Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FUBARA, BLESSING M

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1613 1614 1615 1618 1693 3774

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.1%
Allow Rate
-7.9% vs TC avg
1,322
Total Applications
+34.1%
Interview Lift
1197
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1282 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
36.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18195705 Fatigue Resistant Porous Structure Final Rejection Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
18248615 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS PROMOTING GROWTH OF PERIPHERAL NERVOUS TISSUE Final Rejection MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
18434544 POROUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS STRUCTURE Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18577357 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, AN ALKALI OR AMMONIUM SALT OF A SATURATED ALIPHATIC MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID AND SPECIFIC GLIDANTS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18977210 Ribociclib Tablet Final Rejection Novartis AG
18588259 Ribociclib Tablet Final Rejection Novartis AG
18428820 COMPOSITION FOR TREATING GOUT CONTAINING CYCLODEXTRIN-CONJUGATED POLYMER NANO-DRUG AND METHOD FOR TREATING GOUT Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18544330 TWO-STEP CLEANSING METHOD Final Rejection L'OREAL
18787155 Oral Care Compositions Non-Final OA Colgate-Palmolive Company
18317780 SURFACE-MODIFIED ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE Non-Final OA Washington University
18250810 Process for the three-dimensional shaping of a tissue or tissue component Non-Final OA BIOTRONIK AG
18703032 HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18293235 HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18722739 OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIFIED COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA L V M H RECHERCHE
18778380 Core-Shell Microcapsule with a Polyamine-Based Thermosetting Shell Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18825450 Biodegradable Implant for Sustained Trans-Nasal Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to the Brain Non-Final OA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
18119693 THROMBORESISTANT COATINGS, COATED DEVICES, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Surmodics Coatings, LLC

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