Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FLINDERS, JEREMY C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1636 1639 1644 1675 1682 1684

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeremy C. Flinders operates in Art Unit 1636 within Tech Center 1600, where he has handled 609 resolved cases. His overall allowance rate is 63.5 percent. The median duration for an application to reach allowance under his review is 1382 days. These figures establish the expectations for pendency and success for applicants assigned to his docket. The 609 resolved cases provide a basis for understanding the typical prosecution path in this art unit.

Practitioners may find value in direct communication, as the interview lift is 16.7 percent. This figure suggests that engaging in an interview correlates with the likelihood of securing a patent grant. Given the median of 1382 days to allowance, an interview could be a tool to address examiner concerns and move toward a final resolution. The data indicates that the 16.7 percent interview lift is a measurable component of the prosecution process.

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

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
651
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1382
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 609 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
33.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19463001 DETECTING MUTATIONS AND PLOIDY IN CHROMOSOMAL SEGMENTS Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
19463003 DETECTING MUTATIONS AND PLOIDY IN CHROMOSOMAL SEGMENTS Final Rejection Natera, Inc.
17695073 STRUCTURED SUBSTRATES FOR OPTICAL SURFACE PROFILING Non-Final OA TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
18580283 ITERATIVE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE BARCODE EXPANSION FOR LABELING AND LOCALIZING MANY BIOMOLECULES Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18387669 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METABOLOME ANALYSIS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18334775 METHODS OF DETERMINING A SURGICAL MARGIN AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18162118 Oligonucleotide Paints Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18560003 STRUCTURE BASED ISOLATION OF PMHC-RESTRICTED ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18063162 MULTIPLEXED DETECTION WITH ISOTOPE-CODED REPORTERS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17684289 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WHOLE TRANSCRIPTOME AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA Becton, Dickinson and Company
17933051 METHODS OF ASSAYING PROTEINS Non-Final OA NAUTILUS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
18578558 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED DNA TRANSFORMATION IN BACTERIA Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
18323356 MULTIPLEX DETECTION OF INTRACELLULAR OR SURFACE MOLECULAR TARGETS IN SINGLE CELLS Non-Final OA Yale University
17764804 DETERMINISTIC BARCODING FOR SPATIAL OMICS SEQUENCING Final Rejection Yale University
18304993 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION OF POLYNUCLEOTIDES COMPRISING UNNATURAL NUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection The Scripps Research Institute
18176062 CRISPR/Cas9 MULTIPLEX KNOCKOUT OF HOST CELL PROTEINS Final Rejection HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
17878458 SYSTEM, ASSAY AND METHOD FOR PARTITIONING PROTEINS Non-Final OA THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
18342294 DNA Based Bar Code for Improved Food Traceability Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18173551 BIOMARKERS OF IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION IN RESPONSE TO CHRONIC STRESS, METHODS OF USE AND DIAGNOSTIC KITS Non-Final OA The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
17864655 PRE-TEMPLATED INSTANT PARTITIONING OF DNA-ENCODED LIBRARIES Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
17758048 Method For Constructing Gene Mutation Library Non-Final OA Nanjing GenScript Biotech Co., Ltd.
18191792 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING RARE SEQUENCE VARIANTS Non-Final OA AccuraGen Holdings Limited
17715890 LIBRARIES FOR MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS Final Rejection Twist Bioscience Corporation

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