Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HUTSON, RICHARD G

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1652

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
937
Total Applications
+52.7%
Interview Lift
1285
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 886 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
21.1%
§103 Obviousness
36.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18025169 RNA AND DNA BASE EDITING VIA ENGINEERED ADAR Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18384537 FUSION RT VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18740839 Method For Improving Mitochondrial Functions Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18065644 FABRIC AND HOME CARE COMPOSITION INCLUDING A PROTEASE Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17841161 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA AMYLASE ACTIVITY Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
18288490 NOVEL PROTEIN HAVING METHANE OXIDATION ACTIVITY Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
16954032 CAS12A SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED RNA BASE EDITING Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18186443 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CAS9 MOLECULES WITH IMPROVED GENE EDITING PROPERTIES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18591697 USE OF TYPE III POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES FROM BACTERIA AS PHLOROGLUCINOL SYNTHASES Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18356052 Polynucleotide Error Recognition Methods and Compositions Non-Final OA New England Biolabs, Inc.
18274196 aroG Aldolase Variant and Method for Producing Branched Chain Amino Acids by Using Same Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18389518 Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18547525 DNASE VARIANTS Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18043515 POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18596176 MODIFIED ENZYMES Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18650856 ENGINEERED POLYMERASES WITH REDUCED SEQUENCE-SPECIFIC ERRORS Non-Final OA Element Biosciences, Inc.
17705011 ENGINEERED POLYMERASES Non-Final OA Element Biosciences, Inc.
18266787 CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
17904994 Method for synthesizing a fluorine-containing chiral amine compound Non-Final OA ASYMCHEM LABORATORIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
18176091 C-TERMINAL PEPTIDE EXTENSIONS WITH INCREASED ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
17208286 DNA POLYMERASE MUTANTS HAVING ENHANCED TEMPLATE DISCRIMINATION ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
18017704 Modified Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT) Enzymes Final Rejection Nuclera Ltd
17295253 NOVEL KETOSE 3-EPIMERASE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KAGAWA UNIVERSITY
18037937 MAMMALIAN MOBILE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Blue Marlin Therapeutics, Inc..
18250989 RECOMBINANT HOST CELLS TO PRODUCE ANTHRANILIC ACID Non-Final OA PILI
18043179 IDEONELLA SAKAIENSIS PET-HYDROLASE VARIANT WITH INCREASED THERMOSTABILITY Non-Final OA CycleZyme AB
18005467 URACIL STABILIZING PROTEINS AND ACTIVE FRAGMENTS AND VARIANTS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection LIFEEDIT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17912770 ATP-DEPENDENT DNA LIGASE Final Rejection ARCTICZYMES AS
17601381 ROOM TEMPERATURE NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION Non-Final OA GenDx Biotech Co., Ltd
17416885 MICROBIAL STRAINS ENGINEERED FOR IMPROVED FRUCTOSE UTILIZATION Final Rejection PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

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