Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DICKINSON, PAUL W

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.0%
Allow Rate
+3.0% vs TC avg
1068
Total Applications
+9.5%
Interview Lift
1230
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1025 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17302143 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTION OF CELLS AND TISSUES FROM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY RADIATION Final Rejection The University of Chicago
16458614 Carrier Nanoparticles And Related Compositions, Methods And Systems Final Rejection California Institute Of Technology
17863066 HYBRID NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING MANGANESE OXIDE AND HIGHLY REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR THERANOSTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA King Saud University
17827479 BRANCHED DISCRETE PEG CONSTRUCTS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
17769892 TARGET DELIVERY OF NON-BIOLOGICS THROUGH NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR TISSUE REPAIR Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18349851 FLUORESCENT COMPOUND COMPRISING A FLUOROPHORE CONJUGATED TO A pH-TRIGGERED POLYPEPTIDE Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY
17825217 System, Emanation Generator, and Process for Production of High-Purity Therapeutic Radioisotopes Final Rejection BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
18402910 INHIBITORS OF THE IRE-1/XBP-1 PATHWAY AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17749902 MESOSCALE NANOPARTICLES FOR SELECTIVE TARGETING TO THE KIDNEY AND METHODS OF THEIR THERAPEUTIC USE Non-Final OA Research Foundation of the City University of New York
16707423 Functionalized Polyvinyl Alcohol and Products Formed Therewith Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
18654606 NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING PEPTIDES INCLUDING AN N-TERMINAL LINKER Non-Final OA Topas Therapeutics GmbH
17440067 PEPTIDE-INDUCED NK CELL ACTIVATION Non-Final OA University of Southampton
18647137 STEM CELL DERIVED PANCREATIC ISLET DIFFERENTIATION Non-Final OA Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
18530122 LIPOSOMAL NANOCARRIER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR TARGETING ACTIVE CD44 MOLECULE,PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Beijing Inno Medicine Co., Ltd.
18434315 NANOPARTICLES PRE-FUNCTIONALISED USING A SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Non-Final OA Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
17962198 LIGHT-EMITTING NANOPARTICLES, CELL DETECTION METHOD USING SAME, ANIMAL TREATMENT METHOD, MEDICAL DEVICE, CELL VISUALIZATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INJURY TO CELL Final Rejection National Institute of Technology
16089758 LIGHT-EMITTING NANOPARTICLES, CELL DETECTION METHOD USING SAME, ANIMAL TREATMENT METHOD, MEDICAL DEVICE, CELL VISUALIZATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING INJURY TO CELL Final Rejection National Institute of Technology
17610892 SENSORS AND METHODS USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE OF METAL NANOCLUSTERS Non-Final OA Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18270118 IRON OXIDE MAGNETIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA ZTI BIOSCIENCES CO., LTD.
18269585 IRON OXIDE MAGNETIC PARTICLES Non-Final OA ZTI BIOSCIENCES CO.,LTD.
17782940 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ACHIEVING A HEALTHY INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FOLLOWING COMBINED GLAUCOMA FILTRATION SURGERY AND CATARACT EXTRACTION Non-Final OA RADIANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17757786 uPAR-TARGETED PHOTOTHERMAL OPTICAL PROBES FOR PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY Final Rejection RIGSHOSPITALET
18255607 MARKER FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING OR PREDICTING ANGIOGENESIS Non-Final OA NOVAI LTD
17613580 ANTI-GLYPICAN-3 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
17791028 COMPANION DIAGNOSIS BIOMARKER COMPOSITION AND COMPANION DIAGNOSIS KIT CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA INNOBATION BIO CO., LTD.
17773485 DESIGN AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTILAYERED STRUCTURES FOR SUPPORT OF LIPID BILAYERS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF WHEATON COLLEGE
16346920 RADIOPAQUE POLYMERS WITH ENHANCED RADIOPACITY Non-Final OA ENDOSHAPE, INC.
17413517 METHOD OF PRODUCING POLY(ALKYL CYANOACRYLATE) BASED NANO/MICROFIBERS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection WIWEX GmbH
17229013 Gold-Based Nanocrystals for Medical Treatments and Electrochemical Manufacturing Processes Therefor Final Rejection KENSINGTON CLENE 2024 LLC
17223336 NOVEL GOLD-BASED NANOCRYSTALS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THEREFOR Non-Final OA KENSINGTON CLENE 2024 LLC

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