Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCCORMICK, CATHERINE LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1638

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+35.6%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 41 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17918108 Systems and Methods for Control of Refractive Index and Optical Properties in Living Biological Cells Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18037293 METHOD FOR PREPARING IMMUNOGENICITY-ENHANCED CD103+ FCGR3+ DENDRITIC CELL BY TREATMENT WITH INTERLEUKIN-33 AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME DENDRITIC CELL FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
18050687 USE OF FATE MODULATORS TO IMPROVE NERVE REGENERATION Final Rejection The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System

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