Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1623 1693

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
156
Total Applications
+39.1%
Interview Lift
1172
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 104 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.6%
§102 Novelty
50.6%
§103 Obviousness
3.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19275384 VERSATILE SYNTHETIC ROUTE FOR NEUTRAL MORPHOLINO OLIGONUCLEOTIDES WITH PHOSPHORYL GUANIDINIUM (PG) BACKBONE Final Rejection Bio-Synthesis, Inc.
17616966 METHODS OF REJUVENATING AGED TISSUE BY INHIBITING 15-HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE (15-PGDH) Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18259368 DISACCHARIDES FOR TREATING BONE DISEASES Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
18031832 CRYSTALLINE POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF STING AGONISTS ASSOCIATED WITH METAL IONS CAPABLE OF MODULATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
17633254 HYBRID AMIDE DERIVATIVES OF AMPHOTERICIN B Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
17291588 METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATING ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING POLYMERIC MATERIALS Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17258868 POLYMER COMPOUND AND PROMOTER FOR INTRODUCING COMPOUND INTO CELLS USING SAME Non-Final OA ADEKA CORPORATION
18269213 MOLECULE FOR INDUCING SPONTANEOUS CALCIFICATION OF TUMOR CELLS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17265387 METHODS FOR REDUCING ABNORMAL SCAR FORMATION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18263124 NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODY-IMMUNOSTIMULATOR CONJUGATE Non-Final OA Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
18252838 COMPLEX OF BETA-GLUCAN AND NUCLEIC ACID HAVING CONTROLLED PARTICLE SIZE Final Rejection DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
18742011 HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY FOR PURIFICATION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection Biogen MA Inc.
18121090 OPTIMIZED METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATING PRODUCTION OF GLUCOSE POLYMERS AND GLUCOSE POLYMER HYDROLYZATES Non-Final OA ROQUETTE FRERES
18693693 Triple Drug Combination (Metformin, Simvastatin, Digoxin) for Targeted Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Final Rejection Whispergenics. Inc.
17905913 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AGE RELATED EYE DISEASES COMPRISING HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF VITAMINS Final Rejection BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
18349517 SOY ISOFLAVONES FOR ASTHMA PREVENTION Final Rejection Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
18000962 RNA PURIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA ETHERNA IMMUNOTHERAPIES NV
18288057 METHOD FOR PRODUCING OLIGONUCLEIC ACID COMPOUND Non-Final OA NIPPON SHINYAKU CO., LTD.
18266331 PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATION OF FUSED RING PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA RISEN (SUZHOU) PHARMA TECH CO. LTD.
18281352 N-(2-AMINOETHYL)MORPHOLINE-BASED RNA ANALOGS, METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Uniwersytet Warszawski
17597910 USE OF E-SELECTIN ANTAGONISTS TO ENHANCE THE SURVIVAL OF RECONSTITUTED, BONE MARROW-DEPLETED HOSTS Non-Final OA GLYCOMIMETICS, INC.
18365835 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FAMILIAL HETEROZYGOUS AND HOMOZYGOUS HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA WITH CYCLODEXTRINS Non-Final OA Beren Therapeutics P.B.C.
18256080 Prebiotic Composition for Butyric Acid Bacteria Non-Final OA MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18088285 NOVEL COMPOUNDS WITH DUAL INHIBITION ACTIVITY AGAINST SARS-COV-2 CRITICAL ENZYMES RDRP, MPRO AND HUMAN TMPRSS2 Final Rejection University of Sharjah
18265111 FUNCTIONALIZED AND CROSSLINKED POLYMERS Final Rejection PMIDG, LLC
18253283 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF A CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF LACTOBACILLI IN THE VAGINA Non-Final OA King’s College London
17421111 OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DEPOSITION ONTO POLYPROPYLENE SUBSTRATES Final Rejection QUANTUMDX GROUP LIMITED
18170512 A 5'-CAP ANALOG MODIFIED mRNA Non-Final OA Nanjing GeneLeap Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
18070435 PARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING MUSCLE FUNCTION, NITRIC OXIDE SIGNALING, AND/OR MUSCLE GLYCOGEN LEVELS Final Rejection Ingenious Ingredients, LP
17856542 METHOD FOR NEUTRALIZING STOMACH ACID USING ALGINATE, POLYLYSINE, AND SEED PRESERVATIVES Non-Final OA REFLUX GOURMET LLC

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