Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GIBBS, TERRA C

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1635 1674 4100

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Terra C. Gibbs works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1635, with 968 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 63.7%, and the median days to allowance is 994. These metrics suggest a moderate success rate and a typical timeline for grant. The 63.7% rate is the primary benchmark for success, while the 994-day figure defines the expected duration of the prosecution process. Practitioners should use these figures to set expectations for applications in this art unit.

The interview lift is 10.3%, which is a modest increase over the 63.7% allowance rate. This 10.3% lift indicates that while interviews are helpful, they are not as transformative as in other profiles. With 968 resolved cases, the data reflects a consistent pattern of behavior. Practitioners should consider the 994-day median and the 10.3% lift when deciding whether to initiate an interview. These metrics provide a reliable basis for strategic planning with this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

63.7%
Allow Rate
+3.7% vs TC avg
1,009
Total Applications
+10.3%
Interview Lift
994
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 968 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
35.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17439439 Therapeutic Targets for Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Cancers Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18256805 REGULATORY ELEMENTS FOR SCHWANN CELL-SPECIFIC GENE EXPRESSION Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18289418 MIRNA INHIBITORS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING ANEURYSMS, HYPERTENSION, ARDS AND OTHER DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18280126 METHODS OF MODULATING NEURONAL AND OLIGODENDROCYTE SURVIVAL Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
18052897 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING POMPE DISEASE Non-Final OA Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
17794920 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES Non-Final OA University of Southern California
18431197 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING APPETITE AND INTAKE OF SODIUM Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
18271782 LIPID NANOPARTICLE SPHERICAL NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17920752 BIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
17920769 BIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
18149520 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING IMMUNOSUPPRESSION BY TUMOR CELLS Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18287048 USE OF ODORANT RECEPTOR FOR SUPPRESSING LACTATE-INDUCED M2-TYPE DIFFERENTIATION OF TUMOR-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES AND TUMOR GROWTH Non-Final OA DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18259098 VIRAL CAPSID PROTEINS WITH SPECIFICITY TO HEART TISSUE CELLS Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18560347 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TARGETING THE PAX6 SIGNALING PATHWAY TO REDUCE FORMATION OF AMYLOID BETA PLAQUES AND NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18637183 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING EXPRESSION OF THE LECT2 GENE Final Rejection ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18542950 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING AN ANGIOTENSINOGEN- (AGT-) ASSOCIATED DISORDER Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18215849 COMPLEMENT COMPONENT 9 (C9) iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18653869 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ALLEVIATING RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY Non-Final OA CITY OF HOPE

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