Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Samantha Lee Mejias has 28 resolved cases in Art Unit 1618. The examiner's allowance rate is 46.4%, and the median days to allowance is 1431. The interview lift is 40.9%, suggesting that interviews are a strong strategy for applicants in Tech Center 1600. This 40.9% lift is a significant factor for the 28 resolved cases in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

46.4%
Allow Rate
-13.6% vs TC avg
93
Total Applications
+40.9%
Interview Lift
1431
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
15.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18834636 THERAGNOSTIC FOLATE CONJUGATES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18731289 Oxidative Cyclization Reagents for Chemoselective Tryptophan Bioconjugation Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17613351 APOHEMOGLOBIN-HAPTOGLOBIN COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18284035 CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDE CONJUGATES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
17783939 MYELOID CELL-TARGETED NANOPARTICLES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18002761 OXINE-CONTAINING CELL RADIOLABELLING AGENTS Non-Final OA KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
17796494 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND MONITORING EOSINOPHIL MEDIATED INFLAMMATORY DISEASES Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18032760 PROINFLAMMATORY PRODRUGS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
19234864 STABLE, CONCENTRATED RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection Novartis AG
18119456 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND AND CONTRAST AGENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17910248 TARGETED NANOBUBBLE THERAPY Non-Final OA CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
18015807 ASYMMETRIC CHARGED VESICLES AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
17635409 LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION OF EXOSOME MIMETICS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Children's Medical Center Corporation
17007994 CONJUGATED POLYCATIONIC POLYMERS, METHODS OF USING THE SAME AND METHODS OF TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND ACUTE RADIATION EXPOSURE Final Rejection Duke University
17639469 NANOPARTICLES FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIA CELLS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
17622580 TRANSFECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
17634897 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE LINKED TO MOLECULES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection LONZA SALES AG
18555983 ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING RELAXATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18556014 ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING INVIGORATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18304987 USE OF FOLIC ACID AND FOLATE MODIFICATION IN INDUCING B-CELL IMMUNE TOLERANCE AND TARGETING mIgM-POSITIVELY-EXPRESSED B-CELL LYMPHOMA Non-Final OA FUDAN UNIVERSITY
17605869 EYE DISEASE MARKER Non-Final OA SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

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