Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HAVLIN, ROBERT H

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

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.3%
Allow Rate
-7.7% vs TC avg
1,129
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1024
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1022 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
36.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18236462 METHODS FOR TREATING RECEPTOR-INTERACTING PROTEIN KINASE 1-MEDIATED DISEASES Non-Final OA Genzyme Corporation
18173735 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS OF MOLECULES AND MOLECULAR COMPLEXES Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18261182 PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF INTERMEDIATES Final Rejection DSM IP Assets B.V.
17916843 Synthesis of vinylic alcohol intermediates Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18318947 2-PHENYLBENZOTRIAZOL-5-AMINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18258711 CRYSTALLINE FORM I OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17653897 FEATURIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE CHARACTERISTICS IN MOLECULES Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19190210 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AGING Final Rejection BIOVIE INC.
17764073 Method for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Non-Final OA University of Kentucky Research Foundation
18455152 METHODS AND KITS FOR LABELING CELLULAR MOLECULES Non-Final OA University of Washington
18188504 METHODS AND KITS FOR LABELING CELLULAR MOLECULES Final Rejection University of Washington
18001832 TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS WITH ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS Final Rejection THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
18566394 MICROBIOCIDAL TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18286510 Combination Comprising Ribociclib and Amcenestrant Non-Final OA Sanofi
18058216 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR COMBINATORIAL BARCODING Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
17927642 Gasdermin D (GSDMD) Succination for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18556969 METHODS FOR TREATING SYMPTOMS OF KABUKI SYNDROME Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18147251 REFINING METHOD Final Rejection NGK Insulators, Ltd.
18514387 COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION, AGENT FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION, AND FOOD FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION Non-Final OA AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18173386 NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
17787952 WATER-SOLUBLE CONJUGATED POLYMER FOR PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY, POLYMERIZED MONOMER THEREOF, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18256647 SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO PIPERIDINE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS Final Rejection BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18735600 OCULAR FORMULATIONS FOR DRUG-DELIVERY TO THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE EYE Non-Final OA PanOptica, Inc.
17890782 DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS Final Rejection Meso Scale Technologies, LLC.
18553769 CEFTIBUTEN DOSING REGIMENS Non-Final OA QPEX Biopharma, Inc.
18340824 METHODS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR AMPLIFYING A TARGET POLYNUCLEOTIDE Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
17996302 INHIBITION OF BAX-MEDIATED CELL DEATH BY ELTROMBOPAG Final Rejection Albert Einstein College of Medicine
18560316 6-HYDROXY-CANNABIDIOL-C4 Non-Final OA Jazz Pharmaceuticals Research UK Limited
17430557 ANTIPRURITIC AGENT USING PAC1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST Non-Final OA KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
14407174 LIQUID PREPARATIONS OF AMINES AND ORGANIC ACIDS STABILIZED BY SALTS Final Rejection Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

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