Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1683

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-31.4% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+48.9%
Interview Lift
1364
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
3.4%
§102 Novelty
67.2%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18285222 BLOCKING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE SELECTIVE DEPLETION OF NON-DESIRABLE FRAGMENTS FROM AMPLIFIED LIBRARIES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17864930 DECENTRALIZED WORKFLOWS FOR SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18008989 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DNA METHYLATION ANALYSIS Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
18157587 Methods Of Improving Health With Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Inhibitors Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18163819 DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS FOR LYMPHOMA Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
17629571 METHODS FOR DETERMINING RISK OF DEVELOPING INSULIN RESISTANCE Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17634908 CONTROLLING THE DNA HYBRIDIZATION CHAIN REACTION Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18300814 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROBE DETECTION AND READOUT SIGNAL GENERATION Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
17801078 METHODS TO COMBINE FIRST AND SECOND STRAND cDNA SYNTHESIS FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18388088 THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES TO TARGET TUMORS WITH ALTERATIONS IN LKB1 PATHWAY Non-Final OA New York University
17642640 DETECTION OF CIRCULATING TUMOR DNA USING DOUBLE STRANDED HYBRID CAPTURE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
17907482 Compositions and Methods for Detecting Molecular Targets on Chromosomal DNA Non-Final OA New England Biolabs, Inc.
18926340 GENE SEQUENCING METHOD Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SALUS BIOMED CO., LTD
18352040 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TARGETING S100A10 FOR THE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18195049 HIGH THROUGHPUT SINGLE CELL BASED ASSAY FOR CAPTURING GENOMIC INFORMATION FOR FUNCTIONAL AND IMAGING ANALYSIS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Zafrens, Inc.
17744231 METHODS FOR DISEASE DETECTION Non-Final OA Universal Diagnostics, S.A.
18554174 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING COMPLEX GENOMIC REGIONS Non-Final OA RPRD Diagnostics, LLC
17771591 COLOR AND BARCODED BEADS FOR SINGLE CELL INDEXING Non-Final OA Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG
17995323 A METHOD OF DETECTING STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENTS IN A GENOME Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17921582 PSEUDO-COMPLEMENTARY BASES IN GENOTYPING AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING Final Rejection Cepheid
17768601 COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSING LIVER CANCER BY USING CPG METHYLATION CHANGES IN SPECIFIC GENES, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection GENCURIX INC.
17661813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Final Rejection Co-Diagnostics, Inc.
17799496 NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT, AND THERAPEUTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT FOR MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENT CANCERS COMPRISING NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT Non-Final OA PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
17631558 MULTIPLEX LIGATION-DEPENDENT PROBE MICROARRAY DETECTION Non-Final OA FLASHDX SHENZHEN INC.
17788221 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MOLECULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT VIA ANALYSIS OF CIRCULATING TUMOR DNA Non-Final OA Lexent Bio, Inc.
17739526 GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURE OF ENDOMETRIAL SAMPLES FROM WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT ENDOMETRIOSIS Non-Final OA Endometrics Ltd.
17617218 INHIBITATION OF ACID LIPASE FOR CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

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