Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: COHEN, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1612 1628

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
890
Total Applications
+27.1%
Interview Lift
1061
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 851 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18611933 ORAL ROOM-TEMPERATURE STABLE YEAST PARTICLES (YP) AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18647746 INJECTABLE SHEAR-THINNING COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18924778 BIOCIDAL COMPOSITIONS WITH HYDRONIUM ION SOURCES FOR BIOFILM CONTROL Non-Final OA ECOLAB USA INC.
18256897 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING COCRYSTALS USING DIELECTRIC HEATING WITH DISPERSIVE AND DISTRIBUTIVE MIXING Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18038142 Antimicrobial Component for an Aerosol Generating System Final Rejection JT International SA
18674209 POLY(AMINE-CO-ESTER) POLYMERS AND POLYPLEXES WITH MODIFIED END GROUPS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Yale University
17753829 AGRICULTURAL INERT PACKAGE FORMULATION CONTAINING A SULFOPOLYMER Final Rejection Eastman Chemical Company
18705940 COSMETIC Final Rejection SHISEIDO COMPANY, LTD.
18859650 FORMULATIONS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITOR Non-Final OA KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
18342056 NOVEL ANTICARIES MATERIAL FOR DENTAL USE Final Rejection The University of Hong Kong

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