Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1691

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.1%
Allow Rate
-12.9% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+81.8%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
35.6%
§103 Obviousness
30.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18256997 FUSED BICYCLIC PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF HERPESVIRUSES Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
17769631 EPOXYAMIDES AS KRAS G12C AND KRAS G12D INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
17775100 EFFECTIVE INTRANASAL DELIVERY TO BRAIN Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18145595 UREA INHIBITORS OF MICRO-RNA Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18034530 COMPOUND CONTAINING 2,4-THIAZOLE RING, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
18274560 METHODS FOR INHIBITING CORONAVIRUSES USING SULFORAPHANE Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18007822 METHODS OF TREATING A CORONAVIRUS INFECTION Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
17791770 STIMULATION OF HAIR GROWTH Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18329586 METHOD OF SCREENING FOR DRUG COMBINATION FOR COLORECTAL CARCINOMA TREATMENT, DRUG COMBINATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA National Tsing Hua University
18288131 COMPOSITION FOR AMELIORATING SKIN TISSUE ABNORMALITY Non-Final OA Kyoto University
18026397 METHODS OF TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE WITH R-CARVEDILOL Non-Final OA UTI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
17425681 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS KOREA LTD.
18351108 MDM2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18565082 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION AND RELATED DISEASES, DISORDERS, AND CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Adamo Bioscience, Inc.
18245217 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING TREM-1 Non-Final OA AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17921614 COMBINATION OF BCMA-DIRECTED T CELL THERAPY AND AN IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOUND Final Rejection Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
18336117 KAT6 TARGETING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated
18252424 ANTITUMOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA JENKEM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (TIANJIN)
17923803 METHODS OF MONITORING KRAS MUTATIONS Non-Final OA Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
18302738 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETED AUTOPHAGY Non-Final OA FRONTIER MEDICINES CORPORATION
17909307 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DASATINIB ANHYDROUS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ZENTIVA K.S.
17926104 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA Qx Therapeutics Inc.
17920226 TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS AS NRF2 ACTIVATORS Non-Final OA C4X Discovery Limited
17916702 Use of Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants to Treat Severe Inflammatory Conditions Non-Final OA Mitotech S.A.
17915326 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection NATURAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE OF ZHEJIANG YANGSHENGTANG CO., LTD.
17904636 OLAPARIB PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, FORMULATION THEREOF, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Sinotherapeutics Inc.
17778664 Methods for Treating Coronavirus Infections Final Rejection GUANGZHOU HEALTHQUEST PHARMA CO., LTD.
17431111 NURR1 RECEPTOR MODULATORS Non-Final OA ShangPharma Innovation Inc.

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