Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HOWELL, THEODORE R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1628

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
1,063
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
942
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1010 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
9.7%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005364 MAVOGLURANT, A MGLUR5 ANTAGONIST, FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF OPIOID USE Final Rejection Novartis AG
19236838 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Final Rejection AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
19169261 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Non-Final OA AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18650053 DOSAGE FORMS AND METHODS FOR ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED OR PURE BUPROPION Non-Final OA AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18512551 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Non-Final OA AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18503996 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Non-Final OA AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18366992 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Non-Final OA AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17832911 Immunomodulation by IAP Inhibitors Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
17908999 MODIFIED TETRACYCLINES FOR TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, PAIN AND OTHER DISORDERS INVOLVING POTENTIAL INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES Final Rejection Texas Tech University System
18376127 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18107336 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18866127 OLFACTORY RECEPTOR 2A4/7 AGONIST FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH AND IMPROVING AESTHETIC ASPECT Final Rejection GIULIANI S.P.A.
17910385 METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASES Final Rejection INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE)
17820773 METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER USING A COMBINATION OF DNA DAMAGING AGENTS AND ATR INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
18454012 METHODS FOR INHIBITING MUSCLE ATROPHY Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
18195296 Method for Reducing Ototoxicity in Pediatric Patients Receiving Plantinum-Based Chemotherapy Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by The Department of Veterans Affairs
18212115 Dissolved Protein Arthritis Markers Non-Final OA The University of British Columbia
18330163 ASSAY TO IDENTIFY ANTI-CANCER AGENTS Non-Final OA LDN Pharma Limited
18554869 PLATINUM/PEPTIDE/CUCURBITURIL COMPLESES: WELL-DEFINED ARCHITECTURES BUILT BY SUPRAMOLECULAR SELF-SORTING FOR THE TARGETING OF CYSTEINE PROTEASES Non-Final OA Ohio University
18530198 TERPENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS, PROCESSES, METHODOLOGIES FOR CREATION AND PRODUCTS THEREBY Non-Final OA Scientific Holdings, LLC
18529898 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BRAIN-GUT DISORDERS Non-Final OA Enterin, Inc.
18526732 TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT BASEL
18565725 FUSED HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company
18518267 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERKALEMIA Final Rejection ARDELYX, INC.
18511931 METHOD OF PREPARING 1-(2,2-DIMETHYLPROPYL)-CYCLOPROPENE AS SPRAYABLE ETHYLENE ANTAGONIST IN PLANTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA KYUNG SANG NAM DO
18511243 LIPID COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS
18560663 C-LINKED INHIBITORS OF ENL/AF9 YEATS Non-Final OA Bridge Medicines
18274314 HETEROAROMATIC PHOSPHONIUM SALTS AND THEIR USE TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA FLORATEK PHARMA S.A.
18216057 OXYSTEROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Sage Therapeutics, Inc.
18488169 BTK Inhibitors to Treat Solid Tumors Through Modulation of the Tumor Microenvironment Non-Final OA Acerta Pharma B.V.

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