Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HORTH, LISA ANNE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1636 1637 1681

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
66
Total Applications
+44.1%
Interview Lift
1233
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 34 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
37.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17264734 ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND RELATED MARKERS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17992674 BLOOD DNA METHYLATION BIOMARKER DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS Non-Final OA Emory University
17806932 METHOD AND BIOMARKER FOR DETECTION OR DIAGNOSIS OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Final Rejection ACADEMIA SINICA
18818523 METHODS OF DETECTING ONCOGENIC FUSIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Washington University
17568854 DETECTING MUTATIONS AND PLOIDY IN CHROMOSOMAL SEGMENTS Non-Final OA Natera, Inc.
18678376 DNA-BASED ADAPTOME PROFILING FOR MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE QUANTIFICATION IN LYMPHOID MALIGNANCIES Final Rejection MILABORATORIES INC.
17800718 Medicine Containing USAG-1-Targeting RNA Molecule for Tooth Regeneration Therapy Non-Final OA Aichi Prefecture
17028839 MICROFLUIDIC SIPHONING ARRAY FOR NUCLEIC ACID QUANTIFICATION Non-Final OA Combinati Incorporated
18156775 MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED KIT FOR ERYTHROCYTE BLOOD GROUP GENOTYPING Non-Final OA Shanghai Blood Center
17427014 METHODS FOR DETECTING LEGIONELLA Final Rejection Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
17997568 MOLECULAR MARKER FOR EARLY PANCREATIC NEOPLASM DETECTION, DETECTION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KANTE (SHENZHEN) BIOTECHNOLOGIES, ING
17891034 COMPOSITION, KIT FOR DETECTING MUTATIONS OF 2019 NOVELCORONAVIRUS AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SANSURE BIOTECH INC.
17781480 METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING MICROBES IN A CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SETTING Non-Final OA Biomiris Capital Group B.V.
17432721 METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND IMPROVING T CELL MULTIPOTENCY Final Rejection St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
17609294 EXOSOME MICRORNA AS SCHIZOPHRENIA MARKER AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Minzu University of China
17291407 METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A CANCER AND ASSOCIATED KIT Non-Final OA INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCH MÉDICALE)
17281071 SECOND GENERATION SEQUENCING-BASED METHOD FOR DETECTING MICROSATELLITE STABILITY AND GENOME CHANGES BY MEANS OF PLASMA Non-Final OA Guangzhou Burning Rock DX Co., Ltd.

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