Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BERTAGNA, ANGELA MARIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.2%
Allow Rate
-15.8% vs TC avg
728
Total Applications
+46.1%
Interview Lift
1512
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 701 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
36.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17920379 UNIVERSAL PRIMERS FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIA, FUNGI AND EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18003412 AMPLICON COMPREHENSIVE ENRICHMENT Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
17707409 SELECTIVE AMPLIFICATION USING BLOCKING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection Becton, Dickinson and Company
18220183 METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL PLOIDY CALLING Non-Final OA Natera, Inc.
17986339 BORDETELLA DETECTION ASSAY Non-Final OA Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
17360121 DETECTION OF BACTERIAL (MOLLICUTIES) CONTAMINATION Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
17754032 ASSAY METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING RARE SEQUENCE VARIANTS Non-Final OA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
18054469 Dumbbell PCR: A Method To Quantify Specific Small RNA Variants With A Single Nucleotide Resolution At Terminal Sequences Non-Final OA Thomas Jefferson University
17886126 METHODS AND KITS FOR DEPLETING UNDESIRED NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.
17865671 RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION REAGENTS AND KITS Final Rejection ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
17401662 Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same Final Rejection Takara Bio USA, Inc.
18304282 AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA LumiraDx UK Ltd.
18102031 NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PROCESSES Final Rejection LumiraDx UK Ltd.
17635843 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING TREPONEMA PALLIDUM Final Rejection GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED
18027971 MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD, COMPOSITION AND KIT Non-Final OA MACCURA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17240592 DETECTION OF SHORT HOMOPOLYMERIC REPEATS Non-Final OA Biocartis NV
17081417 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE ENRICHMENT AND HIGH EFFICIENCY LIBRARY GENERATION Final Rejection NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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