Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HAVLIN, ROBERT H

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1622 1626 1639 1675 1692

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-8.4% vs TC avg
1,136
Total Applications
+27.9%
Interview Lift
1027
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1038 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
30.9%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17927642 Gasdermin D (GSDMD) Succination for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18435115 METHOD OF MAINTAINING REMISSION OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS Final Rejection ANTECIP BIOVENTURES II LLC
18258711 CRYSTALLINE FORM I OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18580674 BAK ACTIVATORS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND USES IN TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Emory University
18566394 MICROBIOCIDAL TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
19338730 TRANSDERMAL DEXMEDETOMIDINE FOR TREATING AGITATION Final Rejection Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.
19216139 METHODS AND KITS FOR LABELING CELLULAR MOLECULES Non-Final OA University of Washington
18455152 METHODS AND KITS FOR LABELING CELLULAR MOLECULES Final Rejection University of Washington
18188504 METHODS AND KITS FOR LABELING CELLULAR MOLECULES Final Rejection University of Washington
17653897 FEATURIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE CHARACTERISTICS IN MOLECULES Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18173386 NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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