Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOHNSON, KARA D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1657

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+9.0% vs TC avg
520
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
1220
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 490 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
38.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18763199 PET FOOD, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING PET FOOD Non-Final OA BTL Healthcare Technologies a.s.
17693457 Methods And Compositions For Aesthetic And Cosmetic Treatment And Stimulating Hair Growth Final Rejection Pluri Biotech Ltd.
18057421 CELL CULTURE MEDIUM Final Rejection BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
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
18262441 APPLICATION OF PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT PROBES IN AN SUSPENSION CULTURE AGGREGATE COMPRISING CELL AGGREGATES Non-Final OA REPAIRON GMBH
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
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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