Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ANGELL, JON E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1637 1642 1674

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
859
Total Applications
+21.1%
Interview Lift
1194
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 821 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
27.5%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18192108 DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA THAT INHIBITS PRODUCTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS PROTEIN AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17797810 RNA-LOADED NANOPARTICLES AND USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
17637427 TARGETING SLC38A2 IN PANCREATIC CANCER Non-Final OA New York University
18365991 Weight Loss Regimen Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18309548 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING, PREVENTING OR REVERSING OBESITY AND OBESITY-RELATED DISORDERS BY OPSIN 3 REGULATION OF HYPOTHALAMIC MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS Non-Final OA Brown University
15263078 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CELLS AS A MODULAR PLATFORM FOR CELL-BASED MEDICINE Non-Final OA SRI International
18131892 SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 1 (SOD1) iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE 1- (SOD1-) ASSOCIATED NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17416108 MODULATORS OF HSD17B13 EXPRESSION Final Rejection Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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