Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
597
Total Applications
+51.6%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 551 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
23.8%
§103 Obviousness
38.2%
§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
18019467 TREATMENT OF CLL Final Rejection NOVARTIS AG
18019469 TREATMENT OF B CELL MALIGNANCIES Final Rejection NOVARTIS AG
17773935 TREATMENT FOR SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME USING AN ANTI-BAFFR ANTIBODY Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
17921793 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
18429887 Methods of Treating Multiple Myeloma with Bispecific Anti-BCMA x Anti-CD3 Antibodies Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17999271 Antibody Variants with Improved Pharmacokinetic Properties Non-Final OA BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
17905870 ANTIBODIES TO CD40 WITH ENHANCED AGONIST ACTIVITY Non-Final OA BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
18473695 MANAbodies AND METHODS OF USING Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17907312 TNFa SIGNALING TRIGGERS TUMOR-PROMOTING INFLAMMATION THAT CAN BE TARGETED TO THERAPY Non-Final OA Baylor College of Medicine
18003118 SULFATED PEPTIDES FOR CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODY GENERATION Non-Final OA BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
17270231 ANTIBODY FOR PURE ISOLATION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18666512 CCR8 ANTIBODIES FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18666545 CCR8 ANTIBODIES FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS 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.
17972867 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST C-MET Non-Final OA Genmab A/S
18019612 COMBINED MEDICATION FOR TREATING SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA Non-Final OA CHIA TAI TIANQING PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD.
17280550 METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING TAFA4 FOR REDUCING SKIN INFLAMMATION Final Rejection CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
17817033 MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST CD40 AND CD137 Non-Final OA BioNTech SE
18140892 CRTAM ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF TREATING CANCER Final Rejection Oxford BioTherapeutics Ltd
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.
18021382 CD40 AGONISTIC ANTIBODY AND METHOD OF USE Non-Final OA WUXI BIOLOGICS (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD.
17928136 ANTIBODIES SPECIFICALLY RECOGNIZING NERVE GROWTH FACTOR AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA STAIDSON (BEIJING) BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
18150428 METHOD OF TREATING CANCER USING ANTI-PD-1/CD40 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Eucure (Beijing) Biopharma Co., Ltd.
18013504 ANTI-GITR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND MEDICAL USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INNOLAKE BIOPHARMA (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.

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