Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KOVACH, KARA NICOLE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1681 1683

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
24
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1014
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
72.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18187608 CHEMICAL PLANAR ARRAY Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18340240 MULTI-SPECIES REFERENCE LADDER AND MULTI-PLEX PCR KIT AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
18342952 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OLIGONUCLEOTIDE INVERSION ON ARRAYS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18324885 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE ACTIVITY BY DIGITAL ASSAY Final Rejection Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
18354652 COMPOSITE PRIMER SET AND KIT FOR IDENTIFYING POLYMORPHIC MARKERS OF CATTLE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Fudan University
18341277 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN FISH SPECIES Non-Final OA The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18290188 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING OR QUANTIFYING MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA Bayer CropScience LLC
18340699 INFERRING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ACTIVITY FROM DNA METHYLATION AND ITS APPLICATION AS A BIOMARKER Non-Final OA Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
18552083 METHOD FOR AMPLIFYING TARGET GENE HAVING SPECIFIC GC CONTENT Non-Final OA Toho University
18549884 CHEMICAL SAMPLE INDEXING FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA SINGLERON (NANJING) BIOTECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
18326700 MARKERS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING HEATSTROKE Non-Final OA King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
18054982 METHODS FOR LIGATION-COUPLED-PCR Non-Final OA Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
18006745 PREDICTING CANCER RELAPSE AND TREATMENT OF CANCER DISEASES Non-Final OA Fredrik JOHANSSON SWARTLING

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