Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ARNOLD, ERNST V

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1613 1614 1616 1617 1626

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
1,450
Total Applications
+12.9%
Interview Lift
1164
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1382 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18844415 ONE-STEP SUPRAMOLECULAR MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATING ON PLANT VIRUS NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOIMAGING AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18554705 NOVEL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY THERAPEUTICS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17831796 Oral Care Products and Methods Final Rejection BASF SE
17635734 STABILIZER CONCENTRATES FOR WAX DISPERSIONS Final Rejection BASF SE
17592169 BIOMIMETIC TISSUE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA New York University
18725289 IONIZABLE LIPIDS FOR MULTIPLE ORGAN TARGETING Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18613671 METHOD FOR COATING PHARMACEUTICAL SUBSTRATES Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
19016307 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING INTESTINAL BACTERIAL FLORA AND RELATED TREATMENT METHODS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18839767 SPONGES BASED ON COLLAGEN-LIKE PROTEINS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18717321 COMPOSITION COMPRISING TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSORS AND A PHOSPHORIC SURFACTANT Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18679749 HYBRID NAIL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L'ORÉAL
18282412 FUNCTIONALIZED CHITOSAN PREPARATION Final Rejection Firmenich SA
17622585 TRANSFECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18729242 COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING NITRIC OXIDE AND FLUORIDE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.

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