Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MYERS, CARLA J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1613 1634 1671 1678 1682

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Carla J Myers has resolved 1035 cases in Art Unit 1600. Within Tech Center 1600, the examiner has an allowance rate of 49.3 percent. This 49.3 percent rate is derived from the 1035 cases that have reached a final resolution, providing a benchmark for practitioners.

The median days to allowance is 1136. This 1136 day figure marks the middle point of the duration for successful prosecutions. Applicants should account for this 1136 day timeline when managing expectations for applications assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 1600.

The interview lift is 46.1 percent, which indicates an increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted relative to the 49.3 percent base rate. This 46.1 percent lift suggests that interviews are associated with a higher likelihood of allowance. The 46.1 percent lift provides a statistical basis for engaging in direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

49.3%
Allow Rate
-10.7% vs TC avg
1,087
Total Applications
+46.1%
Interview Lift
1136
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1035 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
19.1%
§103 Obviousness
33.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18606690 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING PROBES AND/OR BARCODES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18717006 SINGLE-CELL CULTURE AND SEQUENCING WITH LIPID-MODIFIED OLIGOS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17653114 Systems and Methods to Identify Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Uses Thereof Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18343768 Structured Nucleic Acid Templated Architectures Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18023249 TARGET MEASUREMENT METHOD, TARGET MEASUREMENT DEVICE, TARGET MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND TARGET MEASUREMENT KIT Non-Final OA Yokogawa Electric Corporation
17637410 BLOOD GENE BIOMARKERS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT ACUTE REJECTION IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18264314 METHODS AND BIOMARKERS IN CANCER Non-Final OA New York University
18607269 METHODS OF TREATING PANCREATIC CANCER Non-Final OA University of Washington
18742149 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING PROPRANOLOL SENSITIVE TUMORS Non-Final OA University of South Florida
18030801 METHODS AND AGENTS FOR TREATING, PREVENTING, DIAGNOSING, AND EVALUATING THERAPY FOR FIBROTIC, AUTOIMMUNE, AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18095386 NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL SAMPLE PREPARATION AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Final Rejection Myriad Women's Health, Inc.
18420482 INFERRING MICROORGANISM OF ORIGIN FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE MARKERS IN TARGETED METAGENOMICS Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17026069 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING LIGANDS ON ARRAYS USING INDEXES AND BARCODES Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18044471 GENETIC ALTERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
17641502 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RARE GENETIC SEQUENCE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY FUNCTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ASTHMA IN AFRICAN AMERICAN PATIENTS Non-Final OA THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18021748 BICYCLE CONJUGATES SPECIFIC FOR NECTIN-4 AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection BicycleTx Limited
18287245 PRIMER GROUP AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SINGLE-BASE MUTATIONS Non-Final OA NANJING GENSCRIPT BIOTECH CO., LTD.
17918468 PROGNOSIS METHOD OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKAEMIA Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER

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