Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOWARD, ZACHARY C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1646 1674

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.8%
Allow Rate
+3.8% vs TC avg
1,007
Total Applications
+38.0%
Interview Lift
1032
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 957 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
18.3%
§103 Obviousness
37.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17992369 Method of Treating Ulcerative Colitis with Anti-IL23 Specific Antibody Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18015444 METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Final Rejection Novo Nordisk A/S
18174889 METHODS FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
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
18674399 METHODS OF INCREASING STRENGTH AND FUNCTIONALITY WITH GDF8 INHIBITORS 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
18187242 USE OF CANAKINUMAB Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18283887 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TARGETING TUMOR ANTIGENS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18033746 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED WITH TGF-BETA ACTIVITY Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18546199 ACTIVITY-INDUCIBLE FUSION PROTEINS HAVING A HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90 BINDING DOMAIN Non-Final OA Seattle Children's Hospital d/b/a Seattle Children's Research Institute
17791194 TREATMENT OF PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA Non-Final OA Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18254468 Superior Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by Deglycosylated Human Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Non-Final OA IMBA - Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH

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