCERS Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
18704133 Novel Lipids For Delivery Of Nucleic Acid Segments Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
18898082 MYST Inhibitors Non-Final OA Isosterix, Inc.
18728577 DIARYL COMPOUND AS TUBULIN/SRC DUAL TARGET INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Wuhan Humanwell Innovative Drug Research and Development Center Limited Company
17920992 NOVEL PHTHALAZINE DERIVATIVE HAVING ECTONUCLOEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE/PHOSPHODIESTE RASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection TXINNO BIOSCIENCE INC.

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