Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1653 1657 1675

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

26.0%
Allow Rate
-34.0% vs TC avg
122
Total Applications
+58.6%
Interview Lift
1231
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
7.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18023252 COMPOSITION FOR FREEZE-PRESERVING MICROALGAE BELONGING TO FAMILY THRAUSTOCHYTRIACEAE AND METHOD FOR FREEZE-PRESERVING OF MICROALGAE BELONGING TO THRAUSTOCHYTRIACEAE USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
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
17219111 Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Growth of Lactic Acid Producing Bacteria Final Rejection University of Kentucky Research Foundation
19112201 METHODS AND USES OF MICROBIOME COMPOSITIONS, COMPONENTS, OR METABOLITES FOR TREATING INSULIN-ASSOCIATED DISEASES Non-Final OA MarvelBiome, Inc.
17550191 METHOD FOR TESTING BACTERIAL FILTRATION EFFICACY OF FABRICS Final Rejection Sanko Tekstil Isletmeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
17786613 Protein and Peptide Fingerprinting and Sequencing by Nanopore Translocation of Peptide-Oligonucleotide Complexes Final Rejection Technische Universiteit Delft
17718927 CO-CULTURE METHOD FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM UNTREATED SYNGAS Final Rejection Northeastern University
18003125 Compositions and Methods for Selective Detection and/or Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens in Microbial Communities Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
18618868 PROCESS AND PLANT Non-Final OA Cemvita Factory, Inc.
18576640 A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIUM AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE PREPARATION OF SIALYLLACTOSE Non-Final OA SYNAURA BIOTECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
18037218 TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF A DISEASE OR DISORDER Final Rejection Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company
17904119 BIOCATALYST ADAPTATION AS LOAD FOLLOWING SOLUTION Final Rejection ELECTROCHAEA GMBH
18486913 ADENOSINE DEAMINASE BASE EDITORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME TO MODIFY A NUCLEOBASE IN A TARGET SEQUENCE Non-Final OA Beam Therapeutics Inc.
18009956 ENGINEERED PROBES FOR SIALOGLYCAN BINDING Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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.
18176270 METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING CROSS-CONTAMINATION IN FOODBORNE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOGEN TESTING Final Rejection Applied Food Diagnostics, Inc.
17917231 RESEARCH INTO ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE BY THE FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES
17802597 ANALYSIS OF MICROBIOME FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATING OF URINARY STONE DISEASE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY & VENTURE COMMERCIALIZATION
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.
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
17415070 BIODEGRADABLE BIOCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE AND/OR THE LEVEL OF PESTICIDES OR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: METHOD AND COMPOSITION Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
17253320 NON-VIABLE BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM BACTERIA AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Synformulas GmbH
16967882 WIDE-SPECTRUM SALMONELLA PHAGE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA QINGDAO PHAGEPHARM BIO-TECH CO., LTD
16826135 POLYMERIC BIOCATALYSTS AND METHODS Non-Final OA BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

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