Last updated: August 16, 2026

Examiner: HAMMELL, NEIL P

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1634 1635 1636 1681

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

34.8%

Allow Rate

-25.2% vs TC avg

392

Total Applications

+42.9%

Interview Lift

1233

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 362 resolved cases, 2023–2026

15.4%

§101 Eligibility

8.2%

§102 Novelty

29.7%

§103 Obviousness

35.0%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
17657120	AUTHENTICATION ASSAY USING EMBEDDED DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID TAGGANTS	Final Rejection	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17428749	METHODS FOR TARGETED TREATMENT AND PREDICTION OF PATIENT SURVIVAL IN CANCER	Non-Final OA	University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
17264734	ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND RELATED MARKERS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS	Final Rejection	California Institute of Technology

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