Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MCKNIGHT, CIARA A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1637 1647 1656 1799

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.2%
Allow Rate
-5.8% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
1155
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 71 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
37.5%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18482052 NANOPORE TWEEZER APPROACH FOR PROTEIN KINASE ALLOSTERIC DRUG SCREENING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18514280 MODIFIED CELLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A RECOMBINANT PRODUCT OF INTEREST Non-Final OA Genentech, Inc.
18922889 PH20 POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Halozyme, Inc.
18175809 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18175914 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18165620 METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE USING MICROORGANISM OF THE GENUS DESEMZIA Final Rejection Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
18391959 ENGINEERED PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
17777245 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING FACTOR VIII FUNCTION Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

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