Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1635

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Africa Mhairie McLeod is assigned to Art Unit 1600 in Tech Center 1600. She has 52 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 51.9 percent. The median days to allowance is 1409. These figures describe the prosecution environment for this examiner and provide a basis for understanding the application lifecycle.

The interview lift is 67.5 percent. This metric indicates that an interview is associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners facing the 51.9 percent allowance rate may consider the 67.5 percent lift when deciding whether to request an interview. The 1409 days median pendency provides a timeline for successful applications. With 52 resolved cases, the data indicates the duration of prosecution. The Art Unit 1600 and Tech Center 1600 designations are data points for strategy. This profile informs the approach for applications on this docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-8.1% vs TC avg
95
Total Applications
+67.5%
Interview Lift
1409
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 52 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
27.2%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18253198 Systems and Methods for Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment of Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17961925 PREDICTION, BIOSYNTHESIS, AND INTEGRATION AS BIOSENSORS OF MOLECULES WITH UNIQUE LIGHT ABSORBANCE SIGNATURES AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT IN-FIELD REMOTE DETECTION USING MULTI OR HYPER-SPECTRAL CAMERAS Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17761292 NOVEL TYPE VI CRISPR ENZYMES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18685204 Nucleotides Comprising CasPhi Modified for Nuclear Targeting Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
17577942 RECOMBINASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
18253793 INHIBITION OF KIR2DL2 FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPIES Non-Final OA H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.
18006975 IN UTERO AND POSTNATAL GENE EDITING AND THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF MONOGENIC DISEASES, INCLUDING MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS TYPE 1H AND OTHER DISORDERS Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
17265302 ALTERNATIVE SPLICING REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18326440 BASE EDITING ENZYMES Non-Final OA METAGENOMI, INC.
17767340 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA Final Rejection The Children's Medical Center Corporation

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