Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FONTAINHAS, AURORA M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1649 1675

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

37.5%
Allow Rate
-22.5% vs TC avg
535
Total Applications
+48.0%
Interview Lift
1189
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16088031 BIOMARKERS OF PROTEOPATHIES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Genzyme Corporation
17992403 Agents, Uses and Methods for the Treatment of Synucleinopathy Final Rejection H. Lundbeck A/S
18066469 CHIMERIC ANTIBODIES FOR TREATMENT OF AMYLOID DEPOSITION DISEASES Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
17640627 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SILK-ELASTINLIKE PROTEIN-BASED POLYMERS Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18004479 Biomarkers for Identifying Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
18054457 ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYNUCLEINOPATHIES AND NEUROINFLAMMATION Non-Final OA MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD.
17914817 Uses of Tau Phosphosites as Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Non-Final OA Washington University
17742050 Activity Modulator Non-Final OA University of Tsukuba
17820815 DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS FOR DETECTING, SUBTYPING, AND/OR ASSESSING PROGRESSION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Non-Final OA Rowan University
18360222 Modified anti-PD-L1 Antibody and Methods and Uses for Treating a Neurodegenerative Disease Non-Final OA Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
17051857 DETECTION OF AUTOANTIBODIES AGAINST DEIMINATED PROTEIN EPITOPES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAIN OXYGEN DEPRIVATION Final Rejection THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.
18426786 DETECTION OF MISFOLDED ALPHA SYNUCLEIN PROTEIN Non-Final OA Amprion, Inc.
18178055 PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPY AGAINST SEVERAL NEURONAL AND BRAIN TUMORS Non-Final OA Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH
18354403 PSILOCYBIN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA TURTLE BEAR HOLDINGS, LLC
18114381 PSILOCYBIN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA TURTLE BEAR HOLDINGS, LLC
18271804 ANTIGEN-BINDING PROTEIN TARGETING STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS a-HEMOLYSIS AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Starmob Biologics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
17818481 NEW TAU SPECIES Final Rejection ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
18333797 HUMAN NEUREGULIN-1 (NRG-1) RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Salubris (Chengdu) Biotech Co., Ltd.
18265617 OPTIC NERVE PROTECTING AGENT CONTAINING ANTI-LRP1 ANTIBODY Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION, HEALTH AND NUTRITION
18324955 METHODS FOR DETECTING EARLY DAMAGE OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER DURING CEREBRAL ISCHEMIC STROKE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA XUANWU HOSPITAL OF CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
18324952 METHODS FOR DETECTING EARLY DAMAGE OF BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER IN ISCHEMIC STROKE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA XUANWU HOSPITAL OF CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
18188707 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING INFLAMMATION Non-Final OA RSEM, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
17783143 Compounds for treatment of eye diseases Final Rejection Region Midtjylland
18155230 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE GENERATION AND USE OF HUMANIZED CONFORMATION-SPECIFIC PHOSPHORYLATED TAU ANTIBODIES Final Rejection Pinteon Therapeutics Inc.
18004287 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MAMMALIAN BRAIN PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE Non-Final OA EVER Neuro Pharma GmbH
14346822 STIMULUS-ELICITED GENOMIC PROFILE MARKERS OF A NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITION Non-Final OA West Virginia University
17257055 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCTION OF LIPOPROTEIN A FORMATION AND TREATMENT OF AORTIC VALVE SCLEROSIS AND AORTIC STENOSIS Final Rejection Abcentra, LLC
16971288 USE OF IL-34 TO TREAT RETINAL INFLAMMATION AND NEURODEGENERATION Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Se
16099188 SYNAPTIC PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS Non-Final OA NANOSOMIX, INC.

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