Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KAUP, SAHANA S

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1639 1675 1684

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.0%
Allow Rate
-16.0% vs TC avg
516
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1430
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 484 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.8%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17700088 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
17814584 Methods and Compositions for the Single Tube Preparation of Sequencing Libraries Using Cas9 Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
17799323 METHODS FOR CELL-FREE PROTEIN EXPRESSION Final Rejection Nuclera Ltd
17719299 TCR Libraries Final Rejection Adaptimmune Limited
17839272 Methods and Reagents for Molecular Barcoding Non-Final OA CS GENETICS LIMITED
17630022 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING CAPTURE LIBRARY AND KIT Non-Final OA BERRY GENOMICS CO., LTD

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