Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ALLEN, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1642 1671 1672

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.4%
Allow Rate
-27.6% vs TC avg
499
Total Applications
+49.2%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 488 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
19.9%
§103 Obviousness
43.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18308349 METHODS FOR IMPROVING COVID VACCINE IMMUNOGENICITY Non-Final OA Northwestern University
18274641 FC-ENHANCED ANTIBODIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF EBOLA VIRUS INFECTION Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18294775 SYNERGISM OF IMMUNOGENICITY VIA COMBINED PARENTERAL AND MUCOSAL IMMUNIZATION AGAINST COVID-19 Non-Final OA BHARAT BIOTECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
18427625 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR QUADRIVALENT INFLUENZA VACCINE Non-Final OA Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.
18283596 VIRAL CLEARANCE TEST METHOD Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI LIFE SCIENCE CORPORATION
18317421 PRIMERS, KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS Non-Final OA ARMY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
17639023 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PATHOGEN OR ANTIBODY DETECTION USING UNMODIFIED SIGNALING SUBSTANCES WITH OR WITHOUT UNLABELED DETECTION REAGENTS Final Rejection NANO DISCOVERY INC.

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