Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PUTTLITZ, KARL J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1624 1642 1643 1644 1646 1671

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Karl J. Puttlitz is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1621. He has managed 1432 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 69.1 percent. This 69.1 percent rate indicates that a majority of applications in his docket reach a grant, providing a baseline for applicant expectations.

The interview lift is 18.6 percent. This figure suggests that conducting an interview is a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of a grant. The 18.6 percent lift provides a meaningful boost to the allowance rate, making it a recommended tactic for practitioners to use during prosecution.

The median days to allowance is 932. This timeline represents the typical duration for applications to reach a final grant. With 1432 resolved cases, these metrics offer a clear view of the examiner's performance. The 932-day median defines the expected prosecution experience for applicants in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

69.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
1,487
Total Applications
+18.6%
Interview Lift
932
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1432 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
36.6%
§103 Obviousness
28.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19682032 COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETING MUSCLE CELLS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18593665 ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE CHROMATOGRAPHY Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
19407141 LIGAND-DRUG CONJUGATES Final Rejection Tripartite Therapeutics Inc.
18695618 PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE CONJUGATES FOR CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18552478 ENHANCING T CELL FUNCTION THROUGH THE USE OF PROXIMAL SIGNALING MOLECULES Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18029798 GENE CORRECTION FOR X-CGD IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
17611758 Metabolite Delivery for Modulating Metabolic Pathways of Cells Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18440760 STABLE PERCARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
19255499 TREATMENT OF HR+/HER2- BREAST CANCER USING SACITUZUMAB GOVITECAN Final Rejection Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18260273 METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF ENGINEERED CELL THERAPIES IN CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18692514 CHIMERIC SECRETORY COMPONENT POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
17627613 METHOD OF TREATING NEOPLASTIC DISEASES WITH A CDC42-SPECIFIC INHIBITOR Final Rejection Children's Hospital Medical Center
18252818 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION Final Rejection AstraZeneca UK Limited
18175265 PRODRUGS OF CYTOTOXIC ACTIVE AGENTS HAVING ENZYMATICALLY CLEAVABLE GROUPS Non-Final OA Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
17927225 LIQUID FORMULATION OF LONG-ACTING CONJUGATE OF GLP-2 Final Rejection HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
18410200 STABLE ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA GENEQUANTUM HEALTHCARE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
18408826 STABLE ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA GENEQUANTUM HEALTHCARE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
18427510 COMBINATION THERAPIES USING AN ANTI-BCMA ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE (ADC) IN COMBINATION WITH A GAMMA SECRETASE INHIBITOR (GSI) Non-Final OA CELGENE CORPORATION
18258343 Therapeutic RNA for Treating Cancer Final Rejection BioNTech SE
18001374 TREATMENT OF DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY OVEREXPRESSION OF ERYTHROPOIETIN-PRODUCING HEPATOCELLULAR RECEPTOR A2 (EPHA2) Final Rejection BicycleTx Limited
18427293 PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE-ANTIBODY CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA MEDIMMUNE LIMITED
17793005 ANTI-TROP-2 ANTIBODY-EXATECAN ANALOG CONJUGATE AND MEDICAL USE THEREOF Final Rejection SHANGHAI HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18222313 IMMUNOMODULATORY ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES Non-Final OA Seagen Inc.
17634026 TREATMENT OF CANCERS WITH ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATES (ADC) THAT BIND TO 191P4D12 PROTEINS Non-Final OA SEAGEN INC.
18012710 CONJUGATE OF SAPONIN AND SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODY, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAID CONJUGATE, THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF Final Rejection SAPREME TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
18087678 METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF LINKER PAYLOAD CONSTRUCTS Final Rejection SYNAFFIX B.V.

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