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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jehanne Souaya Sitton, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1671 1681 1682 1699

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA works in Tech Center 1600 and art unit 1634. The profile includes 682 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 53.2%. The interview lift is 47.5%, close to the allowance rate and sufficiently substantial to make examiner interviews a significant consideration. The median time to allowance is 1324 days, so applicants should integrate prosecution timing into portfolio decisions from the outset.

The listed companies are Morehouse School of Medicine, Zoetis LLC, and The Regents of the University of California. The listed firms are FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP. The established record supports structured interview preparation, clear claim differentiation, and preservation of alternative scope.

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

Performance Statistics

53.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
747
Total Applications
+47.5%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 682 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
22.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18655845 METHODS FOR DETECTING CANCER USING CIRCULATING CELL-FREE DNA Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18557791 RAPID MILK SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD COMPATIBLE WITH MOLECULAR TESTS Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18294066 METHODS FOR DETECTING NEOPLASM IN PREGNANT WOMEN Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
18271191 PARTIAL-EMT SIGNATURE FOR PREDICTION OF HIGH-RISK HISTOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES AND CANCER OUTCOMES ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATIONS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18724591 LONG NON-CODING RNA BIOMARKER IN EXOSOMES FOR DIAGNOSING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18329972 THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR IL-33-MEDIATED DISORDERS Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18471461 IDENTIFYING DISEASE-CAUSING HUMAN DDX41 GENETIC VARIANTS Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18681427 GENE/PROTEIN EXPRESSION GUIDED MELANOMA SURGERY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18551396 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING DRY MOUTH USING BIOMARKERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17570315 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18429168 EARLY RISK ASSESSMENT OF PRETERM DELIVERY IN A SUBJECT Non-Final OA Tata Consultancy Services Limited
16644650 Single Immunoglobulin Interleukin-1 Receptor Related (SIGIRR) Variants And Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
16921287 METHODS OF PREDICTING PREDISPOSITION TO OR RISK OF KIDNEY DISEASE Non-Final OA Wake Forest University Health Sciences
19088496 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION DEFICIENCY Non-Final OA Myriad Genetics, Inc.
17921936 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING USING POLYMER BRIDGES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18537204 RNA BIOMARKERS FOR HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA Final Rejection Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18248604 DETERMINATION OF CELLULAR KINETICS AND BIODISTRIBUTION FOR CAR-T CELLS Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
18561284 MICRO-RNA DETECTION METHOD AND KIT Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG LAB

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jehanne Souaya Sitton's allowance rate?

53.2% of resolved applications examined by Jehanne Souaya Sitton were allowed (682 resolved cases), compared with 30.4% across Art Unit 1634 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jehanne Souaya Sitton?

This examiner's interview lift is +47.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jehanne Souaya Sitton take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jehanne Souaya Sitton took 1,324 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jehanne Souaya Sitton work in?

Jehanne Souaya Sitton examines applications in Art Unit 1634 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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