Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1648 1671

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
1,072
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1032 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
6.9%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18166743 MANNOSE CONJUGATED CHITOSAN-BASED INFLUENZA NANOVACCINE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17760180 POLYPEPTIDES AND THEIR USE Non-Final OA University of Washington
18076315 OMICRON SARS-COV-2 ASSAY Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18403028 SITE-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY-DRUG GLYCONJUGATES AND METHODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18747563 Antibodies to Andes Hantavirus, and Methods for Using Same Final Rejection Universidad De Concepcion
18656948 DNA ANTIBODY CONSTRUCTS FOR USE AGAINST MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS Final Rejection INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18393160 HUMAN HERPESVIRUS IMMUNOTHERAPY Final Rejection The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
17723271 RNA SEQUENCING TO DIAGNOSE SEPSIS AND OTHER DISEASES AND CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Rhode Island Hospital
18067358 EFFICIENT VACCINE Final Rejection VLP Therapeutics Japan, INC.
16974123 Localized activation of virus replicatio boosts herpesvirus-vectored vaccines Non-Final OA HSF Pharmaceuticals SA
17786124 TREATMENT OF HEPATIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS Final Rejection UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
17824702 METHOD OF BREATH SCREENING OF VIRAL INFECTION Final Rejection ANIKA STERILIS PRIVATE LIMITED
17260041 METHODS FOR GENERATING BROADLY REACTIVE, PAN-EPITOPIC IMMUNOGENS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection University of Georgia Research Foundation

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