Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1683

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.7%
Allow Rate
-13.3% vs TC avg
786
Total Applications
+52.9%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 728 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.9%
§102 Novelty
21.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18300477 Molecular Biomarkers for Predicting Patient Response to Steroid Therapy Non-Final OA Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
17372113 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO DIFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED DNA SEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH MONOALLELIC GENE EXPRESSION AND DISEASE Non-Final OA North Carolina State University
17794269 AN EPIGENETIC CLOCK FOR GALLIFORMES Final Rejection EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18051488 Association Of T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Protein 1A (TCL1A) With Clonal Hematopoiesis Of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17854283 Methods Of Treating Asthma With Solute Carrier Family 27 Member 3 (SLC27A3) Inhibitors Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17854412 Methods Of Treating A Metabolic Disorder With Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 15 (MAP3K15) Inhibitors Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18007097 BIOMARKER FOR DIAGNOSING NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS USING MICRORNA COMBINATION Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18042167 BIOMARKERS FOR CANCER THERAPY USING MDM2 ANTAGONISTS Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18300253 TUMOR ORGANOID CULTURE COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS Non-Final OA Tempus AI, Inc.
17813942 DETECTION OF GENETIC VARIANTS Final Rejection BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
17776822 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING RNA MOLECULES Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17920652 METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18168955 METHODS OF DETERMINING COVID-19 MORTALITY RISK Non-Final OA WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
17831103 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF SURGICAL DRAIN FLUID USING INTERCHANGEABLE AND CUSTOMIZABLE NUCLEIC ACID BASED TESTS Final Rejection Washington University
17906123 THERAPEUTIC METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS WITH RISK ALELLES IN IL33 Non-Final OA MedImmune Limited
17683656 METHODS FOR PREDICTING ANTI-CANCER RESPONSE Final Rejection The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17776424 CHARACTERIZING MODULATORS OF ADAMTS-7 AND ADAMTS-12 Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
17926804 EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION OF SELECT GENES AS MARKERS OF HYPERSOMNOLENCE Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17811995 LNCRNAS FOR THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY Final Rejection Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
18245957 APPARATUS, KITS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEPSIS Non-Final OA The Secretary of State for Defence
17796293 Biomarkers for Risk Prediction of Parkinson's Disease Final Rejection SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD
17788476 Disease Detection in Liquid Biopsies Final Rejection KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, K.U.LEUVEN R&D
18593639 NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING AT EARLY STAGE OF PREGNANCY Final Rejection BillionToOne, Inc.
18009625 METHOD OF DIAGNOSING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDERS USING STOOL SAMPLES Non-Final OA University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
17787433 NOVEL DRUGGABLE TARGETS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES SUCH AS SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE) AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
17846157 DIAGNOSIS OF FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA Final Rejection UCL Business Ltd
17779936 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ANALYSES OF CANCER Non-Final OA Stichting Vumc
17801979 METHOD FOR SELECTING NORMALIZING GENES FOR COPY NUMBER VARIATION DETECTION AND COMPOSITION FOR DETECTING C-MET COPY NUMBER VARIATION SELECTED BY METHOD Non-Final OA ABION INC.
17734708 METHODS OF TREATING LIPEDEMA INCLUDING AKR1C1 AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET Non-Final OA MAGI EUREGIO SCS
18022000 METHOD OF PROGNOSING PREECLAMPSIA Non-Final OA University of Tartu

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