Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1671 1691 1692

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
592
Total Applications
-9.4%
Interview Lift
1016
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 553 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
67.4%
§103 Obviousness
8.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18268115 PROCESS FOR MAKING A SOLID ALKALI METAL SALT OF AN AMINOCARBOXYLATE COMPLEXING AGENT Non-Final OA BASF SE
18253175 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE AMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18253178 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE BUTYRAMIDE Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18330874 INHIBITORS OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TRIP8B AND HCN CHANNELS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17802865 METHOD OF MAKING TEREPHTHALIC ACID Final Rejection SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
18436679 PROCESS FOR PREPARING TRIALKYLAMMONIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATES Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
19005858 ANTI-TUMOR COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF AND SYNTHESIS THEREOF Non-Final OA Atossa Therapeutics, Inc.
18511588 POSITRON IMAGING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING AGENT COMPOSITION ADN METHOD FOR BACTERIAL INFECTION Final Rejection The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
18019682 METHOD FOR PURIFYING TRIALKYLAMINE, TRIALKYLAMINE PRODUCTION METHOD AND COMPOSITION Final Rejection CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
18207057 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF MONOMER FOR SINGLE-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA CAPACITOR SCIENCES INCORPORATED
18256308 METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-HYDROXY-5-[2-(4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)ETHYLAMINO)]BENZOIC ACID Non-Final OA GNT PHARMA CO., LTD.
18255119 IODOTYROSINE DERIVATIVES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IODOTYROSINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA ABX ADVANCED BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - BIOMEDIZINISCHE FORSCHUNGSREAGENZIEN GMBH
18253619 PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ACETIC ACID AND ACRYLIC ACID FROM WASTE CARBON CONTAINING MATERIALS WITH REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT Final Rejection ENERKEM INC.
18035144 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AMINES Non-Final OA HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL LLC
18171366 METHOD FOR PREPARING AZO COMPOUND Non-Final OA DONGJIN INNOCHEM CO., LTD.
18003402 A DEUTERATED COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ASCENTAWITS PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
17905877 ORGANIC AMINE PURIFICATION METHOD Final Rejection Dow Chemical Korea Limited
17289443 COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSFECTING mRNA INTO A CELL AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Final Rejection POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION

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