Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1636 1637 1658 1699

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.8%
Allow Rate
-1.2% vs TC avg
231
Total Applications
+46.8%
Interview Lift
1296
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 182 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18197948 OPTIMIZED SIRNA SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18140908 SELECTIVE RNA-MODULATING AGENTS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18247157 MARF/MFN MODULATORS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
19455761 CAS12 PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SYNSORBIO GENE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
15734768 Methods for Identifying Promoters for Protein Production in Yeast Final Rejection BASF SE
17631240 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALPHA THALASSEMIA Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
17995571 METHODS FOR TARGETED INTEGRATION Non-Final OA CYTIVA SWEDEN AB
17040943 METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EXPRESSION LEVEL OF A NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE OF INTEREST IN A CELL Non-Final OA KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18270165 COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING METASTASIS AND ENHANCING ANTICANCER DRUG SENSITIVITY Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18310044 GATA6-AS1 lncRNA FOR USE IN THERAPY Non-Final OA Ramot At Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
18658840 YEAST STRAINS WITH SELECTED OR ALTERED MITOTYPES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18058419 RNA-DIRECTED DNA CLEAVAGE AND GENE EDITING BY CAS9 ENZYME FROM NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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