Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SEAMAN, D MARGARET M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1625 1629 1691

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

D. Margaret M. Seaman is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1625. She has 1405 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 76.5 percent. This figure indicates the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant within her docket. This 76.5 percent rate is a recorded outcome for the 1405 cases resolved in Tech Center 1600.

The interview lift is 8.0 percent. This 8.0 percent lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. The median days to allowance is 799. This timeline provides a median expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. The 799-day median pendency is a key metric for applicants in Art Unit 1625.

Practitioners can use the 1405 resolved cases to evaluate the consistency of these metrics. The 76.5 percent allowance rate is a factor for strategy. The 799-day median pendency and the 8.0 percent lift offer a data-grounded view of the prosecution process for this examiner. These figures provide a basis for evaluating the impact of direct communication on the 76.5 percent baseline.

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

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
1,424
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
799
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1405 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
16.0%
§103 Obviousness
35.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825507 Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
17998911 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATITIS AND PREVENTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18829953 QUINOLINE cGAS ANTAGONIST COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18864247 ANTIBIOTIC COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO A BODY CORPORATE
17962656 Toll-Like Receptor 8 (TLR8)-Specific Antagonists and Methods of Making and Uses Thereof Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18277623 BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT) PROBE Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18865274 COMBINATION OF ALLOSTERIC AND ORTHOSTERIC EGFR INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18557651 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER AND ISCHEMIA DISEASES BY INHIBITION AND INTERVENTION OF ATR PROLYL ISOMERIZATION Final Rejection The University of Toledo
18908611 POLYMORPHS OF PYRIMIDINE CYCLOHEXYL GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS Non-Final OA CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED

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