Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1681 1682 1699

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jehanne Souaya Sitton is an examiner in Art Unit 1634, part of Tech Center 1600. Across 679 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 53.2%. This suggests that more than half of the applications result in a grant. The interview lift of 48.0% is very high, indicating that interviews are an exceptionally effective tool for advancing prosecution. The median days to allowance is 1324.

Practitioners should prioritize interviews to navigate the 1324-day timeline in Art Unit 1634. The 48.0% interview lift is one of the most significant metrics for this examiner. Across 679 resolved cases, the examiner has demonstrated that verbal advocacy is highly effective in Tech Center 1600. Strategy should focus on using the 48.0% lift to improve the 53.2% baseline grant probability. The 1324-day median pendency should be factored into all long-term planning.

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
736
Total Applications
+48.0%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 679 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

25.8%
§101 Eligibility
13.2%
§102 Novelty
22.8%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17201469 METHOD FOR DETECTING CYSTIC FIBROSIS Final Rejection QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS LLC
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
18470759 POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT BASED ON DETECTION OF PKD1/PKD2 VARIANTS Final Rejection Helix, Inc.
17570315 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17596821 Diagnostics and Treatments Based Upon Molecular Characterization of Colorectal Cancer Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
16644650 Single Immunoglobulin Interleukin-1 Receptor Related (SIGIRR) Variants And Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18550008 Methods of Identifying Active Lupus Nephritis Flare Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
17596786 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR USE IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Gen-Probe Incorporated
16832977 GUT BACTERIA IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND METHODS THEREWITH IN DETECTING ILEAL FIBROSIS Non-Final OA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18025365 METHODS OF DETECTING AN INACTIVATING MUTATION OF PBRM1 IN MENINGIOMA Non-Final OA Foundation Medicine, Inc.
17301187 BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSING IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS Final Rejection University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
16562861 DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC LIQUID BIOPSY BIOMARKERS FOR ASTHMA Non-Final OA University of Sharjah
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
18556748 DIAGNOSTIC TO SUPPORT CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHING AND EXPLORATORY BIOMARKER ANALYSES IN CANCER PATIENTS Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17325839 RAPID DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM USING TARGETED ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CAPPED PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA University of Maryland, Baltimore County
16921287 METHODS OF PREDICTING PREDISPOSITION TO OR RISK OF KIDNEY DISEASE Non-Final OA Wake Forest University Health Sciences
17305480 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE AND SEIZURES Final Rejection Morehouse School of Medicine
16760522 CANCER DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, PROGNOSTICATION, THERAPY PREDICTION AND THERAPY MONITORING USING METHYLOME ANALYSIS Final Rejection SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM

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