Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HINES, JANA A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1645

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
752
Total Applications
+39.6%
Interview Lift
1240
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 698 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.1%
§102 Novelty
37.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18031257 GERMLINE BIOMARKERS OF CLINICAL RESPONSE AND BENEFIT TO IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR THERAPY Final Rejection Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
18572974 IMPROVED BACILLUS PRODUCTION HOST Non-Final OA BASF SE
17279012 HIGH SPECIFICITY AND SENSITIVITY IMMUNOSORBENT DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS WITH SIMULTANEOUS RESOLUTION OF MULTIPLE ANTIBODY ISOTYPES Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18933216 AUTOMATED BIOREACTOR WITH FOAM COLLECTOR Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18272483 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING PRESENCE AND/OR AMOUNT OF BACTERIA IN FOOD/DRINK SAMPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE, OR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Final Rejection ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17627399 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF AN AVIAN PATHOGENIC E. COLI (APEC) INFECTION IN AN AVIAN FLOCK Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18260430 STRAINS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection L'Oreal S.A.
18259219 MICROBIAL MICROCAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
17520402 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS CONTAINING A CHLOROTOXIN DOMAIN Final Rejection City of Hope
17426561 IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST STRIP FOR EXTRACTING AND MEASURING SUGAR CHAIN ANTIGENS, CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIMEN BY IMPREGNATING HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL WITH NITRITE OR SOLID ACID REAGENT Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18250209 CELL SURFACE ANTIGEN OF ACTIVATED IMMUNE CELL AND VARIOUS USES THEREOF Final Rejection GOOD T CELLS, INC.

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