Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KNIGHT, SAMANTHA JO

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1614

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

31.3%
Allow Rate
-28.7% vs TC avg
34
Total Applications
+73.3%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
27.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17926635 SCRUB AGENT, SCRUB AGENT-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND SCRUB AGENT PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection Daicel Corporation
18039317 MIXTURES CONTAINING METARYLPICOXAMID Final Rejection BASF SE
18249676 INTRINSICALLY-DISORDERED PROTEINS AS EMULSIFIERS Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

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