Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HALVORSON, MARK

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1623 1642 1646

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.1%
Allow Rate
-11.9% vs TC avg
851
Total Applications
+21.6%
Interview Lift
1321
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 809 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
14701912 RNA-Guided Human Genome Engineering Final Rejection PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
14681510 RNA-Guided Human Genome Engineering Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
14318933 RNA-Guided Human Genome Engineering Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
17625264 Methods of Enhancing Immunogenicity of Cancers Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
16695894 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING B-CELL MATURATION ANTIGEN AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.
17625326 TUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY USING SINDBIS VIRAL VECTORS AND AGONIST MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES Final Rejection New York University
18255745 METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING LILRB-BLOCKING ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18062937 PREDICTION AND TREATMENT OF IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC TOXICITY Final Rejection The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
16643607 Radioluminescent Nanoparticles for Radiation-Triggered Controlled Release Drugs Final Rejection PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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