Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1636 1639 1675 1678 1682 1684

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
+3.5% vs TC avg
696
Total Applications
+40.2%
Interview Lift
1543
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 668 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
32.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18408191 SYSTEM FOR THE DIRECTED EVOLUTION OF BIOMOLECULES IN MULTI-BODY COMPLEXES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18396156 Digital Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells in Blood Samples Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18230872 TESTING COLON CANCER DRUGS FOR IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS Non-Final OA BROWN UNIVERSITY
18253250 TARGETING HOST-BACTERIA INTERACTIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MICROBIOTA-MEDIATED DISEASES Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY
18189056 COMBINATORIAL PLATFORM FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT POLYNUCLEOTIDE-ENCODED CATALYST DISCOVERY Final Rejection WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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