Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NICKOL, GARY B

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1641 1642 1643 1645 1646 1798

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

Gary B Nickol is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1641. The examiner has 70 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 48.6 percent, which indicates the frequency of patent grants for applications in this unit. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1373. This timeframe provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 28.9 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview has a significant impact on the probability of success compared to the 48.6 percent allowance rate. Applicants may find that verbal communication is a highly effective strategy. The 70 resolved cases provide a basis for these observations.

In Art Unit 1641, the 1373 median days to allowance reflects the typical speed of the examination cycle. The 28.9 percent interview lift represents a substantial improvement in outcomes. Practitioners should prioritize an interview when developing their strategy for Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

47.1%
Allow Rate
-17.9% vs TC avg
110
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1373
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
22.3%
§103 Obviousness
36.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288696 SELF-ACTIVATING FÖRSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER (saFRET) BIOSENSORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18552141 SYNTHETIC INTERMEMBRANE PROTEOLYSIS RECEPTORS FOR CUSTOM ANTIGEN-INDUCED TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17251287 SINGLE-CHAIN BISPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18297099 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS TARGETING INTERLEUKIN-34 Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
18261483 MHC-INDEPENDENT TCRs AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection Washington University
18531168 TARGETING ANTI-HUMAN PD 1H/VISTA TO TREAT HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Final Rejection VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
18580889 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MULTIFUNCTIONAL EXOSOMES FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
17995225 TOCILIZUMAB FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
18275616 ANTI-IL1RAP ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18533714 BISPECIFIC ANTI-CCL2 ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18279938 ENHANCED TARGETING USING ANTIBODY-OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CONJUGATES Final Rejection University of Maryland, College Park
18273796 BLUE-GREEN ALGAE-CONTAINING TABLET Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18550739 CD160 Binding Domain Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
18553703 METHODS FOR DETERMINING TUMOR IMMUNE STATUS Non-Final OA Duke University
18701187 MODIFIED MULTABODY CONSTRUCTS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS TARGETING SARS-COV-2 Non-Final OA The Hospital for Sick Children
18274624 METHOD AND MEANS FOR MODULATING B-CELL MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÄT ULM
18257804 MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection MERUS N.V.
18257528 TREATMENT OF CANCERS WITH AN ANTIBODY THAT BINDS LGR5 AND EGFR Final Rejection MERUS N.V.
18270139 FORMULATION CONTAINING SOLUBLE GP130 DIMER AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Non-Final OA I-MAB BIOPHARMA (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
17778382 ANTI-PD-L1/ANTI-B7-H3 MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA I-MAB

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