Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MACH, ANDRE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1615 1624

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andre Mach is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1615. The data includes 78 resolved cases for this examiner. Within these 78 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 44.9 percent. This 44.9 percent rate suggests a moderate probability of securing a patent grant. The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1244, which represents the typical time to reach a successful conclusion in Art Unit 1615.

The interview lift is 51.7 percent. This 51.7 percent lift indicates that cases with an interview are significantly more likely to be allowed. For practitioners, this positive lift suggests that an interview is an exceptionally effective tool for advancing prosecution in Tech Center 1600. The 1244 median days to allowance provides a clear timeline for applicants to follow when planning their strategy.

With 78 resolved cases, the examiner's performance is well-defined. The 44.9 percent allowance rate and the 51.7 percent interview lift are critical metrics for developing a prosecution plan. Practitioners can use the 1244-day median to inform their clients about the expected duration of the process. These figures from Art Unit 1615 offer a data-grounded understanding of the examiner's tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

44.9%
Allow Rate
-15.1% vs TC avg
120
Total Applications
+51.7%
Interview Lift
1244
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.7%
§102 Novelty
65.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17376138 SYNTHETIC HEPARIN MIMETICS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Trustees of Boston University
18911383 ORAL CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DICARBOXYLIC ACID Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18029028 STROKE TREATMENT Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18499534 PROCESS AND COMPOSITION MATTER OF NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION FOR SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF SEPSIS Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
17252450 COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT ANIONIC SURFACTANTS, NON-IONIC AND AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANTS, AND CATIONIC OR AMPHOTERIC POLYMERS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
17707067 Self-Microemulsifying Multi-Deliverable Systems Non-Final OA Quicksilver Scientific, Inc.
18477748 TRANSLUCENT COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Amorepacific Corporation
18542454 DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Axogen Corporation
17416680 Pest Repellent Composition Non-Final OA Kao Corporation
18695605 BONE REPAIR DEVICE AND SURGICAL KIT Non-Final OA FUJITA ACADEMY
17275266 NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
18417805 COMPOUNDS HAVING SELECTIVE INACTIVATION ACTIVITY Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO
18254912 METHOD FOR FABRICATING MICROROBOT FOR DELIVERY OF CELL THERAPY PRODUCT AND MICROROBOT ACCORDING THERETO Final Rejection THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18696137 DRY CREAMS AND TOPICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA UEA Enterprises Limited
18690241 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO REDUCE CELLULAR DEPOSITION, AND HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT FAILURE Non-Final OA Wayne State University
18245565 MULTIPARTICULATE DOSAGE FORMS COMPRISING DEUTETRABENAZINE Final Rejection AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18812747 DIHYDROMYRICETIN SPRAY-DRIED DISPERSION FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THEM Non-Final OA Cheers Health, Inc.
18837388 COLESTYRAMINE FOR TREATING WOUNDS, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN, AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN LESIONS Non-Final OA Dietrich SEIDEL
18756663 BOWEL CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED DOSAGE ON THE DAY OF EXAMINATION Non-Final OA Hyan Yee Kang
17414842 TRIPLE COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TARGETING MITOCHONDRIA AND KILLING CANCER STEM CELLS Non-Final OA LUNELLA BIOTECH, INC.
17918012 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE Final Rejection Purdue Pharma L.P.
18037211 DEVICES, COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INSECT CONTROL Non-Final OA Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd
18405569 Method for Manufacturing a Calcified Tissue Substitute Final Rejection Marine Biomedical Pty Ltd
18554118 ROPIVACAINE SUSPENSION INJECTION, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG CUIZE PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18453355 TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS WITH COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN EGFR INHIBITOR Final Rejection Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd.
18278017 Compositions for ophthalmic care Final Rejection ReBio Technologies Oy
17757455 SYNOVIAL FLUID SUBSTITUTES Final Rejection Altergon S.A.
18252432 NON-AQUEOUS GEL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Acousia Therapeutics GmbH
18035923 Small Molecule Formulation Non-Final OA Dialectic Therapeutics, Inc.
18022353 ETOPOSIDE TONIRIBATE FORMULATION Non-Final OA CELLACT PHARMA GMBH

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