Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1671 1672

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-31.4% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+77.1%
Interview Lift
1347
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
33.3%
§103 Obviousness
33.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17925920 CORONAVIRUS ANTIGEN COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USES Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
17713382 METHODS FOR TREATING COVID-19 BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GENOMIC PROFILES Non-Final OA University of South Florida
17631439 TARGETED EXOSOME BASED ON RBD REGION OF SARS-COV-2 S PROTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
17905614 VACCINES AGAINST SARS-COV-2 AND OTHER CORONAVIRUSES Final Rejection The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
17594349 A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION, AND RELATED PEPTIDES, KITS AND COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Agency for Science, Technology and Research
18015918 A SIMPLE METHOD FOR COLLECTING A SAMPLE OF A MUCOSAL FLUID ADHERED TO THE MUCOSAL SURFACE OF THE NASAL CAVITY AND A TEST KIT FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN THE SAMPLE Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
17919096 ADENOVIRUS IMMUNOASSAY METHOD AND IMMUNOASSAY INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
17996680 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RAPID DETECTION OF VIRUSES Non-Final OA NANOSE MEDICAL LTD

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