Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GUSSOW, ANNE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1600 1634 1636 1643 1644 1671 1683 1797

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
385
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1204
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 328 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17938273 MULTIPLEXED SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19018456 METHODS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER Final Rejection GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
17891641 METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF AN ANALYTE IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17517287 PARTITIONING AND PROCESSING OF ANALYTES AND OTHER SPECIES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18943512 FECAL SAMPLE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS COMPRISING DETECTION OF BLOOD Final Rejection Exact Sciences Corporation
17968446 SENSOR FOR SIMULTANEOUS CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL/NUCLEAR DETECTION Non-Final OA BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC
17930815 MEMBRANE-SPANNING NANOPORES Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD
17672004 USE OF 12-LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 Final Rejection New York Medical College
17968155 DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS USING NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTS Non-Final OA GRAIL, Inc.
17989925 NUCLEIC ACID SECURITY AND AUTHENTICATION Non-Final OA BIOMEMORY AMERICA, LLC
17937724 COLOCALIZATION-BY-LINKAGE SANDWICH ASSAYS Non-Final OA Nomic Bio Inc.
17856072 METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY SUPPRESSING NON-TARGET SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Molecular Loop Biosciences, Inc.
17516303 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAMPLE PROCESSING OR ANALYSIS Non-Final OA ReadCoor, LLC
17309424 SECURITY MARKERS Final Rejection CRIME SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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