Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: AFREMOVA, VERA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1653 1655 1657 1783

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
941
Total Applications
+29.2%
Interview Lift
1318
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 876 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.8%
§102 Novelty
46.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19424574 RAPID ISOLATION, CULTIVATION METHODS AND UTILITIES OF TRUFFLE FUNGI Non-Final OA BLACK BOAR TRUFFLE, LLC
18047384 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CULTURE STATE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18022201 Label-free, real-time, whole-cell response monitoring with liquid Raman spectroscopy Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17955413 PREBIOTIC FORMULATIONS Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18807794 MICROBIOME MARKERS AND THERAPIES FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
17801002 METHODS FOR REHABILITATING HEART FAILURE USING GENE THERAPY Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17608274 FEED COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BETAINE SALTS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
15474723 PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18714481 DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD-GRADE FUNGAL FERMENTATES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND THE USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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