Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHOWALTER, ALEXANDER KEITH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1629

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
116
Total Applications
+53.0%
Interview Lift
1279
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
55.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18266508 Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Fibrosis, Inflammation and Cancer Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
17814911 LOW-CONCENTRATION ATROPINE FOR MYOPIA PREVENTION (LAMP-2) STUDY Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18042503 CRYSTALLINE FORM OF HETEROBICYCLIC COMPOUND Final Rejection OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
16908426 OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION Final Rejection SYDNEXIS, INC.
16785411 OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION Final Rejection SYDNEXIS, INC.
17908684 METHODS OF SLOWING BRAIN VOLUME LOSS Final Rejection Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
18043959 NOVEL SALTS, CRYSTALS, AND CO-CRYSTALS Final Rejection INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
18007018 NOVEL USES Non-Final OA INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
18566534 BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, CANINE FILARIASIS CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING SAME, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD.
18506625 MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18009194 4-ARYLQUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVES AS METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE 2A INHIBITORS Final Rejection IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
18555468 HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVE INHIBITOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
18483703 METHODS OF TREATING STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTEREMIA INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Basilea Pharmaceutica International AG, Allschwil
18549061 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT THEREOF Non-Final OA LifeMine Therapeutics
18548804 MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA PZA INNOVATION LLC
18024159 STAT INIHIBITORY COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA CENTESSA PHARMACEUTICALS (UK) LIMITED
18269123 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF MULTI-TARGET PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co., Ltd
18255855 HETEROARYL-ACETYLENES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Eubulus Biotherapeutics Inc.
17796157 TREATMENT OF LEUKEMIAS AND LYMPHOMAS WITH COMBINATIONS OF BCL-2 INHIBITORS AND PLK1 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
18246977 METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION, STRATIFICATION, AND TREATMENT OF CNS DISEASES Non-Final OA Xianlin HAN
18066883 METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH S1P RECEPTOR MODULATORS Non-Final OA PRIOTHERA LIMITED
17923215 COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR FUMARATE-RELATED DISEASES Non-Final OA IMCYSE SA
17754321 Preparation of Drug for Treating Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Non-Final OA Plantarx Limited
17635106 ABIRATERONE PRODRUGS Non-Final OA ASTELLAS US LLC
17572896 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BASAL FOREBRAIN DISEASE Non-Final OA EIP Pharma, Inc.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month