Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1657 1675

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.6%
Allow Rate
-35.4% vs TC avg
118
Total Applications
+61.7%
Interview Lift
1286
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 69 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.1%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17597922 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING BACTERIAL VIRULENCE AND FLIM-BASED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
16959998 PROBIOTICS, METABOLITES, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17833587 METHODS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF PROTEINS USING CAPRYLIC ACID Non-Final OA Novo Nordisk A/S
18682010 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RECOMBINANT BACTERIAL COLLAGEN-LIKE PROTEIN (CLP) Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
17219111 Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Growth of Lactic Acid Producing Bacteria Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
18003125 Compositions and Methods for Selective Detection and/or Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens in Microbial Communities Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
17786613 Protein and Peptide Fingerprinting and Sequencing by Nanopore Translocation of Peptide-Oligonucleotide Complexes Final Rejection Technische Universiteit Delft
17550191 METHOD FOR TESTING BACTERIAL FILTRATION EFFICACY OF FABRICS Final Rejection Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
17718927 CO-CULTURE METHOD FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM UNTREATED SYNGAS Final Rejection Northeastern University
17628903 WASHING AND CLEANING AGENTS HAVING IMPROVED ENZYME STABILITY Final Rejection Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
18191716 METHOD OF PRODUCING GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE FROM BIOMASS Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18023252 COMPOSITION FOR FREEZE-PRESERVING MICROALGAE BELONGING TO FAMILY THRAUSTOCHYTRIACEAE AND METHOD FOR FREEZE-PRESERVING OF MICROALGAE BELONGING TO THRAUSTOCHYTRIACEAE USING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18009956 ENGINEERED PROBES FOR SIALOGLYCAN BINDING Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
16826135 POLYMERIC BIOCATALYSTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
18576640 A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIUM AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE PREPARATION OF SIALYLLACTOSE Non-Final OA SYNAURA BIOTECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
17904119 BIOCATALYST ADAPTATION AS LOAD FOLLOWING SOLUTION Final Rejection ELECTROCHAEA GMBH
18287879 AN OMEGA-TRANSAMINASE MUTANT BASED ON ANCESTRAL SEQUENCE RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
18486913 ADENOSINE DEAMINASE BASE EDITORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME TO MODIFY A NUCLEOBASE IN A TARGET SEQUENCE Non-Final OA Beam Therapeutics Inc.
18553112 MUTANT MAD7 PROTEIN Non-Final OA SETSUROTECH INC.
17286248 METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING ABNORMAL EMOTION OR BEHAVIOR IN NON-HUMAN ANIMAL BY LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM Final Rejection BENED BIOMEDICAL CO., LTD.
18267990 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HUMAN COLLAGEN STRUCTURES WITH CONTROLLED CHARACTERISTICS Non-Final OA José Adán ORTEGA BLANCO
18258012 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE OF LIQUID FORMULATION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN Non-Final OA ATGC CO., LTD.
18176270 METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING CROSS-CONTAMINATION IN FOODBORNE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOGEN TESTING Final Rejection Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc.
17802597 ANALYSIS OF MICROBIOME FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATING OF URINARY STONE DISEASE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY & VENTURE COMMERCIALIZATION
17787149 PRODUCTION OF FRUCTOSE FROM OLIGO-/ AND/OR POLYSACCHARIDES Non-Final OA Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
17783518 PROBIOTIC COMPOSITION FOR USE AS AN ANTIOXIDANT Non-Final OA BIOPOLIS, S.L.
17605179 PROCESS FOR PREPARING GRANULOCYTE-COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR Non-Final OA Tanvex BioPharma USA, Inc.
17542590 PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING ETHANOL PRODUCTION Final Rejection JUPENG BIO (HK) LIMITED
17540340 PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING ETHANOL PRODUCTION Final Rejection JUPENG BIO (HK) LIMITED
17605579 METHOD FOR METAL-FREE PURIFICATION OF PROTEIN FROM A PROTEIN MIXTURE OR A CELL LYSATE WITH THE N-TERMINUS GLYCINE TAGGING Non-Final OA INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BHOPAL

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