Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1797

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kyle Gregory Nottingham examines cases in Art Unit 1621 and Tech Center 1700. He has 115 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 61.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 1202, which indicates a significant duration for successful prosecution. Practitioners should expect a timeline that spans many days in Tech Center 1700.

The interview lift is 31.9 percent, which significantly enhances the 61.7 percent baseline. For the 115 cases resolved, the 1202-day median pendency is a key factor to consider. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to leverage the 31.9 percent lift and improve their chances in Art Unit 1621. The 61.7 percent allowance rate indicates a fair probability of success, especially when combined with proactive communication strategies during the 1202-day process.

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

Performance Statistics

61.7%
Allow Rate
-3.3% vs TC avg
150
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 115 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18707089 N,N-DIMETHYLAMPHETAMINE ANALOGS FOR TREATING BRAIN DISORDERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18721824 COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18115895 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18578361 IONIZABLE LIPIDS, LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR MRNA DELIVERY AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
17970448 Magnetic-Responsive Photosensitizer Nanoplatform and Uses Thereof Final Rejection University of Maryland, Baltimore
18789814 PIPERIDINYLPYRIDINYLCARBONITRILE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF GLUTAMINYL-PEPTIDE CYCLOTRANSFERASE AND GLUTAMINYL-PEPTIDE CYCLOTRANSFERASE LIKE PROTEIN Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
19045439 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND OBESITY-INDUCED DISEASE Non-Final OA Apogee Biotechnology Corporation
17850720 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPTOCHEMICAL CONTROL OF MTOR SIGNALING AND MTOR-DEPENDENT AUTOPHAGY Final Rejection The University of Hong Kong
17627988 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING TOAD SECRETION COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA CAAMTECH, INC.
17924101 TREATMENT OF NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) Non-Final OA DURECT CORPORATION

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