Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BERTAGNA, ANGELA MARIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
735
Total Applications
+46.3%
Interview Lift
1418
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 706 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.0%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
15.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18365744 QUALITY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
18003412 AMPLICON COMPREHENSIVE ENRICHMENT Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18243581 METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL PLOIDY CALLING Non-Final OA Natera, Inc.
18220183 METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL PLOIDY CALLING Non-Final OA Natera, Inc.
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
17360121 DETECTION OF BACTERIAL (MOLLICUTIES) CONTAMINATION Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
17865671 RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION REAGENTS AND KITS Final Rejection ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS SCARBOROUGH, INC.
18304282 AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA LumiraDx UK Ltd.
18102031 NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PROCESSES Final Rejection LumiraDx UK Ltd.
18176418 COMPOSITIONS FOR SURFACE AMPLIFICATION AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ultima Genomics, Inc.
17886126 METHODS AND KITS FOR DEPLETING UNDESIRED NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.
18027971 MULTIPLEX NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD, COMPOSITION AND KIT Non-Final OA MACCURA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17986339 BORDETELLA DETECTION ASSAY Non-Final OA Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
17401662 Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same Final Rejection Takara Bio USA, Inc.
17081417 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE ENRICHMENT AND HIGH EFFICIENCY LIBRARY GENERATION Final Rejection NUGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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