Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1649 1675 1678

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.4%
Allow Rate
-6.6% vs TC avg
861
Total Applications
+38.9%
Interview Lift
1267
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 819 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.2%
§102 Novelty
23.9%
§103 Obviousness
34.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18064781 Systems, Devices, and Methods for Enhancing the Neuroprotective Effects of Non-Invasive Gamma Stimulation with Pharmacological Agents Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18546141 LOW INTENSITY ULTRASOUND COMBINATION CANCER THERAPIES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18097366 Biotin Blocking Methods Non-Final OA Marc Key
18054285 Compositions Comprising Human Skin Fibroblasts and Amyloid Beta Peptide Final Rejection WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
17914598 BETA-ARRESTIN COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Duke University
18255433 AN LTBR AGONIST IN COMBINATION THERAPY AGAINST CANCER Non-Final OA VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
17790288 STRATIFYING RISK OF MALIGNANCY IN INDETERMINATE THYROID NODULES AND IMMUNO-GENOMIC MARKERS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF THYROID CANCER Final Rejection The University of Toledo
18211970 PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIATION OF HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA FROM VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIA AND NON-HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA Non-Final OA McMaster University
17730484 EVALUATING METHOD FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS, CALCULATING METHOD, EVALUATING APPARATUS, CALCULATING APPARATUS, EVALUATING PROGRAM, CALCULATING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, EVALUATING SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL APPARATUS Final Rejection AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
18781407 ANTIBODIES TO UBIQUITIN C-TERMINAL HYDROLASE L1 (UCH-L1) AND GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN (GFAP) AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC.
18153170 Bioluminscent Indicator and Sensor Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
17787968 Methods for Identifying Modulators of Insect Transient Receptor Potential Channels Non-Final OA BASF Corporation
17377487 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODAMAGE Final Rejection Prince Biotech, LLC
18017841 PEPTIDE DESIGN AND GALECTIN-3 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA City of Hope
18640470 FELINE ANTIBODY VARIANTS Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18024210 TEST KIT AND METHOD OF DETERMINING TRYPTOPHAN IN EXTRACTS OF FAECAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA IMMUNDIAGNOSTIK AG
18039683 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING ANTI-CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR ANTIBODY Non-Final OA SHANGHAI HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18379431 DETECTION OF DEBRIS IN RECIRCULATING PHAGOCYTES Non-Final OA ZELOSDX, INC.
18552099 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDAD DE CASTILLA LA MANCHA
17633664 DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER USING DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES DIRECTED AGAINST PD1 AND PD-L1 Non-Final OA CELLTREND GMBH
17066961 FIBROBLAST GROWTH PATTERNS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Final Rejection WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
17639428 DISCERNING BRAIN CANCER TYPE Non-Final OA DXCOVER LIMITED
17781639 METHODS OF TREATMENT USING G-CSF PROTEIN COMPLEX Non-Final OA Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17634385 HIGH-SENSITIVITY IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF FRATAXIN IN BIOFLUIDS Non-Final OA VOYAGER THERAPEUTICS, INC.
17923161 METHOD FOR DETECTING INFLAMMATION-RELATED PLATELET ACTIVATION Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE
17961412 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND ASSESSING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS USING PROTEIN-ARGININE DEIMINASE 1 (PAD1) AUTOANTIGENS Final Rejection INOVA DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
17795264 METHODS AND KIT FOR DETECTION OF ANALYTES Non-Final OA BLOODLESS DX, LLC
17766943 FREE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN MEASUREMENT KIT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Beijing Strong Biotechnologies, Inc.
17771863 Methods of Screening to Determine Effective Dosing of Cancer Therapeutics Final Rejection Kiyatec, Inc.
17761545 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A COMPOUND THAT MODULATES ONE OR MORE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH A RBM20 CONDENSATE AND/OR A RBM20 POLYPEPTIDE Non-Final OA Dewpoint Therapeutics, Inc.

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