Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DUNN, MCKENZIE A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1636 1678

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
112
Total Applications
+49.5%
Interview Lift
1499
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 67 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18197490 METHODS FOR PROXIMAL MOLECULAR PROBE TRANSFER Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17205649 COMPOSITE PARTICLE FOR IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17642374 BIOMARKERS FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) AND MOTOR NEURON DISEASES Final Rejection Northwestern University
17612919 LINKED BODY FOR FLUORESCENT LABELING AGENTS Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18263899 METHODS OF ADJUSTING THE PH OF A CELL CULTURE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Bayer HealthCare LLC
17339889 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION USING ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED RESONANCE Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
15963271 DIAGNOSING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Final Rejection Oxford University Innovation Limited
18025104 A Newborn Metabolic Vulnerability Model For Identifying Preterm Infants At Risk Of Adverse Outcomes, And Uses Thereof Non-Final OA University of Iowa Research Foundation
17288849 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING BIALLELIC GENE EDITING Non-Final OA United States Government As Represented By The Department of Veterans Affairs
17963376 NANOZYME LINKED BIOASSAY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Washington State University
17754313 BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSING EXPLANT ORGAN VIABILITY Final Rejection University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
18192286 UVEAL MELANOMA TREATMENT USING SEA-CD40 Non-Final OA Seagen Inc.
17925005 Calprotectin Assay Non-Final OA Nordic Bioscience A/S
18270157 OPTOELECTRONIC CHIP Non-Final OA INTERHERENCE GMBH
17620425 A METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE Non-Final OA Psyros Diagnostics Limited
17895953 TRIAGING METHOD USING CELL FREE NUCLEOSOME LEVELS Final Rejection Belgian Volition SRL (BE/BE)
17998691 DETERMINATION OF DISEASE-SPECIFIC PROTEIN AGGREGATES IN STOOL SAMPLES Non-Final OA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH
18185632 PVRL2 AND/OR PVRIG AS BIOMARKERS FOR TREATMENT Non-Final OA Compugen Ltd.
18127887 IMAGE QUANTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF VIRAL LOAD BASED ON DETECTION BY RAPID ANTIGEN TEST Non-Final OA Hai Kang Life Corporation Limited
18024620 MARKERS FOR PREDICTING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) IMMUNE CHECKPOINT STORM, APPLICATION AND KIT THEREOF Non-Final OA Beijing Immupeutics Medicine Technology Limited
17160196 METHODS FOR DEPLETION AND ENRICHMENT Final Rejection Veravas, Inc.
18159857 FLUORESCENCE COUNTING SYSTEM FOR QUANTIFYING VIRUSES OR ANTIBODIES ON AN IMMOBILIZED METAL SUBSTRATE BY USING AN ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTION Non-Final OA MYTECH CO. LTD.
17419369 ASSAY DEVICE Non-Final OA ABBOTT RAPID DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL UNLIMITED COMPANY
17996478 HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEROLOGY ASSAY Non-Final OA INANOVATE, INC.
17794286 PREDICTING PATIENT SURVIVAL Final Rejection AROCELL AB
17628749 Apparatus and Method for Testing the Health Condition of Animals and/or Human Beings Final Rejection ProTEM Services Limited
17616864 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AUTOANTIBODIES Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
17268330 DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS USING MICROSLIT FILTERS Final Rejection SIMPORE INC.

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