Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, CHIHYI NMN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1628

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.5%
Allow Rate
-27.5% vs TC avg
140
Total Applications
+62.8%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 80 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
47.3%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17275609 PYRIMIDINYL-HETEROARYLOXY-NAPHTHYL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18210991 NEW ARYL-PYRIDO-PYRIMIDIN-ONE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18251129 CRYSTALLINE FORM III OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
17926074 PIPERIDINE-2,6-DIONES AS SMALL MOLECULE DEGRADERS OF HELIOS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
18265286 3-CYCLIC AMINE-INDOLE DERIVATIVES AS SEROTONERGIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CNS DISORDERS Non-Final OA MINDSET PHARMA INC.
18511027 COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITIONS Non-Final OA BIOVIE INC.
18273942 SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF GRP78 AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18330100 PYRIDINAMINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS POTASSIUM CHANNEL MODULATORS Non-Final OA Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
18003807 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF PROMOTING OLIGODENDROCYTE PRECURSOR DIFFERENTIATION Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
17434894 METHODS FOR TREATING BLADDER AND URETHRA DYSFUNCTION AND DISEASE Final Rejection The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
18266936 TARGETED DELIVERY OF 1,2,4,5 TETRAOXANE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA Westlake University
18749726 Combination Therapy for Treating or Preventing Depression or Other Mood Diseases Final Rejection United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18483225 Combination Therapy for Treating or Preventing Depression or Other Mood Diseases Non-Final OA The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
18282068 HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
18342239 METHODS OF PREPARING HETEROARYL-KETONE FUSED AZADECALIN GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS Non-Final OA CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED
17614967 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole derivative compounds as histone deacetylase 6 inhibitor, and the pharmaceutical composition comprising the same Non-Final OA Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.
18480499 INDAZOLE PYRIDONE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Bluejay Therapeutics, Inc.
18282082 QUINAZOLINE-BASED COMPOUND, COMPOSITION, AND APPLICATION OF QUINAZOLINE-BASED COMPOUND Non-Final OA BEIJING SCITECH-MQ PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
18466473 BIFUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL USES THEREOF Non-Final OA RISEN (SUZHOU) PHARMA TECH CO., LTD.
18119592 BIFUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL USES THEREOF Non-Final OA RISEN (SUZHOU) PHARMA TECH CO., LTD.
18460314 CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF 5-(3,4-DIFLUOROBENZYL)-8-((1R,4R)-4-METHYLCYCLOHEXYL)-6,9-DIOXO-2,5,8-TRIAZASPIRO[3.5]NONANE-2-CARBALDEHYDE Non-Final OA Cytokinetics, Incorporated
18547851 NATURAL EXCIPIENT HAVING MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATION AND PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA REGERON, INC.
18547667 BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF, AND INSECTICIDE AND ACARICIDE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA QINGDAO KANGQIAO PESTICIDES AND CHEMICALS GROUP CO., LTD.
18263293 TYK2 INHIBITOR COMPOUND CONTAINING BICYCLIC RING Non-Final OA CHIA TAI TIANQING PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
18253061 N-(2,3-DIHYDRO-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-4-YL)-3-ISOPROPYL-7-(2,3,5-TRIFLUOROPHENYL)BENZO-THIOPHENE-2-CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES AND SIMILAR COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEARTWORM INFECTIONS Non-Final OA ELANCO TIERGESUNDHEIT AG
17621907 SOLID FORMS OF TERT-BUTYL (S)-2((2S,3R)-1-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-1-OXOBU TAN-2-YL)-1-OXO-2, 5-DIAZASPIRO [3.4] OCTAN E-5-CARBOXYLATE AND METHODS OF PREPARING THEM Non-Final OA NAUREX INC.
17598008 METHODS TO PROMOTE CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IN THE BRAIN Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
17432849 PHARMACEUTICAL, PHYTO-CANNABINOID BASED COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection LIV INNOVATION SA

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