Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1622

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Analysis

Justin Christopher Sanchez is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1622. The examiner has a record of 51 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 88.2 percent. This 88.2 percent rate indicates that a large majority of applications assigned to this examiner eventually reach allowance.

The interview lift for this examiner is 11.1 percent. This 11.1 percent lift suggests that interviews can provide a modest increase in the probability of success. The median days to allowance is 1212. This 1212-day period is an important consideration for practitioners when planning their prosecution strategy in Art Unit 1622. The 51 resolved cases provide the data necessary to understand the examiner's tendencies in Tech Center 1600.

Applicants can use the 1212 median days to allowance to estimate the time required to secure a patent. The 88.2 percent allowance rate serves as a strong indicator of the examiner's historical approach to applications. Furthermore, the 11.1 percent interview lift offers a data point for deciding whether to pursue direct communication during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

88.7%
Allow Rate
+28.7% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
34.6%
§103 Obviousness
34.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18288550 DEUBIQUITINASE-TARGETING CHIMERAS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18530775 SILYL-BIARYL PHOSPHORAMIDITES AND METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17777909 METHODS OF ADMINISTERING VOXELOTOR Final Rejection Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
18713428 OIL-BASED COSMETIC Non-Final OA SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18571090 SYNTHETIC PREPARATION FOR DIROXIMEL FUMARATE Non-Final OA BIOGEN MA INC.
18296211 AMORPHOUS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF MCL-1 ANTAGONISTS Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18376875 COMBINED USE OF KETAMINE AND RETIGABINE (EZOGABINE) FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Non-Final OA Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
18025315 SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE RECEPTOR ALPHA 6 MODULATOR Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
17685892 HISTONE DEACETYLASE AS A MODULATOR OF PDLI EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17597631 PROTEIN DEGRADERS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.

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