Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CURRENS, GRANT CARSON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.9%
Allow Rate
-7.1% vs TC avg
169
Total Applications
+64.7%
Interview Lift
1176
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 140 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
30.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18000183 Treatment Of Homocystinuria And Hyperhomocysteinemia Using Cystathionine-Gamma-Lyase Final Rejection THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18259212 FUNGAL TEXTILE MATERIALS AND LEATHER ANALOGS Non-Final OA THE FYNDER GROUP, INC.
18040518 COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING BACTERIOPHAGE AND ANTIBACTERIAL FILM FORMED BY USING SAME Final Rejection Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
17910105 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GAUCHER DISEASE Final Rejection Children's Hospital Medical Center
18592050 BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN A SUBTYPE 6 AND PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17092148 FORMULATIONS AND DOSES OF PEGYLATED URICASE Final Rejection Selecta Biosciences, Inc.
17688035 COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREVENTING CAKING Final Rejection MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18246681 A NOVEL PHAGE FOR LISTERIA, INCLUDING LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES Non-Final OA Micreos Food Safety B.V.
17916815 METHODS OF IMPROVING HEALTH OF YOUNG RUMINANTS Final Rejection The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev Ltd.
18022091 HYALURONIDASE FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING A TARGETING SEQUENCE AND METHODS OF USING SAME TO TREAT A COSMETIC CONDITION Final Rejection STANDARD OF CARE CORPORATION
18162541 Antimicrobial Compositions and Related Methods of Use Final Rejection Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, LLC
17995149 FLUORESCENT D-TYPE AMINO ACID METABOLISM MARKER-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTING ANTIBACTERIAL DRUG SENSITIVITY TEST Non-Final OA RENJI HOSPITAL, SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
17127631 COCKTAIL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RESPIRATORY ANTIBACTERIAL PHAGES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA TECNIFAR - INDUSTRIA TECNICA FARMACEUTICA, S.A.

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