Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1629 1654 1674

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Anthony Joseph Seitz is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1629. He has managed 208 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 68.3 percent. This 68.3 percent rate provides a measure of how often applications result in a patent grant. Practitioners can use this 208-case history to understand the examiner's general tendencies.

The interview lift is 27.0 percent. This 27.0 percent figure represents the difference in allowance probability when an interview is conducted. A positive value like 27.0 percent indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the likelihood of allowance. This suggests that requesting an interview is a productive strategy for this docket.

The median days to allowance is 1250. This 1250-day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. For applicants, this 1250-day median is a key metric for planning the prosecution timeline. By combining the 68.3 percent allowance rate with the 1250-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded strategy for Art Unit 1629.

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

Performance Statistics

68.3%
Allow Rate
+8.3% vs TC avg
263
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 208 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
27.7%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18258653 USE AS SELECTIVE AGONIST OF MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
17599207 BRYOSTATIN COMPOUNDS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18255655 METHODS OF TREATING AND PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE Non-Final OA Washington University
17770704 USE OF IMIDAZOPYRIMIDINE OR IMIDAZOTRIAZINE COMPOUND FOR PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION, OR TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY Non-Final OA SK BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
17618838 DIBENZYLAMINES AS AMINO ACID TRANSPORT INHIBITORS Final Rejection VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
18546830 COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF ANTICANCER DRUG RESISTANCE Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18344560 CD73 COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18383708 PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA (PPARy) LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE AS TREATMENTS FOR INSULIN RESISTANCE, OBESITY, FATTY LIVER DISEASE, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
18281440 METHODS FOR IMPROVING POULTRY HEALTH Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18482497 BETA-2 ADRENORECEPTOR MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Thomas Jefferson University
18476063 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS E3 LIGASE INHIBITORS Final Rejection Accutar Biotechnology Inc.
17672693 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, DETECTION, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Rakesh K. Srivastava

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