Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jeffrey T Palenik, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1614 1615 1616 3785

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey T. Palenik is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and art unit 1614. His record covers 892 resolved cases, with a 53.5% allowance rate and a median of 1239 days to allowance. The data indicates a substantial docket with an allowance outcome that calls for careful claim strategy and a prosecution plan extending over time.

Interviews are associated with a 27.0% lift in allowance outcomes. The leading companies are L'Oréal, Novaliq GmbH, and Nutrition21, LLC. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General), and HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC. Practitioners may combine technical record development, deliberate amendments, and prepared interviews to address examination obstacles.

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

Performance Statistics

53.5%
Allow Rate
-16.5% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 892 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18484074 HAIR CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MALODOR REDUCTION MATERIALS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18767430 ANTIMICROBIAL OR WOUND CARE MATERIALS, DEVICES AND USES Final Rejection Smith & Nephew PLC
17997414 THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTABLE ANTIVIRAL FILAMENT Non-Final OA Stratasys, Inc,
18870573 ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITION AND MEMBER HAVING SAME ON SURFACE Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
18849399 METHODS OF PREPARING CARRIER-BASED DRY POWDERS FOR INHALATION Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17755832 ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET Non-Final OA Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
18756678 COACERVATE CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH ACNE TREATMENT ACTIVE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18543597 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE AND ACTIVE AGENT Final Rejection L'OREAL
18265749 USE OF PARTICULAR AMINO ACIDS AS A PRETREATMENT FOR A PROCESS FOR DYEING OR BLEACHING KERATIN FIBRES Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18999125 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
18250121 COPOLYMER CONTAINING POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) AND POLY(L-AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE), MICROPARTICLES THEREOF AND USE THEREOF IN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA University of Tsukuba
18550874 SUTURES Final Rejection The Queen's University of Belfast
18718702 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18859689 R-KETAMINE LIQUID PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA YICHANG HUMANWELL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18863662 PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A SKIN CONDITION Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jeffrey T Palenik's allowance rate?

53.5% of resolved applications examined by Jeffrey T Palenik were allowed (892 resolved cases), compared with 47.9% across Art Unit 1614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jeffrey T Palenik?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jeffrey T Palenik take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jeffrey T Palenik took 1,239 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jeffrey T Palenik work in?

Jeffrey T Palenik examines applications in Art Unit 1614 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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