Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: METCALF, MATTHEW CURRAN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1622 1632 1647

This examiner grants 40% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

40.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
25
Total Applications
+75.0%
Interview Lift
1355
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.1%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
20.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18289049 ASSESSING AND TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18691666 CELLULAR THERAPY TO SUPPRESS IMMUNE RESPONSE Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18518384 OLIGOMERIC PARTICLE REAGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
18562108 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18292247 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CAR T CELL EFFICACY THROUGH THE ENGINEERED SECRETION OF C. PERFRINGENS NEURAMINIDASE Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18296711 IMMUNO ONCOLOGY THERAPIES WITH IL-2 CONJUGATES Non-Final OA SANOFI
18326605 DOSING FOR TREATMENT WITH ANTI-CD20/ANTI-CD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18563037 METHODS OF TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA USING COMBINATION THERAPY Non-Final OA Celgene Corporation

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