Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FONTAINHAS, AURORA M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1649 1675

This examiner grants 37% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

37.4%
Allow Rate
-22.6% vs TC avg
528
Total Applications
+48.1%
Interview Lift
1148
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 476 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16649525 AFFINITY-TAGGED PHOTOSWITCHES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17992403 Agents, Uses and Methods for the Treatment of Synucleinopathy Final Rejection H. Lundbeck A/S
17914817 Uses of Tau Phosphosites as Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease Non-Final OA Washington University
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
17509910 Methods of Safe Administration of Anti-Tau Antibody Final Rejection JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
18360222 Modified anti-PD-L1 Antibody and Methods and Uses for Treating a Neurodegenerative Disease Non-Final OA Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
18054457 ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYNUCLEINOPATHIES AND NEUROINFLAMMATION Final Rejection MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD.
18147420 METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF DIAGNOSING BRAIN INJURY Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
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
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.
16344298 GENE TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Final Rejection The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
18354403 PSILOCYBIN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA TURTLE BEAR HOLDINGS, LLC
18114381 PSILOCYBIN COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA TURTLE BEAR HOLDINGS, LLC
18145767 Collagen Type XVIII Assay Non-Final OA Nordic Bioscience A/S
18279715 HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES AGAINST IRHOM2 Non-Final OA New YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED, MAINTAINING THE HO
18456972 ANTI-THYMOCYTE GLOBULIN Non-Final OA SAB, LLC
18271804 ANTIGEN-BINDING PROTEIN TARGETING STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS a-HEMOLYSIS AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Starmob Biologics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18260725 ANTIBODY SPECIFICALLY BINDING TO CD47 AND ANTIGEN-BINDING FRAGMENT THEREOF Non-Final OA BEIJING HANMI PHARMACEUTICAL 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
17764819 PROTEIN BINDERS TO IRHOM2 EPITOPES Non-Final OA NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED, MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL
14346822 STIMULUS-ELICITED GENOMIC PROFILE MARKERS OF A NEURODEGENERATIVE CONDITION Non-Final OA West Virginia University
18178055 PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPY AGAINST SEVERAL NEURONAL AND BRAIN TUMORS Non-Final OA Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH
17925981 METHOD FOR DETECTING A ß-SHEET AGGREGATE FORM OF A PROTEIN FORMING ß-SHEET AGGREGATES Non-Final OA CISBIO BIOASSAYS
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.

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