Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NICOL, ALEXANDER W

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1633 1634

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.3%
Allow Rate
-18.7% vs TC avg
225
Total Applications
+45.8%
Interview Lift
1673
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
40.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18279199 LENTIVIRUS PROTECTION VIA Fc OVEREXPRESSION Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18034045 CONTROLLING CELLULAR BEHAVIOR USING FEED-FORWARD CIRCUITS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17169442 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO BARCODE BACTERIOPHAGE RECEPTORS, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
16497326 NOVEL RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTORS RESTRICTING OFF-TARGET TRANSDUCTION IN LIVER AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18558495 NOVEL AAV VECTORS AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA REGENXBIO Inc.
18282463 CHARACTERIZING THE BINDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MUSK AND BMP RECEPTORS Non-Final OA Brown University
18380920 CRISPR/CAS9-BASED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINAL DEGENERATIONS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17996759 OVERCOMING THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT FOR CELL THERAPY BY TARGETING MYELOID DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS THROUGH A TRAIL-R2 SPECIFIC RECEPTOR Non-Final OA Baylor College of Medicine
17152463 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF PROMOTING MUSCLE REGENERATION, AND TREATMENT METHODS Non-Final OA NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
17616111 NOVEL LIVE-CELL ASSAY FOR NEURONAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18566367 CAS9 NICKASE-MEDIATED GENE EDITING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18065255 SILENCING OF DUX4 BY RECOMBINANT GENE EDITING COMPLEXES Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18020029 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PROTEIN EXPRESSION Non-Final OA The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18009805 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REPROGRAMMING SKIN TISSUE TO HAVE INSULINOGENIC AND DELIVERY FUNCTIONS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
18634382 Methods and Compositions for Treating Conditions Involving the Eye Non-Final OA Krystal Biotech, Inc.
18394085 CELL PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
17285148 CERVICAL CANCER ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
18252194 EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK IN A CELL AND CELL COMPRISING THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA ETH ZURICH
18276812 ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND THEIR USES Non-Final OA Wake Forest University Health Sciences
18539249 CELL MAINTAINER FOR AUTOLOGOUS CELL THERAPY PRODUCTION Non-Final OA Thrive Bioscience, Inc.
17055075 CRISPR INTERFERENCE BASED HTT ALLELIC SUPPRESSION AND TREATMENT OF HUNTINGTON DISEASE Final Rejection THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
18500774 ENGINEERED EXOSOMES TO DETECT AND DEPLETE PRO-TUMORIGENIC MACROPHAGES Non-Final OA AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18021387 MODIFIED LYMPHOCYTES Non-Final OA JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT WÜRZBURG
17475189 ROR1-SPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS (CAR) WITH HUMANIZED TARGETING DOMAINS Final Rejection JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT WÜRZBURG
16088693 CELL LINE FOR RECOMBINANT PROTEIN AND/OR VIRAL VECTOR PRODUCTION Final Rejection SPARK THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18005284 T-CELLS EXPRESSING IMMUNE CELL ENGAGERS IN ALLOGENIC SETTINGS Non-Final OA CELLECTIS S.A.
18033987 METHOD FOR REGULATING GROWTH OF DECAPODA CRUSTACEANS Non-Final OA NH Foods Ltd.
18062642 Lymphocyte-Based PKCe Test for Alzheimer's Disease Final Rejection NeuroDiagnostics LLC
16726495 GENE THERAPY CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSS Non-Final OA Rescue Hearing Inc
16488103 Gene Therapy Constructs and Methods for Treatment of Hearing Loss Final Rejection Rescue Hearing Inc

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