Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1600 1621 1622 1656 1671 1672 1692 1732

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+14.8% vs TC avg
1,316
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
817
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1299 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
38.2%
§103 Obviousness
34.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18576008 POLYTRIMETHYLENE ETHER GLYCOL AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SK CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
18037179 DEHYDRATION OF LACTIC ACID AND RELATED COMPOUNDS IN SOLID ACIDS VIA MULTIFUNCTIONAL FLEXIBLE MODIFIERS Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18291287 METHOD FOR PREPARING (2,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHYL)SULFANYLANILINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18037553 METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-IODO ARYL ETHER UNDER THE ACTION OF ALKALI METAL HYDRIDE Final Rejection SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
18253605 INTEGRATED CARBOXYLIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM SYNTHESIS GAS Final Rejection Rohm and Haas Company
17619922 METHOD FOR PREPARING PT-BASED ALLOY / MOFS CATALYST WITH HIGH HYDROGENATION SELECTIVITY AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY
18571837 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLS Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18572209 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LIQUID MIXTURE COMPRISING METHANOL, WATER AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE Non-Final OA Dow Global Technologies LLC

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