Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOLKER, DANIEL E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1644 1645 1649

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.8%
Allow Rate
-10.2% vs TC avg
282
Total Applications
+65.0%
Interview Lift
1622
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 243 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.5%
§102 Novelty
32.4%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17614865 AN IMMUNOGENIC SEROTYPE 35B PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE-PROTEIN CONJUGATE AND CONJUGATION PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
17745770 PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA ATTACK Final Rejection Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18266472 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
19271861 GENETICALLY MODIFIED CELLS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA CARTHERICS PTY LTD
18573131 HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL CLEANING ARTICLES WITH MORAXELLA SP. INHIBITING ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Carl Freudenberg KG
17632023 Identification and Elimination of HCMV-Infected Cells Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18574466 MICROORGANISM AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
15764187 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T CELLS AS THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS FOR AUTO- AND ALLO-IMMUNITY Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
18682032 MICROALGAE STRAIN HAVING EFFECT OF PROMOTING PLANT GROWTH AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CJ CheilJedang Corporation
18291827 MICROORGANISM HAVING WEAKENED ACTIVITY OF LACI FAMILY DNA-BINDING TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR, AND L-GLUTAMIC ACID PRODUCTION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CheilJedang Corporation
18184496 Biocontrol of Fusarium by Endophytic Fungi Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
18661174 SUBUNIT VACCINE DELIVERY PLATFORM FOR ROBUST HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSES Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18254954 Application of Lactobacillus Paracasei Subsp. Paracasei K56 in Improving Intestinal Bacterial Infection Resistance and Intestinal Immunity Non-Final OA INNER MONGOLIA DAIRY TECH RES INSTITUTE CO LTD
17794085 Identification And Synthesis Of Drug Candidates Derived From Human Microbiome Metasecretome Proteins Non-Final OA ENTEROME S.A.
18276585 BACTERIAL BIO-CONTROL AGENTS FOR IMPROVING PLANTS' GROWTH, YIELD AND RESISTANCE TO PATHOGENS Non-Final OA THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
17415175 Methods of Expanding Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Using Engineered Cytokine Receptor Pairs and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
17209712 ENGINEERED PHAGOCYTIC RECEPTOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection CREATE Medicines, Inc.
18560020 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE Non-Final OA MICROBA IP PTY LTD
18556680 BACILLUS SUBTILIS FNFH_BS06 AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY
18273216 ENTEROCOCCUS LACTIS, DRUG FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING TUMOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA MOON (GUANGZHOU) BIOTECH CO., LTD.
18270092 IMPROVED METHODS TO ENHANCE GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH Non-Final OA ARBIOM SAS
18266446 COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN ANTIBODY WHICH BINDS TO HUMAN PRDX4 PRESENT ON THE CELL SURFACE OF A TARGET CELL Non-Final OA Eximmium Biotechnologies GmbH
17289519 COMBINATION TREATMENT WITH ANTI-CD123 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE AND PARP INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Health Research, Inc.
18251474 USE OF INTERLEUKIN-7 FOR THE TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS Non-Final OA NeoImmuneTech, Inc.
18296982 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS Non-Final OA ControlPoint Inc.
18028913 COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, COMPRISING MICROORGANISM Non-Final OA CJ Bioscience, Inc.
17843480 RECEPTORS PROVIDING TARGETED COSTIMULATION FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY Final Rejection INSTIL BIO (UK) LIMITED
18157027 RECEPTORS PROVIDING TARGETED COSTIMULATION FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA Instil Bio, Inc.
17936102 RECEPTORS PROVIDING TARGETED COSTIMULATION FOR ADOPTIVE CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA Instil Bio, Inc.
17812800 Methods for the Manufacture of Proteolytically Processed Polypeptides Non-Final OA IPSEN BIOINNOVATION LIMITED

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