Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CORNELIUS, CLAIRE ADRIENNE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1618 1632 1671 1672

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Cornelius operates within Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600, where she has managed 6 resolved cases. Her allowance rate of 66.7% suggests a moderate path to grant for applicants in this biotechnology and organic chemistry domain. However, the median days to allowance of 1045 indicates a lengthy prosecution timeline. This duration suggests that even with a majority of cases being allowed, the process requires significant time and persistence from the applicant.

A notable data point is the interview lift of 0.0%. This figure indicates that conducting an interview with this examiner has not historically increased the probability of receiving an allowance. Practitioners should weigh the time investment of an interview against this lack of statistical benefit when developing a strategy for the 6 resolved cases currently on record. Given the 66.7% allowance rate, focusing on high-quality written responses and precise claim amendments may be a more effective use of resources than seeking verbal negotiation. The 1045-day median pendency should also be factored into long-term portfolio planning for applications assigned to this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
34
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1045
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
32.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18277873 NOVEL BACTERIOPHAGE HAVING CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS-SPECIFIC BACTERICIDAL EFFECT AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection CJ CheilJedang Corporation
18278878 NOVEL BACTERIOPHAGE HAVING CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS-SPECIFIC BACTERICIDAL EFFECT AND ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18571367 CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection DYNO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17997791 MODIFIED ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORS THAT EVADE NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18654961 VIRAL ANTIGEN DISPLAY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18727308 CIRCULAR RNA VACCINES AGAINST SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Peking University
18511416 Virus-like Particles with Programmable Tropism and Methods of Use Thereof for Delivery to Cells Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18277425 NOVEL DRUGGABLE REGIONS IN THE HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN B POLYPEPTIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Pfizer Inc.
18350357 FOAM VACCINATION OF AVIANS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
18256481 METHODS OF PURIFYING ADENOVIRUS Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED
18557406 MOLECULAR SIGNATURES OF LONG-TERM COVID-19 AND TREATMENT THEREOF Non-Final OA FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
18556744 ENGINEERING BIOLOGICS TO HPV ONCOPROTEINS Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18557396 PREFUSION-STABILIZED LASSA VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN COMPLEX AND ITS USE Non-Final OA The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
18262073 Therapeutic Viral Vaccine Final Rejection GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA
18708467 PREDICTING COVID-19 ANTIBODIES AMONG SURVIVORS WITH DEEP RNA SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Rhode Island Hospital
18564621 Insect cell production of parvoviral vectors with modified capsid proteins Non-Final OA uniQure biopharma B.V.

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