Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: STOICA, ELLY GERALD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618 1644 1647 1654 1693

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elly Gerald Stoica is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1618. She has 1242 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 66.9 percent. The median days to allowance is 933. This 933 days figure provides a timeline for applicants to consider during prosecution. The 1242 resolved cases offer a basis for these statistics. This data is specific to her work in Art Unit 1618.

The interview lift for this examiner is 22.5 percent. This lift indicates that the allowance rate changes when an interview is conducted. Practitioners can use this information to decide whether to request an interview. The 66.9 percent allowance rate is the baseline for applications assigned to her. Direct communication is a strategy that relates to the 22.5 percent lift. These figures from Tech Center 1600 help in planning prosecution steps. The 933 days median is a factor in managing expectations for patent pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

66.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
1,263
Total Applications
+22.5%
Interview Lift
933
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1242 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.0%
§101 Eligibility
15.1%
§102 Novelty
28.9%
§103 Obviousness
36.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18332457 Fibroblast Activation ImmunoPET for Detection of Fibrosis Activity Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18043554 IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18027993 DISCOVERY AND USE OF IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18540652 INTERLEUKIN-2-Fc FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18514761 ENGINEERED NEMO AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18260741 OVARIAN CANCER VACCINE Final Rejection Trustees of Dartmouth College
18567159 PHOTOACTIVATABLE GASDERMIN PROTEINS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18380877 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC PAIN Non-Final OA Children's Hospital Medical Center
18272114 TRANSDERMAL VACCINE Non-Final OA Oxford University Innovation Limited
17085040 Pharmaceutical Composition for Cancer Treatment Final Rejection Osaka University
18513095 TARGETED INHIBITION OF DKK3 TO SENSITIZE TUMORS TO IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA Duke University
18318218 CONSTRAINED CONDITIONALLY ACTIVATED BINDING PROTEINS Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18436808 TARGETING TUMOR CELLS WITH CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS CONJUGATED TO MATRIPTASE ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Georgetown University
17997142 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TDP-43 PROTEINOPATHIES Non-Final OA SOLA BIOSCIENCES LLC

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