Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2853 3791 3794 3796

This examiner grants 14% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

14.3%
Allow Rate
-55.7% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
1236
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.1%
§102 Novelty
31.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18081604 NANODEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIOFLUIDIC FLOW USING A GRAPHENE-BASED MICROELECTRODE Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18592241 Systems and Methods for Detecting Heart Pathologies Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18205472 ESTIMATING GAIT EVENT TIMES & GROUND CONTACT TIME AT WRIST Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18597388 FOCUSED STERILIZATION AND STERILIZED SUB-ASSEMBLIES FOR ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18139314 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEAL-RELATED ANALYTE RESPONSE MONITORING Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
18106441 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AN ANALYTE SENSOR Final Rejection ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17789847 Methods to Simulate Metrics of Vascular Function From Clinical Data Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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