Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BAUSCH, SARAE L

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1683 1699

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.6%
Allow Rate
-30.4% vs TC avg
664
Total Applications
+44.2%
Interview Lift
1386
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 605 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
20.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18263456 REAGENTS AND DETECTION METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
17995246 NOVEL INSECTICIDAL TOXIN RECEPTORS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18026823 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VIRALLY-INFECTED SUBJECT'S RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERE SYMPTOMS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18005515 Systems and Methods to Enhance RNA Transcription and Uses Thereof Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17755519 Methods of Treatments Based Upon Molecular Response to Treatment Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17928400 CRISPR/CAS CHAIN REACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING THE DETECTION SENSITIVITY OF CRISPR-BASED TARGET DETECTION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18156945 NOVEL DNA METHYLATION MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH RENAL FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIING RENAL FUNCTION Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
18289332 AUTOANTIBODIES FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING DISEASE Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18065307 IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER Final Rejection BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
18006590 RAPID CLINICAL TEST FOR GENETIC DIAGNOSIS INVOLVING KNOWN VARIANTS Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY
17763340 A KIT FOR DETECTION OF MUTATIONS CAUSING GENETIC DISORDERS Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
17920931 METHODS FOR DETECTING TISSUE DAMAGE, GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE, AND INFECTIONS USING CELL-FREE DNA PROFILING Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18276844 PREPARATION METHOD FOR NUCLEIC ACID SAMPLE DERIVED FROM SKIN STRATUM CORNEUM Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18009936 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING BREAST CANCER Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
17309348 DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION Final Rejection UCL Business LTD
17997572 Epiprinter Technology and Methods of Use for Detecting Biomolecules Final Rejection Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18697458 METHOD OF EXAMINING A NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRODUCT Non-Final OA QIAGEN GmbH
17909500 DNA DAMAGE REPAIR GENES IN CANCER Final Rejection The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
18001841 Small Deletion Signatures Non-Final OA The Jackson Laboratory

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