Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DICKINSON, PAUL W

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 1614 1618 3646

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
1,086
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
1205
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1047 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18794911 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING POLYMERIZING NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17785765 SEQUENTIAL TARGETING IN CROSSLINKING NANO-THERANOSTICS FOR TREATING BRAIN TUMORS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18774558 HIGHLY LUMINESCENT BIODEGRADABLE UPCONVERSION NANOPROBE HAVING LONG DECOMPOSITION TIME Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
17827479 BRANCHED DISCRETE PEG CONSTRUCTS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
17825217 System, Emanation Generator, and Process for Production of High-Purity Therapeutic Radioisotopes Non-Final OA BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
18712544 TANDEM MOLECULAR FLUORESCENCE REPORTERS FOR DETECTION OF TUMOR-INFILTRATING LEUKOCYTES Non-Final OA Nanyang Technological University
18317696 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF SUBSTANCE CONCENTRATION IN BODY STRUCTURES USING SPECTRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY Final Rejection VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
18911705 NANOPARTICLE DRUG CONJUGATES Non-Final OA Cornell University
18696453 RADIOIMMUNOCONJUGATES TARGETING GRP78 FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA ACTINIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

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