Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SHOMER, ISAAC

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1600 1612 1624 3791

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner SHOMER, ISAAC is assigned to Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1600. The examiner has a record of 1194 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these applications is 63.2 percent. This rate provides an indication of the likelihood of obtaining a patent grant. The median time to allowance is 1062 days, which establishes the timeframe for successful prosecution. This 1062-day period is a central data point for applicants in this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 30.3 percent. This figure shows that conducting an interview is associated with a higher probability of allowance compared to the 63.2 percent baseline. The 30.3 percent lift suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a method for resolving issues in the 1194 cases handled. Practitioners in Art Unit 1600 can rely on the 1062-day median and the 30.3 percent lift to guide their decisions on whether to request an interview during prosecution in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
1,246
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
1062
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1195 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
45.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18649744 SHEAR-THINNING COMPOSITIONS FOR ABLATION Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18760166 Oral Care Compositions For Active Agent Delivery Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18040745 METHODS OF PREPARING LIPID NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection ModernaTX, Inc.
18629296 VACCINE ADJUVANTS, TRANSFECTION REAGENTS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18699670 Microencapsulation Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18290135 MOLECULAR PROBES FOR IN VIVO DETECTION OF ALDEHYDES Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18273922 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING THE CONCENTRATION OF CELL FREE DNA Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18702663 HYDROGEL INCLUDING PHENOL DERIVATIVE-MODIFIED CELLULOSE AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18287009 Synthesis of Antimicrobial PVP-coated Bismuth Nanoparticles Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18549645 DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS OF NUCLEIC ACID LIPID NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18570450 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POLAR OIL, A POLYOL AND AT LEAST ONE HYDROPHILIC ACTIVE AGENT Final Rejection L'OREAL
18570611 SUB-MICRON PARTICLE Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
18006138 LAYER-BY-LAYER COATED NANOLIPOSOME FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF INSULIN Final Rejection NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
19018165 ALPHA POLYGLUTAMATED LOMETREXOL AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
18968387 GAMMA POLYGLUTAMATED RALTITREXED AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
17615637 Compositions of Dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives Final Rejection UPL LTD
19009327 ANTIBODY FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA MORPHOSYS AG
17298156 ANTIBODY FORMULATIONS Final Rejection MORPHOSYS AG
18684335 BROAD SPECTRUM ANTI-MICROBIAL POLYMERIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18144382 IN VIVO IMMUNOIMAGING OF INTERFERON-GAMMA Final Rejection Wayne State University

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