Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CHIU, MAY LEUNG

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1693 1758 1797

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.9%
Allow Rate
-22.1% vs TC avg
70
Total Applications
+19.0%
Interview Lift
1295
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
30.2%
§102 Novelty
39.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18572555 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING AND DETECTING VIRAL NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA University of Rochester
17629996 AUTOMATED ANALYZER Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17891636 FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE WITH PASSIVE PRESSURE EQUILIBRATION Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18018546 NANOFABRICATION OF DETERMINISTIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18030489 FLUID ANALYSIS WITH FLUID SEAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17564243 CONVECTIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DETECTING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Industrial Technology Research Institute

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