Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GIAMMONA, FRANCESCA FILIPPA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1671 1681

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.7%
Allow Rate
-24.3% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+53.3%
Interview Lift
1440
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 70 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
75.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18190809 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SEQUENCING POLYNUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17197836 Nucleic Acid Sequence Analysis from Single Cells Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17470523 COMBINED MULTIPLE-DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION AND PCR IN AN EMULSION MICRODROPLET Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17342327 MICRONEEDLE-BASED RAPID ANALYTE EXTRACTION FROM PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
17421677 RAPID REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION Final Rejection Northwestern University
18027087 RANDOM INSERTION GENOME RECONSTRUCTION Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18027561 METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF RECURRENCE OR PROGNOSIS OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER BY USING SPECIFIC METHYLATION OF GENE Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17789131 PRIMER SET AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID USING SAME Non-Final OA KANEKA CORPORATION
17621122 DNA MARKERS FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF BIOPSY SAMPLES Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17271995 INCREASING SPATIAL ARRAY RESOLUTION Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
17271866 Methods for Generating Spatially Barcoded Arrays Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17294179 CRISPR SYSTEM BASED DROPLET DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18452104 Rapid Diagnostic Test for LAMP Non-Final OA New England Biolabs, Inc.
17948837 Method of Quantifying Product Impact on Human Microbiome Final Rejection Kenvue Brands LLC
17434548 ANALYTE DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
17426057 METHODS FOR PREDICTING A VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT Non-Final OA Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
18248285 METHODS AND MEANS FOR AMPLIFICATION-BASED QUANTIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA Imperial College Innovations Limited
18265367 DNA APTAMERS FOR THE DETECTION OF MONOMERIC CRP Non-Final OA Universiteit Hasselt
17554181 SYSTEMS FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Biomeme, Inc.
18278664 METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRIMARY TUMOR SITE Non-Final OA ONCOCROSS CO., LTD.
17427394 COST-EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF LOW FREQUENCY GENETIC VARIATION Final Rejection CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
16898550 METHODS OF FETAL ABNORMALITY DETECTION Non-Final OA Verinata Health, Inc.
18352651 BIOCHIP AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSTOPERATIVE RECURRENCE STATUS OF PATIENT WITH LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA Non-Final OA MacKay Medical College
18066953 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF VARIANTS Non-Final OA Twist Bioscience Corporation
18313146 METHODS FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEOTIDE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA BLUECAT IP LIMITED
18186897 Methods of Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease by Monitoring STING Signaling Activation Final Rejection Feng Xue
17629065 METHOD FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING A BIOLOGICAL SPECIES OF INTEREST BY METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A CALIBRATOR Non-Final OA BIOMERIEUX
17422093 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SEVERITY OR GRADE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)-INDUCED DYSPLASIA Non-Final OA Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
17250457 METHYLATION MODIFICATION-BASED TUMOR MARKER STAMP-EP1 Final Rejection SHANGHAI EPIPROBE BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17614023 METHOD OF DIGITAL MULTIPLEX DETECTION AND/OR QUANTIFICATION OF BIOMOLECULES AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE DE PARIS

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