Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: COUNTS, GARY W

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1641 1677 1678 1758 1787 1796

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Counts operates in Art Unit 1641 with an allowance rate of 58.9% over 838 resolved cases. This moderate rate suggests that while grants are common, Tech Center 1700 maintains strict standards for patentability. The median days to allowance of 1151 indicates a prosecution cycle that typically lasts for an extended period. With 838 resolved cases, these figures represent a well-established and reliable pattern of examination behavior.

The most striking data point is the interview lift of 29.5%, which is exceptionally high. This suggests that for the 838 resolved cases, an interview was often the decisive factor in securing an allowance. Practitioners should consider an interview mandatory when working with this examiner, as it significantly improves the effectiveness of the prosecution effort compared to the 58.9% baseline allowance rate. Utilizing the 29.5% lift is the most effective way to navigate the 1151-day median timeline and improve the probability of success. This high lift indicates that the examiner is very responsive to verbal clarification and collaborative problem-solving.

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

Performance Statistics

58.9%
Allow Rate
-6.1% vs TC avg
871
Total Applications
+29.5%
Interview Lift
1151
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 838 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
31.6%
§103 Obviousness
31.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18474826 BIOMARKERS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN MILD AND SUPERMILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Final Rejection Abbott Laboratories
18834684 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR IDENTIFYING AND TREATING VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIA Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18251926 AUTOANTIBODIES AS BIOMARKERS FOR LIPODYSTROPHY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17595478 REAGENTS FOR SANDWICH IMMUNOASSAYS USING PARTICLE ENHANCED AGGLUTINATION DETECTION AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18561621 sFRP4 AS BLOOD BIOMARKER FOR THE NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF ADENOMYOSIS Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
17772959 SEPSIS MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
18339108 NANO-LIGAND FOR PROMOTING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS AND METHOD OF PROMOTING CELL ADHESION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS BY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Korea University Research and Business Foundation
18672669 QUANTIFICATION OF LOW AMOUNTS OF ANTIBODY SIDE-PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18279624 BIOMARKER Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18840269 PROTEIN BIOMARKERS OF INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
18157250 METHOD OF ASSISTING DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18276218 MARKER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE Final Rejection BREXOGEN INC.
18557941 Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disease Non-Final OA Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
17735555 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF HOST CELL PROTEINS Final Rejection LONZA LTD.

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