Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1623 1657 1673 1693

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+13.2% vs TC avg
1,354
Total Applications
+14.0%
Interview Lift
884
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1328 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
15.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18439034 STABILIZATION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-PROTEIN COMPLEX USING ALKYLATED PHOSPHATE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18029470 ENDOSOMAL ESCAPE DOMAINS FOR DELIVERY OF MACROMOLECULES INTO CELLS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18675302 ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF 4'-ETHYNYL NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGS Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18423652 PRODRUGS OF 4'-SUBSTITUTED NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
18253419 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING A COMBINATION OF OLEUROPEIN AND QUERCETIN FOR CELLULAR ENERGY Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18393220 METHODS OF SEQUENCING USING 3' BLOCKED NUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18252394 MODIFIED SOPHOROLIPID FOR IMPROVED BIOAVAILABILITY OF AMINO ACIDS AND METHOD OF USE Final Rejection LOCUS SOLUTIONS IPCO, LLC
18022855 PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CELLULOSE TO GLYCOLS USING NON-NOBLE METAL LOADED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS Non-Final OA COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
18703219 THERAPEUTICALLY EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF A FLT3 INHIBITOR AND A BCL-2 INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA Non-Final OA Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month