Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HOWARD, ZACHARY C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1646 1674 1681 1797

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zachary C. Howard operates within Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1646. The examiner has handled 964 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 64.0 percent. This figure provides a metric for applicants seeking patent grants. The median days to allowance is 1034. This timeframe indicates the prosecution process for successful applications. Practitioners should prepare for a duration matching this figure when working on cases in this art unit.

The interview lift for Howard is 37.9 percent. This percentage indicates that conducting an interview increases the probability of securing an allowance. The 37.9 percent interview lift is smaller than the overall 64.0 percent allowance rate. Across the 964 resolved cases, the median days to allowance of 1034 serves as a benchmark for managing client expectations. In Art Unit 1646, the interview lift suggests that direct communication is a strategy to consider. This profile provides a baseline for success in Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
-1.0% vs TC avg
1,013
Total Applications
+37.9%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 964 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
18.1%
§103 Obviousness
37.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18174889 METHODS FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18033746 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED WITH TGF-BETA ACTIVITY Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18278676 FLUORESCENT BIOSENSORS AND METHODS OF USE FOR DETECTING CELL SIGNALING EVENTS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18031840 CD47 BLOCKADE AND COMBINATION THERAPIES THEREOF FOR REDUCTION OF VASCULAR INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18265338 AN ANTIBODY AGAINST P-CADHERIN AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection WUXI BIOLOGICS IRELAND LIMITED
18776820 METHODS FOR TREATING ATOPIC DERMATITIS BY ADMINISTERING AN IL-4R ANTAGONIST Non-Final OA REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18674399 METHODS OF INCREASING STRENGTH AND FUNCTIONALITY WITH GDF8 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18130980 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA BY ADMINISTERING AN IL-6R ANTAGONIST Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18252005 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18026696 THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18251913 ANTIBODY Fc VARIANTS Final Rejection Novartis AG
18187242 USE OF CANAKINUMAB Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18558013 Lipid Nanoparticle Therapeutics that Evade the Immune Response Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18281460 TARGET ANALYTE DETECTION METHOD BASED ON PROXIMITY PROTEOLYSIS REACTION Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18770259 ASGR INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Amgen Inc.
18251871 THERAPEUTIC TARGETING OF MESOTHELIN IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA WITH CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELL THERAPY Final Rejection FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
18546384 CELL THERAPY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING TGF-B SIGNALING Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18686862 METHODS OF TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Non-Final OA Academia Sinica

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