Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1683 1699

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
808
Total Applications
+53.2%
Interview Lift
1377
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 737 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.3%
§102 Novelty
22.4%
§103 Obviousness
34.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18362013 SEQUENCE CONVERSION AND SIGNAL AMPLIFIER DNA HAVING ABASIC NUCLEIC ACIDS, AND DETECTION METHODS USING SAME Non-Final OA ABBOTT LABORATORIES
18568042 INTERNAL STANDARD NUCLEIC ACID FOR QUANTIFYING EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18455954 NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY SCAFFOLDS Non-Final OA Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
18034876 USE OF BRAIN ORGANOIDS AND SINGLE CELL GENOMICS TO UNDERSTAND AND TREAT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18291403 PCR KIT-OF-PARTS, METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18403902 MULTI-OMIC ANALYSIS IN MONODISPERSE DROPLETS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18340581 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES IN MULTIPLEX REACTIONS Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation

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