Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HINES, JANA A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1645

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jana A. Hines is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1645, with 707 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 53.0% indicates a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1243, which provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process. These metrics, based on 707 resolved cases, offer a solid foundation for understanding her examination patterns.

The interview lift pct of 39.7% is a significant finding, suggesting that interviews are highly effective at increasing the chances of a grant. This lift can move the 53.0% allowance rate into a much more favorable range. Given the 1243 median days to allowance, practitioners should prioritize interviews as a way to resolve disagreements and potentially shorten the time to allowance. The large number of 707 resolved cases ensures that these statistics are a reliable guide for practice in Art Unit 1645.

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

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
755
Total Applications
+39.7%
Interview Lift
1243
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 707 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
37.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16157885 METHODS AND SYSTEMS, FOR INTERFERING WITH VIABILITY OF BACTERIA AND RELATED ANTIMICROBIALS AND COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17279012 HIGH SPECIFICITY AND SENSITIVITY IMMUNOSORBENT DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS WITH SIMULTANEOUS RESOLUTION OF MULTIPLE ANTIBODY ISOTYPES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18459221 METHODS OF TREATING NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER USING MESENCHYMAL EPITHELIAL TRANSITION FACTOR (MET)-TARGETED AGENTS Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18038519 METHODS OF PREVENTING, DELAYING OR AMELIORATING ATOPIC DISEASES Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
18272483 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING PRESENCE AND/OR AMOUNT OF BACTERIA IN FOOD/DRINK SAMPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE, OR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18640574 Antigenic OspA Polypeptides Non-Final OA SANOFI
17627399 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF AN AVIAN PATHOGENIC E. COLI (APEC) INFECTION IN AN AVIAN FLOCK Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18386537 METHODS FOR TREATING NEPHROTIC SYNDROME Non-Final OA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18425731 PROBIOTICS TO RESCUE MATERNAL IMMUNE ACTIVATION-INDUCED NEURODEVELOPMENT DEFICITS Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
17517084 TREATMENT OF CANCER BY MANIPULATION OF COMMENSAL MICROFLORA Final Rejection The University of Chicago
18259219 MICROBIAL MICROCAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
18469188 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PROBIOTIC AND PREBIOTIC TO PREVENT ACQUISITION OF OR TREAT DRUG RESISTANT INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
17520402 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS CONTAINING A CHLOROTOXIN DOMAIN Final Rejection City of Hope
17063977 PD1 AND PDL1 ANTIBODIES AND VACCINE COMBINATIONS AND USE OF SAME FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18632573 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING ENGINEERED MICROBES THAT FIX NITROGEN Non-Final OA Pivot Bio, Inc.
18510979 Therapeutic Microvesicles of Probiotic Bacteria Non-Final OA BioGaia AB

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