Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1677

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

13.5%
Allow Rate
-46.5% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1564
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
7.2%
§102 Novelty
80.8%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19102345 METHOD FOR FIXING PRIMARY ANTIBODIES TO A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA PIXELGEN TECHNOLOGIES AB
17479326 METHODS AND ASSAYS FOR IMMUNE PHENOTYPING Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
17386733 BIOMARKERS FOR CONGENITAL VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS Non-Final OA University of South Carolina
16838623 METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF TARGET IN HISTOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA Agilent Technologies, Inc.
17768671 METHOD IN BIOPROCESS PURIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Cytiva BioProcess R&D AB
18016538 Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer Non-Final OA La Jolla Institute for Immunology
17269108 MULTIPLEX DEVICE UTILIZING LINEAR ARRAY WITH SLANTED TEST LINES ON A LATERAL FLOW STRIP OR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE Non-Final OA INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
18114229 DROPLET ORGANOID-BASED IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Xilis, Inc.
17295608 METHODS AND KIT FOR ASSAYING LYTIC POTENTIAL OF IMMUNE EFFECTOR CELLS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
17220888 RAPID MULTIPLEXED SEROLOGICAL TEST Final Rejection Genalyte, Inc.
17160661 BIOMARKER, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF FOR EVALUATION OR MANAGEMENT OF KIDNEY FUNCTION OR DIAGNOSING OR AID IN DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION OR KIDNEY DISEASE Non-Final OA SEQUELA, INC.
17049004 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING POTENCY OF LISTERIA-BASED IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA ADVAXIS, INC.
16572364 NOVEL PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE INCLUDING BETA-CORE FRAGMENT HCG AS MARKER Final Rejection ADTECH CO., LTD.
16326369 LATERAL FLOW ASSAY FOR ASSESSING RECOMBINANT PROTEIN EXPRESSION OR REPORTER GENE EXPRESSION Final Rejection Qoolabs, Inc.

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