Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MYERS, CARLA J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1613 1634 1682

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.0%
Allow Rate
-11.0% vs TC avg
1,082
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1135
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1029 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

22.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
18.9%
§103 Obviousness
33.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19397515 UNIVERSAL EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
18636097 SALIVARY EXTRACELLULAR RNA BIOMARKERS FOR GINGIVITIS Final Rejection 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
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
17925054 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DETECTION OF PRE-SYMPTOMATIC ALS Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18264314 METHODS AND BIOMARKERS IN CANCER Non-Final OA New York University
17816152 Tumor-on-a-chip Final Rejection NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
18343768 Structured Nucleic Acid Templated Architectures Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18540667 METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF CELLS OF A PARTICULAR CELL LINEAGE Non-Final OA The Chinese University of Hong Kong
17429281 ISOLATION AND DETECTION OF EXOSOME-ASSOCIATED MICROBIOME FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17091092 SYSTEMS AND ASSAYS FOR ASSESSING MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation

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