Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: JUEDES, AMY E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638 1644 1675

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amy E Juedes is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1638. The examiner has 921 resolved cases, which results in an allowance rate of 44.8%. This percentage indicates the frequency of granted patents among the resolutions. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1386, providing a benchmark for the timeline of successful prosecution in this unit.

The data shows an interview lift of 41.7%. This figure indicates that applications involving an interview have a higher probability of allowance than those without one. With 921 resolved cases, the examiner has a history of resolutions in Tech Center 1600. Practitioners can use the 1386-day median to manage expectations regarding the duration of the patent acquisition process.

In Art Unit 1638, the examiner's 44.8% allowance rate and 41.7% interview lift are metrics for strategy. The median pendency is a figure that describes the time required to reach an allowance. These data points from the resolved cases offer an overview of the examiner's performance. Applicants should consider the 41.7% lift when deciding whether to request an interview.

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

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-15.2% vs TC avg
994
Total Applications
+41.7%
Interview Lift
1387
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 922 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
29.1%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18037514 BOVINE ANTIBODY VARIANTS Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18587251 METHODS OF TREATING TAU PATHOLOGIES Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18021687 B-CELL BASED IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA AND OTHER CANCERS Final Rejection Northwestern University
18281471 ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18559146 INHIBITORY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR PREVENTS ON-TARGET OFF-TUMOR EFFECTS OF ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18263658 IMPROVED T-CELLS FOR CANCER THERAPY USING AMINO ACID STARVATION PATHWAYS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
18625699 METHODS FOR USING ENRICHED EXOSOMES AS A PLATFORM FOR MONITORING ORGAN STATUS Final Rejection THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18708163 IMMUNE CELLS EXPRESSING GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 5 (GLUT5) AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
18550914 METHODS FOR TREATING GYNECOLOGIC CANCER USING COMBINATION THERAPY WITH ANTI-MUC16 x CD3 MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND VEGF INHIBITORS Non-Final OA SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
14437902 METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION LIQUID FORMULATION OF AN ANTIBODY Final Rejection TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18026335 EX VIVO EXPANSION OF REGULATORY T CELLS FOR SUPPRESSION OF GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE Final Rejection City of Hope
17276959 BICISTRONIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING CD19 AND CD20 AND THEIR USES Final Rejection The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services

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