Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
945
Total Applications
+52.9%
Interview Lift
1279
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 893 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
35.8%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18538262 ALTERED CYTIDINE DEAMINASES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
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
18740839 Method For Improving Mitochondrial Functions Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18538539 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA 10X GENOMICS, INC.
18384537 FUSION RT VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18591697 USE OF TYPE III POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES FROM BACTERIA AS PHLOROGLUCINOL SYNTHASES Final Rejection COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18251505 SPLIT PRIME EDITING PLATFORMS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
18356052 Polynucleotide Error Recognition Methods and Compositions Non-Final OA New England Biolabs, Inc.
18005306 IMPROVED PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING FUNCTIONALIZED MERCAPTANS Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18596176 MODIFIED ENZYMES Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18650856 ENGINEERED POLYMERASES WITH REDUCED SEQUENCE-SPECIFIC ERRORS Non-Final OA Element Biosciences, Inc.
17904994 Method for synthesizing a fluorine-containing chiral amine compound Non-Final OA ASYMCHEM LABORATORIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
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
18017704 Modified Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT) Enzymes Final Rejection Nuclera Ltd
18005467 URACIL STABILIZING PROTEINS AND ACTIVE FRAGMENTS AND VARIANTS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection LIFEEDIT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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
17208286 DNA POLYMERASE MUTANTS HAVING ENHANCED TEMPLATE DISCRIMINATION ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
17912770 ATP-DEPENDENT DNA LIGASE Final Rejection ARCTICZYMES AS
17416885 MICROBIAL STRAINS ENGINEERED FOR IMPROVED FRUCTOSE UTILIZATION Final Rejection PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED

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