Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NICKOL, GARY B

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1641 1643 1645 1646

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

45.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
103
Total Applications
+28.7%
Interview Lift
1377
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 64 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
22.2%
§103 Obviousness
37.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18278377 CONDITIONAL DEGRADATION OF PROTEINS THAT ARE LOCALIZED AT THE PLASMA MEMBRANE Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17251287 SINGLE-CHAIN BISPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18297099 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS TARGETING INTERLEUKIN-34 Non-Final OA Eli Lilly and Company
17620987 DOSING REGIMEN AND COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES TARGETING B-CELL MATURATION ANTIGEN Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
18273796 BLUE-GREEN ALGAE-CONTAINING TABLET Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18533714 BISPECIFIC ANTI-CCL2 ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18280970 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18261483 MHC-INDEPENDENT TCRs AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection Washington University
18275616 ANTI-IL1RAP ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
18550739 CD160 Binding Domain Non-Final OA UCL BUSINESS LTD

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