Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3785

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
-4.7% vs TC avg
700
Total Applications
+34.1%
Interview Lift
1283
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 654 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17942402 FRICTION REDUCTION FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18266996 3D PRINTED DEVICES AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection NTT RESEARCH, INC.
18349744 ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSES WITH TORIC SURFACE Final Rejection Alcon Inc.
17801892 MULTI-DEPLOY ZONE CONSTRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS Final Rejection W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
18167546 IMPLANTABLE LENS CAPSULE FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS INSERTION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18615904 Lumen Stent and Implant Non-Final OA Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

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