Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1629 4100

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.9%
Allow Rate
+1.9% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1246
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
27.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18550642 METHOD OF DECREASING THE POPULATION OF FUSOBACTERIA IN THE GUT MICROBIOME Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18706266 CANNABIGEROL FOR TREATMENT OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18266525 SMALL MOLECULES AND THEIR USE AS MALT1 INHIBITORS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18635508 TREATMENT OF CANCERS OR NEOPLASMS BY INHIBITING KIF15 Non-Final OA University of Kansas
18728925 PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF GALBULIMIMA ALKALOID 18 AND COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND AGONISTS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18640931 N-SUBSTITUTED C6 CYCLYL CARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ALCON INC.
18728431 COMPOUND COMPRISING RALTITREXED OR 5-MTHF LINKED TO A THERAPEUTIC AGENT, COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18542376 COMPOUNDS THAT SYNERGIZE WITH COPPER TO KILL STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18035313 SULFUROUS COMPOUNDS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18768902 PHARMACEUTICAL AND FOOD COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION, OR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES COMPRISING 1-ALKYL-5-ARYLIDENE-2-SELENOXOIMIDAZOLIDIN-4-ONE AND ITS DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY
18710002 FLUCONAZOLE-COX INHIBITOR HYBRIDS: A DUAL-ACTING CLASS OF ANTIFUNGAL AZOLES Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
17641665 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEC16A DYSFUNCTION OR LOSS Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18007843 Process for the Preparation of Ticagrelor Non-Final OA Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Pol-Pharma S.A.

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