Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1634 1682 1683 1699 1758

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner STEPHEN THOMAS KAPUSHOC is part of Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1634. The examiner has 739 resolved cases, which is a substantial number that provides a clear picture of prosecution trends. This 739 case history indicates a well-established practice within the art unit.

The allowance rate is 46.5 percent. This 46.5 percent rate is paired with a significant interview lift of 53.5 percent. The 53.5 percent lift suggests that applications are much more likely to be allowed if an interview is conducted compared to the 46.5 percent baseline. For practitioners in Art Unit 1634, the 53.5 percent lift is one of the most important metrics for determining prosecution strategy.

The median days to allowance is 1378. This 1378 day duration represents the typical timeline for applications that result in a grant. The 46.5 percent allowance rate and the 1378 day median suggest that prosecution can be both lengthy and rigorous. However, the 53.5 percent interview lift offers a clear path for improving outcomes in Tech Center 1700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

46.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
814
Total Applications
+53.5%
Interview Lift
1378
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 739 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.0%
§101 Eligibility
11.4%
§102 Novelty
22.7%
§103 Obviousness
34.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18340581 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES IN MULTIPLEX REACTIONS Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18568042 INTERNAL STANDARD NUCLEIC ACID FOR QUANTIFYING EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17926804 EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION OF SELECT GENES AS MARKERS OF HYPERSOMNOLENCE Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17776822 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING RNA MOLECULES Final Rejection BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
18291403 PCR KIT-OF-PARTS, METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17999137 PERSONALISED RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE FOR NUTRIENTS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL GENETIC RISK SCORES Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18168955 METHODS OF DETERMINING COVID-19 MORTALITY RISK Non-Final OA WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
18034876 USE OF BRAIN ORGANOIDS AND SINGLE CELL GENOMICS TO UNDERSTAND AND TREAT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18435731 NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
18582159 Treatment Of Obesity In Subjects Having Variant Nucleic Acid Molecules Encoding Calcitonin Receptor (CALCR) Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18051488 Association Of T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Protein 1A (TCL1A) With Clonal Hematopoiesis Of Indeterminate Potential (CHIP) Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18426589 GENE ANALYSIS METHOD AND KIT FOR GENE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA HITACHI, LTD.
18510752 CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR-LABEL CONJUGATE AND MARKER FOR ANALYSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
17372113 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO DIFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED DNA SEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH MONOALLELIC GENE EXPRESSION AND DISEASE Final Rejection North Carolina State University
18258872 METHODS FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLEXED REAL-TIME PCR WITH THE USE OF LARGE STOKES SHIFT FLUORESCENT DYES Non-Final OA Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
18270684 HIGH-SPATIAL-RESOLUTION EPIGENOMIC PROFILING Non-Final OA YALE UNIVERSITY
18681271 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FAST MULTIPLEXED SCREENING AND MONITORING OF NPM1 MUTATIONS Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18403902 MULTI-OMIC ANALYSIS IN MONODISPERSE DROPLETS Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18300477 Molecular Biomarkers for Predicting Patient Response to Steroid Therapy Final Rejection Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18258485 IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY Non-Final OA Jazz Pharmaceuticals Research UK Limited
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
17906123 THERAPEUTIC METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUBJECTS WITH RISK ALELLES IN IL33 Non-Final OA MedImmune Limited
18572107 UNIT-DNA COMPOSITION FOR SPATIAL BARCODING AND SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG
18516241 METHODS OF TREATING LIPEDEMA INCLUDING AKR1C2 AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET Non-Final OA MAGI EUREGIO SCS

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