Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1624 1626 1629

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.8%
Allow Rate
+15.8% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 149 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
24.7%
§103 Obviousness
41.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18251111 CRYSTALLINE FORM IV OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18018207 ARYL SUBSTITUTED PYRROLO-PYRIDINONES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Final Rejection Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
18694139 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMELIORATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18570473 CHIRAL 3-SULFINYL BENZOIC ACIDS Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
17596491 TARGETING DNA REPAIR IN TUMOR CELLS VIA INHIBITION OF ERCC1-XPF Final Rejection The Governors of the University of Alberta
18268102 METHODS OF TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS AND STAT3-LINKED CANCERS USING SUPPRESSORS OF ELECTRON LEAK Final Rejection Cornell University

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