Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LAFAVE, ELIZABETH ROSE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1639 1681 1682 1684 1799

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
88
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1514
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.8%
§102 Novelty
29.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17801517 METHODS OF SPATIALLY RESOLVED SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17756336 GENETICALLY-DIRECTED SPARSE AND COMPLETE LABELING OF BRAIN CELLS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17604881 BIOPOLYMER ANALYSIS DEVICE, BIOPOLYMER ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT, AND BIOPOLYMER ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
17843612 NGS LIBRARY PREPARATION USING COVALENTLY CLOSED NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE ENDS Non-Final OA Keygene N.V.
18273517 METHOD FOR PURIFYING NUCLEIC ACID LIBRARY Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
17538812 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF GENETIC ALTERATIONS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17788003 METHODS AND ARRAYS FOR IDENTIFYING THE CELL OR TISSUE ORIGIN OF DNA Final Rejection Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
17620615 METHOD FOR SEPARATING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES BY SIZE Final Rejection QIAGEN GmbH
17282728 NORMALIZATION CONTROLS FOR MANAGING LOW SAMPLE INPUTS IN NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING Non-Final OA ARC BIO, LLC
17787898 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING REGULATORY ELEMENTS Non-Final OA ASKBIO INC.

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