Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1677 1678

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher Ryan Evans, an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1677, has 23 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 60.9 percent, indicating a moderate success rate for applicants. However, the median days to allowance is 1413, which is a very long period for prosecution that requires a significant time investment from the applicant.

The most significant metric is the interview lift of 64.3 percent. This suggests that conducting an interview more than doubles the likelihood of allowance compared to the 60.9 percent baseline. For the 23 resolved cases, the 64.3 percent lift is a strong signal that verbal advocacy is highly effective, even with the 1413-day wait for a grant. Practitioners should prioritize interviews to take advantage of this 64.3 percent increase in the probability of success. The combination of a 60.9 percent allowance rate and a 64.3 percent lift makes interviews a critical component of any strategy with this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

60.9%
Allow Rate
+0.9% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+64.3%
Interview Lift
1413
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
43.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18045845 METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING OR DETERMINING AN AMOUNT OF AN ANTI-B-CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODY IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
17503122 ANTIBODY POTENCY ASSAY Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18365476 TETHERED DETECTION ASSAYS Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
17954999 ASSAYS TO QUANTITATE DRUG AND TARGET CONCENTRATIONS Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18677132 ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17495133 METHOD OF AMPLIFYING FLUORESCENT SIGNAL THROUGH CYCLIC STAINING OF TARGET MOLECULES VIA FLUOROPHORE-CONJUGATED COMPLEMENTARY ANTIBODIES Final Rejection Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology
17677255 STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF SAMPLE ANALYTES Final Rejection Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc.
18698098 FC-GAMMA RECEPTOR II BINDING AND GLYCAN CONTENT Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17705924 Methods for Detecting Symmetrical Dimethylarginine Non-Final OA IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
17793171 ACTIVITY-SPECIFIC CELL ENRICHMENT Non-Final OA ABSCI Corporation

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