Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCKNIGHT, CIARA A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1656

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
86
Total Applications
+41.7%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 63 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.7%
§102 Novelty
35.4%
§103 Obviousness
35.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18389403 METHODS FOR ASSAYING ENZYME ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18976712 NOVEL STRAINS AND METHODS FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF A NUTRITIVE COMPOSITION Final Rejection LanzaTech, Inc.
18165620 METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE USING MICROORGANISM OF THE GENUS DESEMZIA Non-Final OA Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
18391959 ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18577341 MYCOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS Final Rejection MYCOCYCLE, INC.
18266274 PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CELLS Non-Final OA Bühler AG
17777245 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING FACTOR VIII FUNCTION Final Rejection THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18478179 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EDITING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Prime Medicine, Inc.
18550967 FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING GG REPEAT SEQUENCES Non-Final OA Numaferm GmbH
17922407 VACCINE COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INFECTION OF SARS-COV-2 Non-Final OA SK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD.
18278778 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PERIPLASMIC FORM OF THE PROTEIN CRM197 Non-Final OA CURAVAC EUROPE
17774215 METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING THE STAGES OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS Final Rejection University Of Maryland, Baltimore
18344501 EVALUATION METHOD OF PATHOGEN INACTIVATION EFFECT Non-Final OA Institute of Blood Transfusion, CAMS
17780336 METHOD OF LYOPHILIZATION OF A CRYOGENIZED CELLULAR COMPOSITION CONTAINING DISSOLVED GAS Final Rejection LARENA
17762988 NANO-PERFORATOR HAVING IMPROVED ANTI-VIRAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA MVRIX Co., Ltd.
17608451 Nanocellulose 3D Matrix for Cultivating Human and Animal Cells in Vitro Final Rejection BIOCELLTIS BIOTECNOLOGIA S/A

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