Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1671 1672 1687 2128 2187 3682

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

32.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
124
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1534
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

39.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
23.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17135826 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYSIS OF CTCF BINDING REGIONS IN CELL-FREE DNA Final Rejection GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
18747178 DETECTING MUTATIONS AND PLOIDY IN CHROMOSOMAL SEGMENTS Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
17692469 DETECTING MUTATIONS AND PLOIDY IN CHROMOSOMAL SEGMENTS Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
17260965 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM Final Rejection Sony Corporation
18034071 Drug Sensitivity Prediction and Model Training Method, Storage Medium and Device Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17376096 METHODS, CIRCUITS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR SEARCHING WITHIN A GENOMIC REFERENCE SEQUENCE FOR QUERIED TARGET SEQUENCE USING HYPER-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTING TECHNIQUES Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18176763 APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PREDICTING METHANE EMISSIONS INTENSITY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
17780404 MOLECULAR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.
17332904 Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Process Indicators to Predict Sample Reevaluation Success Final Rejection Illumina, Inc.
18338488 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCE DATA ALIGNMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT Final Rejection LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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