Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOHANNSEN, DIANA B

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1682

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
537
Total Applications
+41.1%
Interview Lift
1489
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.8%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
41.2%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17029684 NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING ASSAY FOR GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION AND MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE DETECTION IN THE BONE MARROW, PERIPHERAL BLOOD, AND URINE OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND SMOLDERING MYELOMA PATIENTS Non-Final OA The Broad Institute, Inc.
19087361 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY Non-Final OA Myriad Genetics, Inc.
18008053 IMMUNOGENIC RETROELEMENTS AND THEIR USE IN CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
18316719 ASSAYS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR A SUBJECT WITH LEUKEMIA Non-Final OA Oregon Health & Science University
18087426 Methods and Compositions for Diagnosis and Treatment of Disorders in Pets Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
17907774 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BCL2L14 AND ETV6 GENE FUSIONS FOR DETERMINING INCREASED DRUG RESISTANCE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
16973414 METHOD FOR DETECTING A TANDEM REPEAT Non-Final OA IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
17558626 SNP MARKERS OF DRUG REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY RELATED EVOLUTIONARY BRANCHES OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING STRAIN CATEGORY, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BGI SHENZHEN
17813647 METHODS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MARKERS BY SEQUENCING Final Rejection bioMérieux
18423938 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING LIVER CANCER AND LIVER DISEASE Final Rejection Active Genomes Expressed Diagnostics Corp
18407073 KITS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING LUNG CANCER Non-Final OA NUCLEIX LTD.
17274126 BIOMARKERS FOR CANCER THERAPY Non-Final OA The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
18032492 METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCERS Final Rejection Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
18280801 COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER Non-Final OA ACURASYSBIO CO., LTD.
18546939 USE OF ABCF1 IN METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING INFLAMMATORY AND/OR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE Non-Final OA MYND Life Sciences Inc.
17576307 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISCRIMINATING BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS IN A HUMAN SUBJECT Final Rejection Cepheid
18093066 METHODS RELATED TO BRONCHIAL PREMALIGNANT LESION SEVERITY AND PROGRESSION Final Rejection HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.
18068517 COMPANION DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS OF EGFR INHIBITOR Non-Final OA KOREA FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
17904617 METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE TREATMENT WITH IMMUNE CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE THERAPY Final Rejection WORLDWIDE INNOVATIVE NETWORK
17553299 LIPOSOMAL PREPARATIONS FOR NON-INVASIVE-PRENATAL OR CANCER SCREENING Final Rejection SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc.

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