Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCDOWELL, BRIAN E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1624 1626

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+14.2% vs TC avg
1,178
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
811
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
16.5%
§103 Obviousness
49.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17911304 METHODS OF CONTROLLING OR PREVENTING INFESTATION OF SOYBEAN PLANTS BY THE PHYTOPATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM CORYNESPORA CASSIICOLA Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18639608 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18322445 SMALL MOLECULE DEGRADERS OF THE BROMODOMAIN AND PHD FINGER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR Final Rejection Regents of the University of Minnesota
17997013 Small Molecule Inhibitors That Block the Budding of Enveloped Viruses Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17552413 CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE INFECTION Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17296665 HALOGENATED ZINC PHTHALOCYANINE PIGMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection DIC Corporation
18117966 NOVEL HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17869755 NOVEL HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18468885 HETEROAROMATIC CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVES AS PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORS Final Rejection Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
17910838 COLLAGEN 1 TRANSLATION INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Anima Biotech Inc.

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