Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+60.0%
Interview Lift
1412
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 24 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18463384 MEDICAL DEVICE OPERATION METHOD AND DRUG TREATMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
18119456 FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND AND CONTRAST AGENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18731289 Oxidative Cyclization Reagents for Chemoselective Tryptophan Bioconjugation Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17613351 APOHEMOGLOBIN-HAPTOGLOBIN COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18284035 CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDE CONJUGATES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
17783939 MYELOID CELL-TARGETED NANOPARTICLES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18276311 LUNG LESION LOCALIZATION MULTI-IMAGING CONTRAST AGENT COMPOSITION FOR RESTRICTIVE LUNG RESECTION Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
17837794 USE OF LACTIC ACID IN HYPERPOLARIZATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
18032760 PROINFLAMMATORY PRODRUGS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
17796494 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND MONITORING EOSINOPHIL MEDIATED INFLAMMATORY DISEASES Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
19234864 STABLE, CONCENTRATED RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Final Rejection Novartis AG
17769960 ASSAY FOR RAPID EVALUATION OF CHOROIDAL MAST CELL DEGRANULATION Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17782369 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TUNABLE MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17910248 TARGETED NANOBUBBLE THERAPY Final Rejection CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
17865513 EXOSOME-DELIVERED TARGETING TREATMENT FOR BLOOD VESSELS Final Rejection University of South Carolina
18015807 ASYMMETRIC CHARGED VESICLES AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
17622580 TRANSFECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18555983 ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING RELAXATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18556014 ORAL CARE FLAVOUR FOR IMPROVING INVIGORATION STATE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING Non-Final OA GIVAUDAN SA
18259201 Process for Controlled Manufacturing of Mono-Disperse Microbubbles Non-Final OA Solstice Pharmaceuticals B.V.

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