Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1631 1633 1643 1651 1798

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Arthur S. Leonard has resolved 519 cases in Art Unit 1631. The examiner has an allowance rate of 50.7 percent. This 50.7 percent rate is based on the 519 resolved cases in Tech Center 1700. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the probability of a grant. The volume of resolutions provides a specific data set for this examiner's history.

The interview lift is 50.1 percent. This 50.1 percent figure represents the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. This metric indicates how interviews correlate with the overall allowance rate. The 50.1 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 1260 days. This 1260 day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. Applicants can use this figure to plan their prosecution timelines. The median pendency is a specific temporal measure in Art Unit 1631. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 1260 day timeline is important for managing expectations during the examination process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.8%
Allow Rate
-14.2% vs TC avg
589
Total Applications
+50.2%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 520 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
42.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18980456 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18612111 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18049724 COMPLEXES FOR GENE DELETION AND EDITING Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18372374 METHOD OF PRODUCING A CELL POPULATION COMPRISING AN AMNION-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL Final Rejection KANEKA CORPORATION
17933005 METHODS FOR MODIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
17933023 METHODS FOR MODIFICATION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS Final Rejection BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
17865375 Programmable Modification of DNA Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17831745 DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENOME EDITING Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17433887 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORS FOR THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18484667 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ADAPTIVE IMMUNE MODULATION Final Rejection THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
18578856 ENGINEERED S. TYPHIMURIUM AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
17278866 SSI CELLS WITH PREDICTABLE AND STABLE TRANSGENE EXPRESSION AND METHODS OF FORMATION Non-Final OA PFIZER, INC.
18515493 Method and Apparatus for High Throughput High Efficiency Transfection of Cells Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
18670290 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING B-LYMPHOID MALIGNANCIES Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18981653 TISSUE-SELECTIVE SINGLE-COMPONENT MRNA DELIVERY CARRIER AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING , CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
17725982 ASSAY AND MEDICAMENT Non-Final OA The University of Warwick
18662315 ANTIGEN-BINDING PROTEINS TARGETING CD56 AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THEREOF Non-Final OA THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
18276567 PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA LUPIN LIMITED
18268734 COMPOSITION FOR SKIN IMPROVEMENT, CONTAINING CULTURE LIQUID OF UMBILICAL-CORD-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA HANS PHARMA CO., LTD.

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