Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FAN, LYNN Y

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1651 1759

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.6%
Allow Rate
-18.4% vs TC avg
524
Total Applications
+49.1%
Interview Lift
1255
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 474 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
70.8%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18004556 Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting and Treating Coronavirus Infections Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18208394 METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING HOST-CELL PROTEINS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17439134 METHODS OF OBTAINING LIPIDS FROM A MICROBIAL CELL COMPOSITION Final Rejection DSM IP Assets B.V.
18325470 DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING XYLANASE AND BLOCK CO-POLYMER Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18747769 COLLAGEN FIBERS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18199277 FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18594957 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE ENCAPSULATION AND SCALABLE DELIVERY OF AGROCHEMICALS Non-Final OA AgroSpheres, Inc.
18424524 MOLECULAR PROBES FOR MAPPING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY Final Rejection Trustees of Boston University
18036474 COMPOSITION FOR TREATING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, COMPRISING EXOSOMES DERIVED FROM THROMBIN-TREATED STEM CELLS Final Rejection SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
18278911 A CLOCK OSCILLATOR FOR BIOCHEMICAL REACTION COMPUTERS Final Rejection SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
18620513 COMPOSITION COMPRISING BOTULINUM TOXIN Non-Final OA MERZ PHARMA GMBH & CO. KGAA
18606261 DECELLULARIZED MUSCLE MATRIX Non-Final OA LifeCell Corporation
17915652 SUBMERGED FERMENTATION PROCESS Final Rejection Novozymes A/S
17913103 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING FRUCTAN DEGRADING ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
17992331 Spray-Dried Tetrasaccharides Final Rejection Chr. Hansen A/S
18425886 OXYGEN SCAVENGERS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS Non-Final OA Maria Gabriela Machado de Almeida
18010076 METHODS FOR TESTING ANDEXANET POTENCY Final Rejection Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18060134 METHODS AND PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BONE DISORDERS Final Rejection Research Development Foundation
18541250 BIOEFFECTIVE KRILL OIL COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Aker BioMarine Human Ingredients AS
17741394 CHROMATOGRAPHY MEDIUM Non-Final OA Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB
18009485 FLUID GEL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The University of Birmingham
18009144 FLUID GEL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The University of Birmingham
18233680 PROTEASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Swiss-American CDMO, LLC
18256867 REGENERATIVE TISSUE MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA Vascudyne, Inc.
18249545 COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, CYTOLOGICAL, HISTOLOGICAL AND AUTOPSICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA DIAPATH S.P.A.
18249182 PARAPHARMACEUTICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION ADMINISTRABLE TO A LIVING BEING, PREFERABLY A HUMAN BEING, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ENZYME FOR THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS INVOLVING BIOFILM FORMATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
17998432 SLOW RELEASE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR FORMULATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF THROMBOTIC OR HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE Final Rejection OP2LYSIS
17917835 USE OF VITAMIN K IN PREVENTING OR COUNTERACTING COVID-19 DISEASE AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO ESTIMATE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERE DISEASE OR MORTALITY BY COVID-19 Final Rejection Kovit BV
17917754 TP508 ACUTE THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY VIRUS INFECTION Final Rejection Laurie E. SOWER
17668108 DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE Final Rejection Olaris, Inc.

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