Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: WILLIS, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1624 1691

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

Douglas M. Willis is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1624, with 1812 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 82.3 percent. This combination of 1812 cases and the 82.3 percent grant rate provides a statistical profile for practitioners. The allowance rate suggests that a majority of applications he reviews will eventually be granted.

The interview lift for his cases is 19.7 percent. While the base rate is 82.3 percent, interviews still provide a boost to the chances of success. Additionally, the median days to allowance is 687. Applicants can expect a resolution and a likelihood of a grant when their cases are handled by this examiner. The 687 median days, combined with the 82.3 percent allowance rate, defines the prosecution experience in Art Unit 1624. Practitioners can use the resolved cases to predict future outcomes based on this specific volume of data.

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

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+22.4% vs TC avg
1,843
Total Applications
+19.7%
Interview Lift
687
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1814 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
8.8%
§103 Obviousness
52.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18705711 INJECTABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER Non-Final OA KASHIV BIOSCIENCES, LLC
18665390 HETEROCYCLIC NLRP3 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17786504 THERAPEUTIC AGENT CONTAINING FUSED PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18768954 N-[4-[4-(4-MORPHOLINYL)-7H-PYRROLO[2,3-d]PYRIMIDIN-6-YL]PHENYL]-4-[[3(R)-[(1-OXO-2-PROPEN-1-YL)AMINO]-1-PIPERIDINYL]METHYL]-2-PYRIDINE CARBOXAMIDE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA BIOMEA FUSION, INC.
18258812 METHACRYLAMIDES PROTEIN BINDERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18620978 SALTS AND SOLID FORMS OF A COMPOUND HAVING GLP-1 AGONIST ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Gasherbrum Bio, Inc.
18717141 PYRIMIDINES AND METHODS OF THEIR USE Non-Final OA Kineta, Inc.
18717144 COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS THAT INHIBIT PIKFYVE Non-Final OA Kineta, Inc.
18263656 SUBSTITUTED PYRROLOPYRIMIDINE AND PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINE AS BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE (BTK) DEGRADERS Non-Final OA ACCUTAR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC.
18702203 ARYL OR HETEROARYL DERIVATIVE, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF KINASE-RELATED DISEASES Non-Final OA Anvia Therapeutics, Inc..
18001148 ARYLACETAMIDE ANALOGS OF PIPERAZINE-[1,2,4]TRIAZOLO[4,3-B]PYRIDAZINES Non-Final OA Saint Louis University

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