Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: LYONS, MARY M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1645 1651 1653

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
607
Total Applications
+41.5%
Interview Lift
1076
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 568 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
23.9%
§103 Obviousness
31.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18014220 METHOD FOR ANTIGEN DETECTION FROM DIRECT CLINICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18265694 COSMETIC, NUTRACEUTICAL OR DERMATOLOGICAL USE OF A LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS STRAIN AND/OR OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection BASF Corporation
18024647 ENGINEERED ORAL BACTERIA AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
17895245 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DOCKING BIOTINYLATED ANTIGENS ON THE EXTERIOR OF BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE VESICLES Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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