Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MURESAN, ANA Z

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1621 1622 1626 1671 1672 1692

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
740
Total Applications
+30.3%
Interview Lift
875
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 702 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
39.6%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18010218 BIODEGRADABLE UV ABSORBERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18253124 NEW SYNTHESIS OF L-PHENYLALANINE ESTER Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18251608 FORMATION OF P-ALKYLPHENOLS BASED ON INTERMOLECULAR REACTION OF ETHYNE WITH 2-ALKYLFURANS IN THE PRESENCE OF GOLD(I) COMPLEXES Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
17782467 ONE STEP PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHENYL ETHYL AMINE DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
17240728 CRYSTALLINE SOLVATE FORMS OF A PHARMACEUTICAL Non-Final OA BIOVIE INC.
18870257 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLHEXANOIC ACID COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SULFURIC ACID COLORING OF THE COMPOSITION Final Rejection KH Neochem Co., Ltd.
18212841 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUOROVINYL ETHER COMPOUND Non-Final OA AGC INC.
18042528 ALKANE MULTI-SULFONIC ACIDS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA University of Kansas
18257654 LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION OF METHACROLEIN WITH GOLD BASED CATALYSTS Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18257644 LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION OF ACROLEIN WITH GOLD BASED CATALYSTS Non-Final OA Rohm and Haas Company
18268422 PROCESS FOR PREPARING OXALATE AND OXALIC ACID WITH HYDRIDE CATALYST Non-Final OA Avantium Knowledge Centre B.V.
18252823 PROCESS FOR PREPARING FRAMBIONE Non-Final OA RHODIA OPERATIONS
18011157 NEW AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS SURFACTANTS Non-Final OA RHODIA OPERATIONS
18632996 METHODS OF MAKING BEMPEDOIC ACID AND COMPOSITIONS OF THE SAME Non-Final OA Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
17791034 POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC DERIVATIVE COMPOUND AND ORGANOELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING SAME Final Rejection SFC CO., LTD
18004985 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING EPOXYPROPANE BY DIRECTLY EPOXIDIZING PROPYLENE Non-Final OA SINOPEC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAFETY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
18469170 PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,3-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS Final Rejection Genomatica, Inc.
18032881 Method for producing methionine Final Rejection UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1
18033595 METHOD FOR PERFORMING MITSUNOBU REACTION BETWEEN ALCOHOLIC HYDROXYL GROUP DONOR AND ACTIVE HYDROGEN DONOR Final Rejection Jiangsu Hecheng Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.
17787650 Methods of Preparing Primary Phosphine Products Using Lewis Acid Catalysts Non-Final OA The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
17831899 USE OF POLYHYDROXYAROMATIC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FIBROUS AMINO ACID BASED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA Momentive Performance Materials GmbH
17937670 Antimicrobial Compounds and Methods of Use Final Rejection Aequor, Inc.
18027511 AMIDE COMPOUND HAVING IODOARYL OR IODOHETEROARYL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CARDIOLINK SCIENCE (SHENZHEN) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
18042901 PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED ACRYLATE COMPOUND Non-Final OA Hua Medicine (Shanghai) Ltd.
18041061 A LIPID Non-Final OA Stemirna Therapeutics Co., Ltd.
18013272 METHOXYPROPANOLS SEPARATION INCLUDING AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION Final Rejection Dow Gloval Technologies LLC
17964562 COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT, PREVENTION, OR AMELIORATION OF LYMPHEDEMA Non-Final OA RAPPELER CO., LTD.

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