Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ISMAIL, REHANA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1624 1625

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rehana Ismail works in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1624. She has 99 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 75.8 percent, which is a high grant rate for her docket. This 75.8 percent figure suggests that the examiner is generally receptive to patent applications, with three out of every four resolved matters resulting in a notice of allowance for the applicant.

The interview lift is 34.8 percent. This 34.8 percent lift is significant, suggesting that interviews are a very effective tool for this examiner. Practitioners should utilize interviews to improve the 75.8 percent baseline allowance rate, as the data shows that personal engagement with the examiner can substantially boost the chances of overcoming rejections and reaching a favorable conclusion.

The median days to allowance is 1290. This 1290 day period is the median time to grant for successful applications. Applicants should expect a 1290 day pendency for their cases, which reflects the typical duration of the prosecution cycle from the initial filing to the final issuance of a patent in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
131
Total Applications
+34.8%
Interview Lift
1290
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.4%
§102 Novelty
29.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18566270 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CELIAC DISEASE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18708955 TREATMENT OF MYOTONIC DISORDERS Non-Final OA University of Rochester
17910723 METHODS OF MODULATING T-CELL ACTIVATION USING CARBORANES AND CARBORANE ANALOGS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18933587 FARNESOID X RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
18826275 AT2R ANTAGONISTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17995914 COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SARS Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18574130 PEST CONTROL COMPOSITION AND PEST CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18294472 DISCOVERY OF A F-ATP SYNTHASE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS DISEASES Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18934390 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT THEREWITH Non-Final OA BeiGene, Ltd.
18792377 MULTIDOSE OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Oculis Operations Sàrl
18259112 SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZO[1,5-b]PYRIDAZINE COMPOUNDS AS KINASE INHIBITORS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA IMPACT THERAPEUTICS (SHANGHAI), INC
18574162 USE OF FOLATE DERIVATIVE IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR TREATING CONTACT LENS DISCOMFORT AND DRY EYE Non-Final OA LIANYUNGANG JINKANG HEXIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18007935 RIGID CANNABIDIOL ANALOGUES AS POTENT MODULATORS OF CANNABINOID RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA LONDON PHARMACEUTICALS AND RESEARCH CORPORATION

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