Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KIM, TAEYOON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1632 1641 1651

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-8.4% vs TC avg
957
Total Applications
+51.8%
Interview Lift
1381
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 888 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
13.7%
§102 Novelty
36.4%
§103 Obviousness
30.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
17602987 METHODS FOR TREATING INHERITED EYE DEFECTS Final Rejection 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
18000865 DIRECT IN VIVO REPROGRAMMING USING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETV2 GENE FOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL AND VESSEL FORMATION Non-Final OA EMORY UNIVERSITY
17909705 METHODS OF TREATING HYPERGLYCEMIA AND SUPPRESSING ONSET OF TYPE 1 DIABETES Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
17906098 MODIFIED ARRESTIN-1 TO ENHANCE PHOTORECEPTOR SURVIVAL IN RETINAL DISEASE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18011070 ADAPTIVE NANOPARTICLE PLATFORMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPANSION AND DETECTION OF ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELLS Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17793506 METHODS OF TREATING FRAGILE X SYNDROME WITH REELIN Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
18035685 SYNERGISTIC STEM CELL-BASED MEDICATION FOR TREATING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND RELATED APPLICATION Final Rejection SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
18146109 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SYNOVIUM-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CELL PREPARATION FOR JOINT MEDICAL TREATMENT Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
18098994 Development of decellularized bovine bone graft Final Rejection University of Sharjah
18267957 PRE-TREATMENT OF MSC WITH PPARB/DELTA AGONIST FOR TREATMENT OF ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY Final Rejection Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier
18041303 A COMPOSITION COMPRISING MESENCHYMAL PRECURSOR OR STEM CELLS AND THEIR USE Final Rejection Mesoblast International Sárl
17906160 METHOD FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE I Non-Final OA Mesoblast International Sárl

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