Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1614 1615 3785

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
917
Total Applications
+26.7%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 873 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
74.3%
§103 Obviousness
4.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19349368 HIGH SURFACE-AREA LYOPHILIZED COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ARSENIC FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION IN PATIENTS Non-Final OA Quetzal Therapeutics, LLC
18408664 High Surface-Area Lyophilized Compositions Comprising Arsenic For Oral Administration In Patients Non-Final OA Quetzal Therapeutics, LLC
18265749 USE OF PARTICULAR AMINO ACIDS AS A PRETREATMENT FOR A PROCESS FOR DYEING OR BLEACHING KERATIN FIBRES Final Rejection L'Oreal
18284812 IMMUNE PREPARATION, COMPOSITION COMPRISING IMMUNE PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA Huazhong University of Science and Technology
17420589 FLUORAPATITE-CONTAINING STRUCTURES STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18567479 FINE SILICON PARTICLE-CONTAINING PREVENTIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DISEASES Non-Final OA Osaka University
18221943 Therapeutic Foot Patch For Cough Treatment Non-Final OA ASO LLC
17913033 TAF1 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18250121 COPOLYMER CONTAINING POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) AND POLY(L-AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE), MICROPARTICLES THEREOF AND USE THEREOF IN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection University of Tsukuba
17997414 THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTABLE ANTIVIRAL FILAMENT Final Rejection Stratasys, Inc,
18720104 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CANCER OR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE Non-Final OA ENTEROBIOME INC.
17997674 REDUCTION OF CYTOKINE STORM AND PATHOLOGICAL INFLAMMATION INCLUDING CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS USING SPHAGNUM AND EXTRACTS THEREOF Final Rejection FIGENE, LLC
18277898 SELF-SUPPORTING VISCIN FILMS AND SCAFFOLDS, USES THEREOF AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Final Rejection Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e. V.
18411292 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTIVIRAL AGENTS Non-Final OA ANTIVIRUS THERAPEUTICS
18384195 Gummy Configuration Non-Final OA ELEVATED TECH LLC
18042679 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. oil for reinforcing the barrier function of the skin Final Rejection PIERRE FABRE DERMO-COSMETIQUE
18224561 NANOFIBER SHEET FOR HEALING TEAR OF ROTATOR CUFF CONTAINING RECOMBINANT PARATHYROID HORMONE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
18260222 Formulations of a Prophylactic Nasal Spray and Methods of Use and Manufacture Thereof Non-Final OA NTBY Moss LLC
18345877 COMPOSITION FOR ELIMINATING ODOR Final Rejection Thnktnk LLC (Delaware)
18268786 IN SITU SOLIDIFYING INJECTABLE COMPOSITIONS WITH TRANSIENT CONTRAST AGENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Final Rejection FLUIDX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18256733 Apremilast Ophthalmic Compositions Final Rejection APRAMITHA INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
18037637 TAMPON CONTAINING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Swiss-Canna Group AG
18199117 HARD CAPSULE DOSAGE FORM AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA EIRGEN PHARMA LTD.
18005946 HARD CAPSULE DOSAGE FORM AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA EIRGEN PHARMA LTD.
18252873 Cystamine Formulations and Uses Thereof Final Rejection Birch Therapeutics, Inc.
18248469 ANTIPATHOGENIC AGENT, ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT, ANTIVIRAL AGENT, PATHOGEN DISPOSAL DEVICE, ANTIPATHOGENIC AGENT PRODUCTION METHOD, ANTIBACTERIAL TREATMENT METHOD, VIRUS INACTIVATION METHOD, AND PATHOGEN DISPOSAL METHOD Final Rejection ACENET INC.
18017133 ECTOPARASITICIDE VETERINARY COMPOSITION Final Rejection HAYNE LANE LTD
17614107 PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT, MEDICINAL SOLUTION FOR CLEANING PULMONARY ALVEOLI, AND NEBULIZER Non-Final OA Makiko OHKIDO
17198629 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION OVER SKIN Final Rejection Shiseido Company, Limited
16220387 NICOTINE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection Modoral Brands Inc.

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