Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: MONTGOMERY, ANN Y

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1641 1657 1677 1678 1687 1712 2877

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ann Y. Montgomery serves in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1641, where she has 672 resolved cases. Her 69.0% allowance rate is coupled with a median days to allowance of 1401. This indicates the success rate and the prosecution cycle for applications reaching a grant.

The interview lift is 27.7%, which is a significant boost to the 69.0% base allowance rate. This suggests that interviews are an effective strategy for moving cases toward allowance. Given the 1401-day median pendency, practitioners should use interviews to address rejections. The 27.7% lift across 672 resolved cases shows that the examiner is responsive to direct communication, making it a valuable tool for resolving issues that might otherwise extend the prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
703
Total Applications
+27.7%
Interview Lift
1401
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 672 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
46.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18586721 METHODS FOR DETECTING IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, SUBCLASS 4 (IgG4) IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA Abbott Laboratories
18526055 METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING TARGET SUBSTANCE ON BASIS OF MEASUREMENT OF POLARIZATION ANISOTROPY, AND PARTICLES USED THEREFOR Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18319618 Reusable Cartridges for Detecting Analytes in Solution Non-Final OA Genentech Inc.
18250723 HIGH-THROUGHPUT FORCE-DEPENDENT CELLULAR RESPONSE ASSAY USING SPECTRALLY ENCODED SMART BEADS Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18233515 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM AND CELL CULTURE METHOD Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
18506573 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ASSAYING CIRCULATING MOLECULES Non-Final OA GUARDANT HEALTH, INC.
17905675 NOVEL SPLIT-LUCIFERASE ENZYMES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
18277000 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO A METHOD OF ANALYSING A COMPONENT IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
17923594 CARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
18722188 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING TARGET ENGAGEMENT DATA FROM BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS Final Rejection The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services

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