Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCKNIGHT, CIARA A

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1647 1656

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.8%
Allow Rate
+1.8% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+34.7%
Interview Lift
1169
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 68 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
5.6%
§102 Novelty
62.7%
§103 Obviousness
12.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18389403 METHODS FOR ASSAYING ENZYME ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18310921 METHODS FOR REDUCING LIPASE ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18175914 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY 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.
18516054 P450-BM3 VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED ACTIVITY Non-Final OA Codexis, Inc.
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
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

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