Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1646 1674

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
602
Total Applications
+51.3%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 557 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
43.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17416403 METHOD OF TREATING CANCER USING A HISTONE ACETYLTRANSERACE ACTIVATOR WITH IFN¿ AND AN IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18429887 Methods of Treating Multiple Myeloma with Bispecific Anti-BCMA x Anti-CD3 Antibodies Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18019467 TREATMENT OF CLL Final Rejection NOVARTIS AG
18019469 TREATMENT OF B CELL MALIGNANCIES Final Rejection NOVARTIS AG
17921793 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
17905870 ANTIBODIES TO CD40 WITH ENHANCED AGONIST ACTIVITY Non-Final OA BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
18010105 CXCL9 AND VARIANTS THEREOF FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER DISEASES Final Rejection TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18177374 BINDING MOLECULES AGAINST FRa Non-Final OA AstraZeneca AB
18014097 COMBINED USE OF ANTI-CCR8 ANTIBODY AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENT Non-Final OA Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
18666545 CCR8 ANTIBODIES FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18003118 SULFATED PEPTIDES FOR CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY GENERATION Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18508346 BINDING MOLECULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
17414970 BIFUNCTIONAL ANTI-PD-1/IL-7 MOLECULE Non-Final OA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18731402 Chimeric Natural Killer Cell Receptors and Method of Using Thereof Non-Final OA ST PHI THERAPEUTICS CO., LTD.
18043602 Combination Therapy of a PD-1 Antagonist and an Antagonist for VEGFR-2 for Treating Patients with Cancer Non-Final OA MSD International GmbH
18638420 ANTI-BCMA ANTIBODIES AND TREATMENT METHODS Final Rejection SUTRO BIOPHARMA, INC.
17999469 HETERODIMERIC Fc VARIANTS SELECTIVE FOR Fc GAMMA RIIB Non-Final OA Zymeworks BC Inc.
17280550 METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING TAFA4 FOR REDUCING SKIN INFLAMMATION Final Rejection CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
17972867 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST C-MET Non-Final OA Genmab A/S
18251294 FULLY HUMAN ANTIBODY TARGETING CD5, AND FULLY HUMAN CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Nanjing IASO Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
18140892 CRTAM ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Oxford BioTherapeutics Ltd
18140141 METHODS OF TREATING LYMPHOPENIA Non-Final OA Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
18246939 ANTI-CLAUDIN18.2 AND CD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA FORTVITA BIOLOGICS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
18010944 ANTI-CLAUDIN18.2 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA FORTVITA BIOLOGICS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
18013504 ANTI-GITR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND MEDICAL USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INNOLAKE BIOPHARMA (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18000064 ANTI-CD73 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA BRIGHTPATH BIOTHERAPEUTICS CO., LTD.
17928136 ANTIBODIES SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING NERVE GROWTH FACTOR AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA STAIDSON (BEIJING) BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
17924540 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Adagene AG
17789350 ANTI-OX40 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HIFIBIO INC.
17788926 ANTIBODIES BINDING BCMA AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Biosion Inc.

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