Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LU, FRANK WEI MIN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1683

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
+2.9% vs TC avg
754
Total Applications
+67.3%
Interview Lift
1527
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
24.8%
§103 Obviousness
49.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17911633 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING GLIOMA Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18132298 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR LIGATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18009093 METHODS FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS USING BLOCKER OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17812075 METHODS FOR SAMPLE TRANSFER FOR IN SITU ANALYSIS Final Rejection 10x Genomics, Inc.
18074369 METHOD OF MAPPING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS OF CELLULAR COMPONENTS Non-Final OA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
17930961 VECTOR SET FOR MEASURING TRANSPOSASE ACTIVITY, KIT, TRANSPOSASE ACTIVITY MEASURING METHOD, AND CELL SEPARATION METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
16739866 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CANCER CELLS Final Rejection Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
17975384 CONSECUTIVE HYBRIDIZATION FOR MULTIPLEXED ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17636582 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFICATION OF STR LOCI Non-Final OA QIAGEN GMBH
17051310 LYSIS METHOD FOR PLANT SAMPLES Non-Final OA QIAGEN GmbH
13703309 METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF TARGET CELLS OR TISSUE FOR EXTRACTION OF BIOMOLECULES FROM FIXED BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection QIAGEN GMBH
18249597 A SCREENING PLATFORM FOR ADAR-RECRUITING GUIDE RNAS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
14281212 SAMPLE MULTIPLEXING Final Rejection Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
17871702 PROGRAMMABLE ENZYME-ASSISTED SELECTIVE EXPONENTIAL AMPLIFICATION FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF RARE MUTANT ALLELES Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
15534577 DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING DIFFERENT DETECTION TEMPERATURES AND REFERENCE VALUES Final Rejection SEEGENE, INC.
19010663 PROCESS FOR MULTI-ANALYSES OF RARE CELLS EXTRACTED OR ISOLATED FROM BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES THROUGH FILTRATION Final Rejection INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
17749858 UNIVERSAL LAMP ASSAYS FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID TARGETS Non-Final OA Duke University
17207040 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ARRHYTHMIAS Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
16588208 DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND KITS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER Non-Final OA Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
17905724 MAGNETIC SENSOR ARRAYS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17865159 Set of Oligonucleotide Probes as Well as Methods and Uses Thereto Non-Final OA Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
16786647 SIGNALING CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
17931360 Identifying Feline Renal Risk Factors and Compositions and Methods for Improving Feline Health Final Rejection Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
17297859 TARGETED ENRICHMENT BY ENDONUCLEASE PROTECTION Non-Final OA KEYGENE N.V.
17564592 METHOD AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING DISTINGUISHABLE POLYMERASES FOR DETECTING TERNARY COMPLEXES AND IDENTIFYING COGNATE NUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
17913679 METHOD FOR DETECTING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID Final Rejection KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
17930513 METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSE AND ANTISENSE STRANDS IN AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE DUPLEX Non-Final OA Meso Scale Technologies, LLC.
17948025 METHOD FOR BIDIRECTIONAL SEQUENCING Non-Final OA OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC
18015627 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL CAPTURE, BIOMARKER DETECTION, AND CONTACT-FREE CELL LYSIS Non-Final OA Trustees of Dartmouth College
17980848 Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same Non-Final OA Takara Bio USA, Inc.

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