Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RAMADAN, OMAR

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1677 1678

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

Omar Ramadan serves as an examiner in Art Unit 1677 within Tech Center 1600. The examiner has managed 64 resolved cases, providing a dataset for understanding prosecution tendencies. The allowance rate is 23.4 percent, suggesting a highly challenging examination process. This 23.4 percent rate indicates that practitioners should be prepared for a rigorous and potentially difficult prosecution cycle in Art Unit 1677.

The median time to allowance is 1387 days, representing a significant period for applicants seeking to secure patent rights. This 1387-day duration is a key factor for strategic planning and client communication. The data also highlights an interview lift of 56.5 percent. This substantial lift is a critical metric, as it suggests that interviews are highly effective at overcoming rejections. Given the low 23.4 percent base rate, the 56.5 percent increase in success probability associated with interviews makes direct communication a vital tactic. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to navigate the 1387-day median pendency and improve the likelihood of a favorable outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

25.8%
Allow Rate
-34.2% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+56.3%
Interview Lift
1401
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 66 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
42.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17487534 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17045312 DIAGNOSTICS OF MILD OR ADVANCED PERIODONTITIS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18579084 COMPOSITIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17634843 METHODS TO DETECT MTBR TAU ISOFORMS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection Washington University
18528268 METHODS TO CHARACTERIZING A FRAGMENT CRYSTALLIZABLE DOMAIN OF A BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17150504 METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AN INDIVIDUAL AS HAVING OR BEING AT RISK OF DEVELOPING AN AMYLOID-POSITIVE DEMENTIA BASED ON MARKER MOLECULES AND RELATED USES Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18438973 AFFINITY REAGENTS HAVING ARTIFICIAL POLYMER SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
17825867 SOLUTION PHASE SINGLE MOLECULE CAPTURE AND ASSOCIATED TECHNIQUES Final Rejection Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
18579702 BIOCOMPATIBLE SURFACE FOR QUANTUM SENSING AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA The University of Chicago
17199926 Rapid And Ultrasensitive Analyte Detection For Screening In Community Settings Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17423939 DETECTION OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID Non-Final OA Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
18675163 DIAGNOSTICHOME KIT TODETECTMIDKINE LEVELIN BLOOD Non-Final OA PES University

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