Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HOWELL, THEODORE R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1624 1628

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
1,073
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
943
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1016 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18156749 SEMIFLUORINATED ALKANE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Novaliq GmbH
17832911 Immunomodulation by IAP Inhibitors Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
18745626 METHOD OF TREATING PAIN OR INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS USING INDOLE COMPOUND Non-Final OA Japan Tobacco Inc.
18613350 COVALENT AND NON-COVALENT INHIBITORS OF CORONAVIRUS PAPAIN-LIKE PROTEASE Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18671814 TERPENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES, METHODOLOGIES FOR CREATION AND PRODUCTS THEREBY Non-Final OA Scientific Holdings, LLC
18530143 TERPENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS, METHODOLGIES FOR CREATION AND PRODUCTS THEREBY Non-Final OA Scientific Holdings, LLC
18530198 TERPENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES, METHODOLOGIES FOR CREATION AND PRODUCTS THEREBY Non-Final OA Scientific Holdings, LLC

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