Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TAEYOON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1632 1651

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.5%
Allow Rate
-8.5% vs TC avg
948
Total Applications
+51.1%
Interview Lift
1452
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 874 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
34.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18000865 DIRECT IN VIVO REPROGRAMMING USING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETV2 GENE FOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL AND VESSEL FORMATION Final Rejection EMORY UNIVERSITY
17602987 METHODS FOR TREATING INHERITED EYE DEFECTS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17496391 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING CELLS FOR USE IN THERAPY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18038630 ADIPOGENIC CELL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
17433658 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND KITS FOR DELIVERY OF POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
18514880 CELL CULTURE MEDIUM FOR EUKARYOTIC CELLS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17909705 METHODS OF TREATING HYPERGLYCEMIA AND SUPPRESSING ONSET OF TYPE 1 DIABETES Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
18011070 ADAPTIVE NANOPARTICLE PLATFORMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPANSION AND DETECTION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELLS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18021144 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR STIMULATING GAMMA DELTA T CELLS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18146109 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SYNOVIUM-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CELL PREPARATION FOR JOINT MEDICAL TREATMENT Final Rejection National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
17830637 BIOLOGICAL LIBRARIES AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS
19003915 ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT Non-Final OA NEXTCELL PHARMA AB
18041507 ALLOGENEIC COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 Final Rejection NEXTCELL PHARMA AB
18001828 Genetically Modified Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1) for use to Treat Cancer Non-Final OA McMaster University
17783937 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
17775707 GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE Final Rejection ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
17998857 EXOSOME-DERIVED PIWI-INTERACTING RNA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
18002633 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
18129399 IN UTERO TRANSPLANTATION OF FACTOR VIII-EXPRESSING CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF HEMOPHILIA Non-Final OA Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.
18043064 PRIMED PLACENTAL TISSUE AND USES IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Non-Final OA OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18035685 SYNERGISTIC STEM CELL-BASED MEDICATION FOR TREATING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND RELATED APPLICATION Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
18124656 HUMAN FACILITATING CELLS Final Rejection University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
17862892 3-D BIOPRINTING COMPRISING BIOLOGICALLY-RELEVANT MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17422737 AAV-MEDIATED GENE THERAPY RESTORING THE OTOFERLIN GENE Non-Final OA INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE)
17798799 HORIZONTAL CELLS Final Rejection UCL BUSINESS LTD
18267957 PRE-TREATMENT OF MSC WITH PPARB/DELTA AGONIST FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY Non-Final OA Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier
18264831 METHOD FOR MODULATING AFUCOSLYATION OF AN ANTIBODY PRODUCT Non-Final OA LONZA BIOLOGICS PLC
18300210 ENHANCEMENT OF CARTILAGE REGENERATIVE ACTIVITY OF STEM CELL POPULATIONS BASED ON REDUCTION OF INTRA-ARTICULAR CELLULAR MATERIAL Non-Final OA CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18351665 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION FOR MOOD DISORDERS Non-Final OA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA "RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ"
17912336 USE OF MITOCHONDRIA TO PROMOTE WOUND REPAIR AND/OR WOUND HEALING Final Rejection Taiwan Mitochondrion Applied Technology Co., Ltd.

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