Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HUTSON, RICHARD G

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1652 1683

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
955
Total Applications
+52.9%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 902 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.2%
§102 Novelty
22.2%
§103 Obviousness
39.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18596176 MODIFIED ENZYMES Final Rejection Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18065644 FABRIC AND HOME CARE COMPOSITION INCLUDING A PROTEASE Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17841161 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING ALPHA AMYLASE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
16626396 NOVEL TYPE VI CRISPR ORTHOLOGS AND SYSTEMS Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
18290193 RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCING CARNOSINE, HISTIDINE AND BETA-ALANINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARNOSINE, HISTIDINE AND BETA-ALANINE BY USING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18563157 TRANSAMINASE ENZYMES FOR THE TRANSAMINATION OF (1S,5R)-6,8-DIOXABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTAN-4-ONE Non-Final OA MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
18538539 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA 10X GENOMICS, INC.
16954032 CAS12A SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED RNA BASE EDITING Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18740839 Method For Improving Mitochondrial Functions Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18186443 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CAS9 MOLECULES WITH IMPROVED GENE EDITING PROPERTIES Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18571816 CLEANING COMPOSITION COMPRISING LIPOLYTIC ENZYME HAVING POLYESTERASE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
18005306 IMPROVED PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING FUNCTIONALIZED MERCAPTANS Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18255349 LIQUID ENZYME PREPARATION Final Rejection AMANO ENZYME INC.
18600046 MODIFIED O-METHYLTRANSFERASES USEFUL FOR PRODUCTION OF O-METHYLATED PHENOLIC NATURAL PRODUCTS Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
17995282 PROTEIN DEAMIDATION METHOD Non-Final OA Amano Enzyme U.S.A. Co., Ltd.
17927490 POLYMERASE ENZYME Final Rejection QIAGEN BEVERLY LLC

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