Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, KARA D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1657

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.1%
Allow Rate
+9.1% vs TC avg
522
Total Applications
+24.2%
Interview Lift
1133
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 492 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
67.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17616234 AUTOMATED BIOMASS-BASED PERFUSION CONTROL IN THE MANUFACTURING OF BIOLOGICS Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17294726 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR REDUCING AGE-RELATED STRIATED MUSCLE AND COGNITIVE DECLINE Final Rejection University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18239938 PRIMARY CULTURE METHOD Non-Final OA Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research
17693457 Methods And Compositions For Aesthetic And Cosmetic Treatment And Stimulating Hair Growth Final Rejection Pluri Biotech Ltd.
17040993 METHODS FOR EXPANDING ADHERENT STROMAL CELLS AND CELLS OBTAINED THEREBY Final Rejection Pluri Biotech Ltd.
18805940 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELL EXPANSION Final Rejection MARKER THERAPEUTICS INC.
18057421 CELL CULTURE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18508057 CARDIOMYOCYTES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18477799 Laminin Culture Protocol Non-Final OA Rinri Therapeutics Limited
18281033 GROWTH FACTORS FOR LABORATORY GROWN MEAT AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
18180377 METHODS FOR OBTAINING MUSCLE DERIVED CELLS Non-Final OA INNOVACELL AG
18070908 Compositions Derived from Placenta and Methods of Producing the Same Non-Final OA StimLabs LLC
17858146 Compositions Derived from Placenta and Methods of Producing the Same Final Rejection StimLabs LLC
17859466 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUSION PROTEIN HAVING IGG FC DOMAIN Final Rejection ALTEOGEN, INC.
17835243 EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES WHICH CAN BE USED AS SCAFFOLD FOR LIVING CELLS Final Rejection MAPTECH Holdings UG
16620326 EX VIVO MEAT PRODUCTION Final Rejection WILD TYPE, INC.

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