Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Examiner: MCNEIL, STEPHANIE A N

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1653

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.9%
Allow Rate
-49.1% vs TC avg
352
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
1893
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 320 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17636721 METHODS FOR ISOLATING SPIDER SILK PROTEINS VIA HIGH SHEAR SOLUBILIZATION Final Rejection Bolt Threads, Inc.
18512545 Use of a Laminin for Differentiating Pluripotent Cells into Hepatocyte Lineage Cells Final Rejection Université de Nantes
17894936 COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING CHONDROCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND REGENERATING CARTILAGE TISSUE Final Rejection ExoStemTech Co., Ltd.
17736442 COMPOSITION, COMPRISING TMEM176B OR AN EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY REGULATOR THEREOF AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE Final Rejection AMYLOID SOLUTION INC.

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