Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MYERS, CARLA J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1682

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.5%
Allow Rate
-11.5% vs TC avg
1064
Total Applications
+47.1%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1014 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.4%
§102 Novelty
19.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18636097 SALIVARY EXTRACELLULAR RNA BIOMARKERS FOR GINGIVITIS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17915071 COVALENT CHEMISTRY ENABLES EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE PURIFICATION ON NANOSUBSTRATES ? TOWARD EARLY DETECTION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17297356 CHARACTERIZING METHYLATED DNA, RNA, AND PROTEINS IN THE DETECTION OF LUNG NEOPLASIA Non-Final OA MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
17637410 BLOOD GENE BIOMARKERS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT ACUTE REJECTION IN LIVER TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17810820 Treatment of Varicose Veins With Piezo Type Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Component 1 (PIEZO1) Agonists Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17554782 tRNA-Derived Fragments as Disease Biomarkers and Neuropathological Regulators in Alzheimer's Disease Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17816152 Tumor-on-a-chip Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
18742149 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING PROPRANOLOL SENSITIVE TUMORS Final Rejection University of South Florida
18095386 NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL SAMPLE PREPARATION AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Non-Final OA Myriad Women's Health, Inc.
18825852 METHODS OF SELECTING AND TREATING CANCER SUBJECTS THAT ARE CANDIDATES FOR TREATMENT USING INHIBITORS OF PARP Non-Final OA Arima Genomics, Inc.
18812671 MICRONEEDLE DEVICES, AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection MiNDERA Corporation
17599681 ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR (AHR) ACTIVATION SIGNATURE AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AHR SIGNALING STATUS Final Rejection DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES OFFENTLICHEN RECHTS
18751003 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF A HUMAN SUBJECT Non-Final OA Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
17925054 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DETECTION OF PRE-SYMPTOMATIC ALS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
17640823 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN 4 COPIES OF EXON 3 OF fAIM AND PROGRESSIVE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN CATS Final Rejection Washington State University
17825580 PREDICTING EXTRAINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Non-Final OA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
17759974 METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVELY OR POSTOPERATIVELY DETECTING IDH1 AND IDH2 GENE MUTATIONS IN GLIOMA TUMORS AND PRIMERS USED IN THIS METHOD Non-Final OA BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITESI
17654758 ASSAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS Final Rejection EUROIMMUN Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG
17905132 OVARIAN RESERVE BIOMARKER AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection CHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18021748 BICYCLE CONJUGATES SPECIFIC FOR NECTIN-4 AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA BicycleTx Limited
18250496 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND KIT FOR IN SITU DETECTION OF MICRO RIBONUCLEIC ACID (miRNA) CARRIED BY EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (EVs) Non-Final OA Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)
18248133 COMPOSITION FOR DIAGNOSIS OR PREDICTION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME OR GROUP AT HIGH RISK OF EXPRESSION OF BLOOD CERAMIDE Non-Final OA SCL HEALTHCARE, CO., LTD.
18295893 Synchronized Cell-Based Compositions Non-Final OA NeuroGX LLC
18162133 METHODS FOR THE RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICACY OF CANCER THERAPY AND RELATED APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA aiGENE, Inc.
18001601 DETECTION OF METHYLATION STATUS Non-Final OA PentaBase Aps
18062181 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF MICROBIAL NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS AND/OR RESISTANCE GENES BY IMMOBILIZED ADSORPTION Non-Final OA CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE
17947871 LYMPHATIC FLUID FOR DIAGNOSTICS Non-Final OA THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
17610724 CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS OF TARGET GENOMIC REGIONS Final Rejection LGC GENOMICS LLC
17268268 DNA METHYLATION-RELATED MARKER FOR DIAGNOSING TUMOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection SHANGHAI PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICAL CENTER

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