Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: DUNN, MCKENZIE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1636 1678

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
117
Total Applications
+55.3%
Interview Lift
1434
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 78 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

13.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
39.5%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18424108 ASSAY CARTRIDGE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17612919 LINKED BODY FOR FLUORESCENT LABELING AGENTS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18048673 A SYNTHENTIC POLY-TRANSTHYRETIN AFFINITY TRAP FOR DETECTING AMYLOIDOGENIC TRANSTHYRETIN FORMS IN PLASMA SAMPLES OFTRANTHYRETIN AMYLOIDOSIS PATIENTS Final Rejection Northwestern University
18426938 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY (IHC) MAGE-A4 SCORING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR AIDING CANCER TREATMENTS Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
18359300 DETECTION OF AIRBORNE ANALYTES USING IMPRINTED MICELLES Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
17798514 CSF PHOSPHORYLATED TAU AND AMYLOID BETA PROFILES AS BIOMARKERS OF TAUOPATHIES Final Rejection Washington University
17422051 MULTIPLEXED ASSAY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Washington University
18541476 METHOD FOR IMMUNOSENSING ON A LIPID LAYER Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18541708 METHOD FOR IMMUNOSENSING ON A LIPID LAYER USING MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS II Non-Final OA Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
17339889 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION USING ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED RESONANCE Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17606981 Elucidating a Proteomic Signature for the Detection of Intracerebral Aneurysms Non-Final OA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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