Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1625

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jonathan Davis Mahlum serves as an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1625. The examiner has handled 37 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 51.4 percent. This figure represents the outcome for applicants navigating the examination process in this specific unit, where 51.4 percent of cases reach a grant.

The interview lift of 25.6 percent highlights the impact of examiner interviews on case outcomes. Engaging in verbal discussions correlates with a change in the likelihood of allowance. This 25.6 percent lift is a key metric for developing prosecution strategies, indicating how personal advocacy relates to the 51.4 percent allowance rate for the 37 resolved cases.

The median days to allowance is 1425. This duration reflects the time required to reach a resolution in Art Unit 1625. With 37 resolved cases as the data foundation, the 51.4 percent allowance rate and 1425-day timeline offer a view of the current prosecution environment under this examiner's authority.

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

Performance Statistics

51.4%
Allow Rate
-8.6% vs TC avg
96
Total Applications
+25.6%
Interview Lift
1426
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17920794 Pyridine Inhibitors of Glucosylceramide Synthase and Therapeutic Methods Using the Same Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18577757 TRIAZOLE COMPOUNDS FOR THE CONTROL OF INVERTEBRATE PESTS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18678013 5,6 UNSATURATED BICYCLIC HETEROCYLES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF NOD-LIKE RECEPTOR PROTEIN 3 Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18012999 N-(3-HYDROXYPYRIDINE-2-CARBONYL)GLYCINE-BASED ANTITUMOR DRUG SENSITIZER AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
18257261 PI3K INHIBITORS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED ATROPHY Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18478684 TREATING DISEASE AND PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS BY INHIBITING THE TMA/FMO3/TMAO PATHWAY Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18205745 METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18010690 SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR 1 AGONIST AND LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection The Penn State Research Foundation
17599188 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
17763445 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THALASSEMIA Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
18039661 NOVEL RIPK1 KINASE TARGETING PROTACS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
18627032 DRUG COMBINATION OF FAK INHIBITOR AND IMMUNOGENIC CELL DEATH INDUCER AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INXMED (NANJING) CO., LTD.

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