Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1614 1615 1616

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.5%
Allow Rate
+6.5% vs TC avg
1,381
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1081
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1336 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18709059 METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICACY OF A HERBICIDE Non-Final OA BASF SE
18580416 METHODS OF CROSSLINKING POLYMERS AND HYDROGEL MICROPARTICLES AND OF ENCAPSULATING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS MADE THEREFROM, AND DEVICES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18663231 BONE-REGENERATION-PROMOTING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BONE-REGENERATION-PROMOTING MATERIAL Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
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
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

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