Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CHONG, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1636 1645 1657 1674

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+12.4% vs TC avg
1,554
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
924
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1493 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
31.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19460949 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMED DEATH LIGAND RECEPTOR (PD-L1) EXPRESSION Non-Final OA NOVO NORDISK A/S
18021469 CRISPR-CAS EFFECTOR POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17636481 METHOD OF MODULATING ADIPOSITY Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18577903 Yeast Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Industrially Relevant Phenotypes Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
18069387 ENGINEERED NUCLEASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17910497 NOVEL CAS ENZYMES AND METHODS OF PROFILING SPECIFICITY AND ACTIVITY Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18490131 ALLELE SELECTIVE INHIBITION OF MUTANT C9ORF72 FOCI EXPRESSION BY DUPLEX RNAS TARGETING THE EXPANDED HEXANUCLEOTIDE REPEAT Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18471280 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18019720 Human XIST Antisense Oligonucleotides for X Reactivation Therapy Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation

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