Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HOWELL, THEODORE R

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1628

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
1057
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
963
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1006 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
34.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17990661 MITIGATION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES BY COMBINATION THERAPY USING BENZODIAZEPINES AND NEUROSTEROIDS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18005364 MAVOGLURANT, A MGLUR5 ANTAGONIST, FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF OPIOID USE Final Rejection Novartis AG
19319520 USE OF S-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE COMPOUNDS TO IMPROVE HEART FUNCTION IN A HUMAN Non-Final OA AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC
19236838 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM Final Rejection AXSOME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
19169261 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAM 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.
18144534 CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
17832911 Immunomodulation by IAP Inhibitors Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
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
17908999 MODIFIED TETRACYCLINES FOR TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, PAIN AND OTHER DISORDERS INVOLVING POTENTIAL INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES Non-Final OA Texas Tech University System
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
18866127 OLFACTORY RECEPTOR 2A4/7 AGONIST FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH AND IMPROVING AESTHETIC ASPECT Final Rejection GIULIANI S.P.A.
18554869 PLATINUM/PEPTIDE/CUCURBITURIL COMPLESES: WELL-DEFINED ARCHITECTURES BUILT BY SUPRAMOLECULAR SELF-SORTING FOR THE TARGETING OF CYSTEINE PROTEASES Non-Final OA Ohio University
18125971 METHODS OF TREATING TUMORS WITH PRO DRUGS Non-Final OA Alpheus Medical, Inc.
17820773 METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER USING A COMBINATION OF DNA DAMAGING AGENTS AND ATR INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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
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 Non-Final OA 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
18560663 C-LINKED INHIBITORS OF ENL/AF9 YEATS Non-Final OA Bridge Medicines
18129538 RESPIRATORY STIMULANT NASAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA Enalare Therapeutics Inc.
18216057 OXYSTEROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Sage Therapeutics, Inc.
18274314 HETEROAROMATIC PHOSPHONIUM SALTS AND THEIR USE TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA FLORATEK PHARMA S.A.

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