Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: ZAHORIK, AMANDA MARY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1636 1645 1653 1654 1674

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

Amanda Mary Zahorik has 83 resolved cases in Art Unit 1635 of Technology Center 1600. The allowance rate is 57.8 percent. The interview lift is 49.0 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1317. The interview lift of 49.0 percent is a key metric for this examiner, suggesting that direct communication is effective. With 83 cases resolved, the 57.8 percent allowance rate indicates the examination environment.

The 1317-day median pendency is the duration for the 1600 technology center. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to take advantage of the 49.0 percent lift, which can improve the odds of a grant. The 57.8 percent allowance rate serves as a baseline that is enhanced by verbal advocacy. The 1317-day timeline provides a benchmark for the duration of prosecution in this art unit. These figures allow for a strategic approach to patent acquisition.

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

Performance Statistics

57.8%
Allow Rate
-2.2% vs TC avg
116
Total Applications
+49.0%
Interview Lift
1317
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 83 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18557218 LIPID NANOMATERIALS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18572654 METHODS OF DETERMINING RESPONSIVENESS TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS FOR CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18488316 HSD17B13 VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18674830 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR ON-FARM DETECTION OF CONTAMINATION Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18667652 NON-INVASIVE SITE-SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT OF TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN THE BRAIN Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18683081 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY IN BACTERIA Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL N&H DENMARK APS
18001643 METHODS OF IMPROVING PROTEIN EXPRESSION Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
18761504 COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5 iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18577377 BIS-RNAI COMPOUNDS FOR CNS DELIVERY Non-Final OA ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
17283995 VIRALLY EXPRESSED INHIBITORS OF PDZ DOMAINS, SUCH AS PICK1 AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA University of Copenhagen
17494047 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR RAPID AND DYNAMIC FLUX CONTROL USING SYNTHETIC METABOLIC VALVES Non-Final OA DUKE UNIVERSITY
18686437 Base Editing System for Achieving A-To-C and/or A-To-T Base Mutations and Use Thereof Non-Final OA EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY

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