Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JOHANNSEN, DIANA B

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1682 1683

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.2%
Allow Rate
-6.8% vs TC avg
549
Total Applications
+42.8%
Interview Lift
1485
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 506 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
25.3%
§103 Obviousness
37.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16863360 CLASSIFICATION AND ACTIONABILITY INDICES FOR CANCER Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18434556 NOVEL IMMUNOPROBE-BASED METHOD TO ASSESS ORGAN INJURY STATUS THROUGH A BIOFLUID-BASED CELL-FREE DNA (CFDNA) ASSAY Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18049257 ASSAY FOR PRE-OPERATIVE PREDICTION OF ORGAN FUNCTION RECOVERY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17783263 TARGETED PHAGE THERAPY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17576503 ASSAYING OVARIAN CYST FLUID Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
15713597 RECORDING AND MAPPING LINEAGE INFORMATION AND MOLECULAR EVENTS IN INDIVIDUAL CELLS Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17822332 TARGETED MEASURE OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY RELATED TO HORMONE RECEPTORS Final Rejection Yale University
17426365 ELECTROCHEMICAL WAVEFORM FOR CALIBRATION-FREE AND BASAL LEVEL SENSING WITH APTASENSORS Non-Final OA University of Cincinnati
17907774 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BCL2L14 AND ETV6 GENE FUSIONS FOR DETERMINING INCREASED DRUG RESISTANCE Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18316719 ASSAYS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR A SUBJECT WITH LEUKEMIA Non-Final OA Oregon Health & Science University
17576307 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DISCRIMINATING BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS IN A HUMAN SUBJECT Non-Final OA Cepheid
16973414 METHOD FOR DETECTING A TANDEM REPEAT Final Rejection IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

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