Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1614 1615 1616

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
1,389
Total Applications
+15.6%
Interview Lift
1081
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1341 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
47.9%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18469762 CROSSLINKED RADIOPAQUE NETWORKS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18980916 Method for Dyeing Keratinous Material Comprising the Leave-On Application of a Dye That Has a Low Water Content and Comprises C1-C6 Alkoxy Silane, Pigment and Solvent Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18969961 ANTIVIRAL COATING COMPOSITION, COATING FILM, AND ARTICLE Non-Final OA Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.
18700767 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER COMPRISING BRUCEANTIN AND NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18719691 PROCESS FOR LIGHTENING OR FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BLEACHING AND DYEING KERATIN FIBRES Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18699799 REFILLABLE TISSUE ENGINEERED SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
18992679 COSMETIC MATERIAL AND BEAUTY CARE METHOD Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
19111224 Methods of Managing Traumatic Brain Injury Non-Final OA Yale University
18938595 DRESSINGS AND MEDICATED PADS FOR REMOVING SKIN DISORDERS Non-Final OA DelStar Technologies, Inc.
18710080 POLYMER-BASED GEL IMPLANT FOR RETINAL THERAPY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18629882 TOPICAL OCULAR THERAPY Final Rejection Harrow IP, LLC
17781433 A COLLAGEN-HYDROXYAPATITE DEVICE FOR NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL TREATMENT Non-Final OA DATUM DENTAL LTD.

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