Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LANDSMAN, ROBERT S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1618 1643 1647 1681 1682 1797

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert S Landsman has a volume of 1276 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1618. His allowance rate pct is 81.3, and the median days to allowance is 796. These figures suggest the probability of success and the prosecution process. The 796-day median to allowance is a benchmark for applicants in Art Unit 1618 and can be used to estimate the time to grant.

The interview lift pct of 13.0 indicates that interviews are a way to secure an allowance. This 13.0 lift suggests that direct engagement can further improve the 81.3 allowance rate pct. With 1276 resolved cases, the data reflects the documented examiner profile. The 13.0 lift is a metric that practitioners should consider when deciding whether to request an interview to resolve outstanding issues and maintain the 81.3 allowance rate pct.

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

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
1,302
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
796
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1276 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.3%
§102 Novelty
19.6%
§103 Obviousness
40.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18613945 USE OF APPROVED BISPECIFIC EGFR AND MET SPECIFIC ANTIBODY DRUG PRODUCT TO TREAT NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER Non-Final OA Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18481673 RECOMBINANT LIGASE COMPOSITION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18561673 JAK Inhibitors for Managing Conditions in Patients with Down's Syndrome or Other Trisomy Non-Final OA Emory University
18482223 HIGH AFFINITY PD-1 AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18682707 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING BRAIN PERFUSION Non-Final OA Washington University
18289674 SINGLE CHAIN TRIMER MHC CLASS I NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
18489525 METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING HEART DISEASE Final Rejection Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18544247 GENE THERAPY TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18595973 ANTI-HLA-DQ2.5/8 ANTIBODY AND ITS USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELIAC DISEASE Non-Final OA Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18289627 ANTI-DDR2 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18702227 FC VARIANTS HAVING IMPROVED PH-DEPENDENT FCRN BINDING CAPACITY AND FCRIIIA BINDING SELECTIVITY Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18579526 IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON TUMOR-SPECIFIC T CELL RECEPTORS AND ANTIGENS Non-Final OA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18287556 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS Non-Final OA Imperial College Innovations Limited
18287542 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS Non-Final OA Imperial College Innovations Limited
18555214 METHODS TO DETERMINE TREATMENT EFFICACY WITH GAMMA-DELTA T CELLS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18245257 METHODS FOR TREATING OR MODULATING AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE Final Rejection St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
18691384 AMINOPEPTIDASE N-SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Universiteit Gent
18682713 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS TARGETING gD AND ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES FOR CANCER THERAPY AND TREATMENT OF HSV Non-Final OA City of Hope
18282919 BICISTRONIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS DESIGNED TO REDUCE RETROVIRAL RECOMBINATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
18615679 CD40L-SPECIFIC TN3-DERIVED SCAFFOLDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Non-Final OA Viela Bio, Inc.

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