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Last updated: October 25, 2026

Jason Michael Nolan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NOLAN, JASON MICHAEL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1617 1623 1626 1627 1629 1636

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.6%
Allow Rate
+6.6% vs TC avg
432
Total Applications
-27.2%
Interview Lift
999
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
25.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18832840 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18462918 MODULATORS OF THE INTEGRATED STRESS PATHWAY Final Rejection AbbVie Inc.
18962163 DIETARY TRIPROPIONIN SUPPLEMENTATION TO REDUCE ADIPOSITY AND IMPROVE GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18033662 PDE9 INHIBITORS FOR TREATING CARDIAC FAILURE Final Rejection Vanderbilt University
18013302 COMPOUNDS HAVING ANTICANCER ACTIVITY Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18562587 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Final Rejection The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc.
18970142 Imidazole Compounds for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
17788378 Aqueous Composition Final Rejection Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
18858318 BORON COMPOUNDS, RELATED LIPID PARTICLES, LIPOPLEXES, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE, AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18849010 Crystal form of Vonoprazan pyroglutamate and preparation method therefor Non-Final OA HARWAY (WEIFANG) PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18577644 LONG-ACTING BREXPIPRAZOLE PREPARATION FOR INJECTION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SICHUAN KELUN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
18168028 USE OF ROLUPERIDONE IN PREVENTING RELAPSE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS Non-Final OA Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.
18308148 ENDOGENOUS STABILIZATION OF CANNABINOIDS Final Rejection Abstrax Tech Inc.
18248858 HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTS Non-Final OA Gasherbrum Bio, Inc.
17918557 NOVEL MEDICAL USE OF MDM2 INHIBITORS Final Rejection ASCENTAGE PHARMA GROUP CORP LIMITED
18716804 NON-TUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIA INFECTION TREATMENT Non-Final OA AN2 Therapeutics, Inc.
18562510 METHODS OF TREATING ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA, X-LINKED PROTOPORPHYRIA, OR CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA WITH A SOLID FORM OF BITOPERTIN Non-Final OA Disc Medicine, Inc.
18712311 ISOINDOLINES AS PMS2 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA NeoPhore Limited
18701664 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA ARTIOS PHARMA LIMITED
18696916 NOVEL COMBINATION OF SEROTONIN RECEPTOR (5-HTR2B) ANTAGONIST AND AN IMMUNOMODULATOR AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS FOR INHIBITION OF CANCER Non-Final OA NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE
18452054 Demethylation of Reticuline and Derivatives Thereof with Fungal Cytochrome P450 Non-Final OA RIVER STONE BIOTECH, INC.
17996994 USE OF VEGF INHIBITOR IN PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENT FOR TREATING HYPOXIA-RELATED DISEASES Non-Final OA Yihai CAO
18040708 NOVEL OXADIAZOLE-BASED SELECTIVE HDAC6 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA ITALFARMACO S.P.A.
17922045 Methods of Use for Single Molecule Compounds Providing Multi-Target Inhibition to Treat Covid 19 Non-Final OA SignalRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17779214 COMBINATION THERAPY USING FABP5 INHIBITORS WITH TAXANES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Gregory CARBONETTI
16757759 METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY TOTAL GINKGOLIDE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SPH Xing Ling Sci. & Tech. Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jason Michael Nolan's allowance rate?

66.6% of resolved applications examined by Jason Michael Nolan were allowed (386 resolved cases), compared with 34.1% across Art Unit 1617 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jason Michael Nolan?

This examiner's interview lift is -27.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jason Michael Nolan take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jason Michael Nolan took 999 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jason Michael Nolan work in?

Jason Michael Nolan examines applications in Art Unit 1617 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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