Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Christine J Saoud, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAOUD, CHRISTINE J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1641 1642 1645 1646 1647 1657 1674 1678

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAOUD, CHRISTINE J is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1641. Across 770 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 57.9% and the interview lift is 37.5%. Median time to allowance is 1063 days. The substantial record permits a meaningful review of examiner outcomes, while the interview measure supports deliberate planning around applicant interviews.

Listed companies are Sphingotec GmbH, Zoetis LLC, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Listed firms include MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C., BakerHostetler, and Biospark Intellectual Property Law. Practitioners can use this participant history to identify relevant biotechnology and pharmaceutical prosecution experience.

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

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
-2.1% vs TC avg
818
Total Applications
+37.5%
Interview Lift
1063
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 770 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
19.7%
§103 Obviousness
42.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18005082 METHODS AND KITS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER Final Rejection Individual inventor
18301187 NON-COVALENT PROTEIN-HYALURONAN CONJUGATES FOR LONG-ACTING OCULAR DELIVERY Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
18327577 METHOD OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH A COMBINATION THERAPY OF ANTIBODIES TO IL-23 AND TNF ALPHA Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
19570699 CANINE ANTIBODY VARIANTS Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
17918853 CANINE ANTIBODY VARIANTS Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18566029 METHODS OF TREATING AGE-RELATED FRAILTY WITH INTERLEUKIN-6 Non-Final OA University of Basel
18255609 POLYPEPTIDES FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17920118 PAN-ELR+ CXC CHEMOKINE ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
18121490 Extended, High Dose VEGF Antagonist Regimens for Treatment of Angiogenic Eye Disorders Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
18645694 METHODS FOR SELECTING EXCIPIENTS AND FOR PREPARING HIGH CONCENTRATION MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY FORMULATIONS AND OTHER FORMULATIONS COMPRISING PROTEINS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17735510 MULTISPECIFIC FGF21 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18617474 MULTIPLEXED IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY USING RECOMBINANT ANTIBODIES WITH EPITOPE TAGS Final Rejection Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
18140344 Suppression of Microglial Activation with Innate Lymphoid Cells Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
17327271 METHODS FOR DETECTING proADM IN A CRITICALLY ILL SUBJECT WHO HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT Non-Final OA B.R.A.H.M.S GmbH
18707591 RESISTIN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KIM CELL&GENE
18002066 Anti-CCR5 Monoclonal Antibody-Based Compositions and Methods Non-Final OA Maddon Advisors LLC
18685971 ANTI-NECTIN-4 ANTIBODY, DRUG CONJUGATE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CSPC MEGALITH BIOPHARMARCEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18148633 TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN (ADM) ANTIBODY OR AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN ANTIBODY FRAGMENT Final Rejection SPHINGOTEC GMBH
16968483 SAMPLE OF BODILY FLUID AND A BINDER TO MATURE ADM-NH2 Non-Final OA SPHINGOTEC GMBH
16781226 ADRENOMEDULLIN TO GUIDE THERAPY OF BLOOD PRESSURE DECLINE Non-Final OA SphingoTec GmbH
18283652 METHOD OF DETERMINING PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Non-Final OA RANDOX TEORANTA
18547382 PROTEIN-BASED THERAPIES FOR OCULAR CONDITIONS Non-Final OA The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
18257749 ANTI-BCMA ANTIBODY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA WUHAN YZY BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.
18256276 HALF-LIFE EXTENDING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection Janux Therapeutics, Inc.
18319817 METHODS AND ANTIBODIES FOR MODULATION OF IMMUNORESPONSE Final Rejection Ascendo Biotechnology, Inc.
18029043 RECOMBINANT ACE2-FC FUSION MOLECULES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Non-Final OA BAILI-BIO (CHENGDU) PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17905496 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION COMPRISING BEVACIZUMAB Final Rejection SHANGHAI HENLIUS BIOTECH, INC.
17801135 Recombinant calprotectin Non-Final OA Buehlmann Laboratories AG
17764098 ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO GLYCOSYLATED CTLA-4 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection STCUBE & CO.
17607989 A Composition And Method For Improving The Profile Of Blood Non-Final OA Manukamed Functional Food Ltd

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christine J Saoud's allowance rate?

57.9% of resolved applications examined by Christine J Saoud were allowed (770 resolved cases), compared with 45.2% across Art Unit 1641 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christine J Saoud?

This examiner's interview lift is +37.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christine J Saoud take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christine J Saoud took 1,063 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christine J Saoud work in?

Christine J Saoud examines applications in Art Unit 1641 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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