Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1653 1657

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.0%
Allow Rate
-18.0% vs TC avg
883
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 822 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
6.0%
§102 Novelty
81.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17778765 IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEQUENTIAL ULTRAFILTRATION PLATFORM FOR ENRICHMENT AND PURIFICATION OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM BIOFLUIDS Non-Final OA OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
17613994 CELL STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION MEDIUM, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CELL AGGREGATES Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18181023 OPTIMIZATION OF FLUID POOLING Non-Final OA Fenwal, Inc.
17616427 IMAGING SAMPLE FOR MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
16558488 HIGH POTENCY PANCREATIN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited
17917831 STEM CELL CULTURING METHOD FOR PROMOTING INITIAL YIELD OF STEM CELLS Final Rejection SAMSUNG LIFE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION
17669059 THREE-DIMENSIONAL POROUS HYBRID SCAFFOLD AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
16091641 Method for Determining Stage of Periodontal Disease Final Rejection ARKRAY, Inc.
18045126 DECELLULARIZED VASCULAR GRAFTS, METHODS, AND BENCH-TOP MODELS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS Non-Final OA Wayne State University
17945126 Pretreatment Of Plasma For Spray Drying And Storage Non-Final OA Velico Medical, Inc.
18276912 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE BODY AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING DIFFERENTIATION OF ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS Non-Final OA Kyoto Prefectural Public University Corporation
15101740 METHOD OF REPAIRING AN ANNULUS AND COLLAGEN GEL COMPOSITION Final Rejection CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18286405 CARDIOMYOCYTES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
17440568 METHOD FOR CULTURING HEPATIC EPITHELIOID TISSUE HAVING A STRUCTURE OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HEPATOCYTES AND BILE DUCT EPITHELIAL CELL Final Rejection SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
18317443 BIFIDOBACTERIA FOR REDUCING FOOD, ENERGY AND/OR FAT INTAKE Final Rejection Dupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps
15779766 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH PURITY STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES Final Rejection PureCircle Sdn Bhd
16289118 Method for Enhancing Red Blood Cell Quality and Survival During Storage Non-Final OA Trustees of Dartmouth College
17640657 Composition Comprising Thermosensitive Gel and Oligopeptide, and Use Thereof Final Rejection International Frontier Technology Laboratory, Inc.
16973929 Recombinant Protease Inhibitor-Containing Compositions, Methods for Producing Same and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA ORAMED LTD.
17805592 METHOD FOR COLLECTING LIVING TISSUE Non-Final OA Orbray Co., Ltd.
17786579 THRIPS CONTROL Final Rejection Protix B.V.
17761626 CELLULAR SUBSTITUTES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE
18273974 PHOTOSYNTHETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING PHOTOSYNTHETIC COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA SYMBIOX, INC.
18262433 METHOD OF CHANGING CULTURE MEDIUM OF A CULTURE USING SPINFILTERS Non-Final OA REPAIRON GMBH
18260418 BLASTOCYST-LIKE CELL AGGREGATE AND METHODS Non-Final OA IMBA - INSTITUT FÜR MOLEKULARE BIOTECHNOLOGIE GMBH
17923244 USE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AS IMMUNOPROPHILACTICS AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS FOR LEISHMANIASIS Final Rejection YEDITEPE UNIVERSITESI
18029391 3D STRUCTURES FOR CELL GROWTH Non-Final OA ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS MAASTRICHT
17164693 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES WITH ENHANCED POTENCY Final Rejection United Therapeutics Corporation
17797135 TISSUE REGENERATION PATCH Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
17759337 PACKAGING OF CULTURED TISSUE Non-Final OA Mosa Meat B.V.

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