Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SAOUD, CHRISTINE J

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

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.0%
Allow Rate
-2.0% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+37.6%
Interview Lift
1059
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 762 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
19.7%
§103 Obviousness
42.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17920118 PAN-ELR+ CXC CHEMOKINE ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17428995 TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AT RISK OF RAPID PROGRESSION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH AN FGF-18 COMPOUND Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
18013462 GLP-1R AGONIST / FGF21 FUSION PROTEINS Non-Final OA SANOFI
18301187 NON-COVALENT PROTEIN-HYALURONAN CONJUGATES FOR LONG-ACTING OCULAR DELIVERY Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
18255609 POLYPEPTIDES FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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