Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCKILLOP, JOHN CHARLES

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1636 1637 1699

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+46.4%
Interview Lift
1411
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
39.4%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18146818 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE COMPRISING INHIBITOR OF ATLASTIN 2, AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BY DETERMINING ATLASTIN 2 Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
17600984 METHODS OF TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED TET LEVEL, INCREASED H19 LEVEL, INCREASED LEVEL OF TGF SIGNALING, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF Final Rejection YALE UNIVERSITY
17602076 Enhancement of Melanocyte Migration Using ROCK Inhibitors Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17595703 TREATMENT AGENT FOR SEX HORMONE-INSENSITIVE GREB1-POSITIVE TUMORS Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18275634 Methods of Protecting RNA Non-Final OA Pfizer Inc.
17635363 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY Non-Final OA Biogen MA Inc.
18385005 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TRANSTHYRETIN (TTR) MEDIATED AMYLOIDOSIS Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17438920 MODIFYING THE SPECIFICITY OF NON-CODING RNA MOLECULES FOR SILENCING GENES IN EUKARYOTIC CELLS Final Rejection Tropic Biosciences UK Limited
17287563 METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING PROTEIN TRANSLATION REACTION USING STAPLE NUCLEIC ACID Non-Final OA HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY
18552778 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA LONZA SALES AG
17291922 An lncRNA integrates a DNA-PK-mediated DNA damage response and vascular senescence Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Inc.
18272699 SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY OF RNPS TO IMMUNE CELLS Non-Final OA Avectas Limited
17299275 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH OGG1 ACTIVITY Non-Final OA TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS U.S.A., INC.
17997138 PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR AT LEAST ONE TYPE OF CANCER SELECTED FROM GROUP CONSISTING OF PANCREATIC CANCER, LUNG CANCER, COLORECTAL CANCER, CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA AND LIVER CANCER, PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR SAID CANCER WHICH IS USED IN COMBINATION DRUG IN COMBINATION WITH SAID AGENT, COMBINATION DRUG COMPRISING SAID AGENTS, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CANCER Non-Final OA TAK-CIRCULATOR CO., LTD.
17915215 Targeted Inhibition Using Engineered Oligonucleotides Non-Final OA miRecule, Inc.
17779016 Nucleic Acids, Vectors, Host Cells and Methods for Production of Beta-Fructofuranosidase from Aspergillus Niger Final Rejection Revelations Biotech Pvt Ltd
17216169 Adult Stem Cell Line Introduced with Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gene and Neurogenic Transcription Factor Gene with Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Motif and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA CELL&BRAIN CO., LTD.

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