Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1615 1621 1627 1638 1672

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.6%
Allow Rate
-3.4% vs TC avg
210
Total Applications
+41.3%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
61.3%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18670474 CROSSLINKED HYDROGELS WITH TUNABLE RADIOPACITY FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18683029 HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES IN SULFATE-FREE CLEANSING COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18569359 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR COMBINING BIOLOGICS WITH MULTIPLE CHELATORS Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18547550 PESTICIDAL FORMULATIONS Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18290522 USE OF ETHYNYLPYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AS NITRIFICATION INHIBITORS Final Rejection BASF SE
18006264 A THREE COMPONENT VACCINE FOR COVID-19 Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17996618 LIPID NANOPARTICLE (LNP) DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18037684 MULTICOMPARTMENT CONDUCTIVE COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Final Rejection University of Virginia Patent Foundation
18575937 ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TRACKING Non-Final OA CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
18723216 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COPOLYMER BEARING A(N) (UN)SATURATED HYDROCARBON-BASED CHAIN AND A POLYSACCHARIDE Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18637039 LONG-WEAR COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18258911 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COPOLYMER BASED ON ACETOACETATE FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18273581 THERMALLY STABLE, MINERAL OIL-FREE W/O EMULSION Final Rejection BEIERSDORF AG
18268472 ZWITTERIONIC LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18708774 LIQUID RADIOEMBOLIC AGENTS AND RELATED EMBOLIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF EMBOLIZATION Non-Final OA ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
18290758 3-ISOXAZOLIDINONE COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD, HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA QINGDAO KINGAGROOT CHEMICAL COMPOUND CO., LTD.
18036681 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PARTICLES AND MRNA AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND STORING THE SAME Final Rejection BioNTech SE
18258742 Method For Producing Patient-Optimised Dosage Forms Final Rejection DiHeSys Digital Health Systems GmbH
17615450 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Method For Their Production Non-Final OA DiHeSys Digital Health Systems GmbH
18332826 Monolithic Implantable Device for Sustained Release of an Antibody Non-Final OA Celanese EVA Performance Polymers LLC
18272784 POLYMERIC TRANSFECTION REAGENTS TO DELIVER NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR HOST CELL MODIFICATION Final Rejection RJH BIOSCIENCES INC.
18246122 COMPOUND FOR THE SEQUESTRATION OF UNDESIRABLE ANTI-PEG ANTIBODIES IN A PATIENT Final Rejection ABLEVIA BIOTECH GMBH

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