Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jagadishwar Rao Samala has resolved 795 cases in Tech Center 1600. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 67.9 percent. This rate provides a baseline for success in Art Unit 1618. The high volume of cases suggests that the 67.9 percent rate is a reliable indicator of the examiner's standard practice.

The interview lift is 55.6 percent. This is an exceptionally high lift, indicating that interviews are a critical strategy for securing an allowance. A lift of 55.6 percent suggests that the examiner is very responsive to the arguments and clarifications provided during a personal meeting. Practitioners should consider an interview as a primary tool in their prosecution strategy.

The median days to allowance is 1175. This duration reflects the typical time required to navigate the examination process to a successful conclusion. Given the high 55.6 percent interview lift, scheduling a meeting early in the process may help manage the 1175 day pendency more effectively.

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

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
814
Total Applications
+55.6%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 796 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
15.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18772628 PSMA-BINDING AGENTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18754996 SYNTHESIS OF THE RADIOLABELED PROSTATE-SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN (PSMA) INHIBITOR [18F]DCFPYL Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18577453 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO CELLS WITH ADHERED PARTICLES Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18628570 USE OF LABELED INHIBITORS OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN (PSMA), AS AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER Final Rejection NOVARTIS AG
18440783 LABELED INHIBITORS OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN (PSMA) AS AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
18575997 METHOD FOR EVALUATING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION OR COMPONENT THEREOF Non-Final OA Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18686456 PURIFIED SIGNAL-ENHANCED CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Non-Final OA MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E. V.
18779607 MACROCYCLIC COMPLEXES OF ALPHA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES AND THEIR USE IN TARGETED RADIOTHERAPY OF CANCER Non-Final OA Cornell University
17979367 NEW GADOLINIUM CHELATE COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Final Rejection BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18687804 INHIBITOR OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOF Non-Final OA JIANGSU HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
18554500 A MULTIOMIC APPROACH TO MODELING OF GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.

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