Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FISHER, BRITTANY I

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1672 1681 1773 1796 1798

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
567
Total Applications
+12.5%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17781820 METHOD Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18246243 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR PARTICLE CAPTURE AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18030959 INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM FOR THE PROCESSING OF TISSUES INTO CELLULAR SUSPENSIONS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18553166 DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS HAVING SORTING CAPABILITY AND SORTING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
18692943 METHODS FOR DETECTING HEAVY METALS IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18565948 METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR SEPARATING BIOLOGICAL ANALYTES FROM SAMPLES Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18790025 Integrated Reference Electrode And Fluid Dispenser Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18253905 SINGLE COPY LEVEL DETECTION OF CORONAVIRUSES Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona
18363046 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EVALUATING TEST FORMULATIONS TO DETERMINE BIOLOGICAL AGENT LOG REDUCTION/REMOVAL ON A SURFACE Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18025965 PAPER-BASED SAMPLE TESTING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18031417 Pipette Tool and Kit Used in Centrifugation Final Rejection NIPRO CORPORATION
18038513 BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC

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