Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1627 1629

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dawanna Shar-Day White is a patent examiner assigned to Art Unit 1627 within Tech Center 1600. The examiner's professional record includes 119 resolved cases. The data indicates an allowance rate of 62.2% for these applications. This figure serves as a primary indicator of the probability of success for cases on this docket. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 1264, which establishes a specific timeframe for the prosecution process. These metrics offer a foundational understanding of the examiner's approach to patent applications.

The interview lift for this examiner is 23.8%. This 23.8% lift shows the change in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the 62.2% base rate. With 119 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's historical performance. The 1264-day median pendency is a key metric for managing client expectations regarding the duration of the patent application process in Tech Center 1600. Practitioners should evaluate the allowance rate and the interview lift to determine the most effective strategy for their specific cases.

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

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
161
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 120 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18101772 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18891879 MACROCYCLIC CYCLOPHANES Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18755002 ANNULATED 2-AMINO-3-CYANO THIOPHENES AND DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
18364200 CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF ANTIBODIES AND FUNCTIONAL FRAGMENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
18678444 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS FOR HIV Non-Final OA Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18548657 SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 REPLICATION BY COVID-19 ENTRY INHIBITORS Final Rejection THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
18840040 METHODS OF TREATING, AMELIORATING, OR PREVENTING HEART FAILURE, AND METHODS OF PROMOTING HEART MUSCLE GROWTH Non-Final OA Yale University
18837245 EMOPAMIL-BINDING PROTEIN INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA BIOGEN MA INC.
18954799 PIM KINASE INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OF MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMS AND FIBROSIS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18834350 IMIDAZOTETRAZINE COMPOUNDS AND TREATMENT OF TMZ-RESISTANT CANCERS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18857231 SMALL MOLECULE INDUCERS OF CARDIOMYOCYTES TO IMPROVE CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
18951962 GPR88-RECEPTOR-AGONIST Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18816550 PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHENYLTETRAHYDROFURAN COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18855162 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DIABETIC STROKE, CONTAINING RAGE ANTAGONIST AND AGE SCAVENGER Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18871252 FUSED PYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF MENIN Non-Final OA Biomea Fusion, Inc.
18571213 SALT OF SELECTIVE FGFR4 INHIBITOR, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection ZHEJIANG HISUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18860199 DRUG SUSTAINED-RELEASE TABLET FOR TREATING LIVER DISEASE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
18851294 5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANXIETY Non-Final OA GH RESEARCH IRELAND LIMITED
18798160 PIPERAZINE INDAZOLE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS Non-Final OA Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
18155115 METHODS OF TREATING LEPTOMENINGEAL METASTASIS Non-Final OA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR CANCER AND ALLIED DISEASES
18257384 ORAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING KETAMINE COMBINED WITH SUBCUTANEAL OR INTRAVENOUS KETAMINE FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT, CONTROL OR PREVENTION OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS Final Rejection NEUROCENTRX PHARMA LTD.

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