Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1654 1658 1676 1691

This examiner grants 41% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.1%
Allow Rate
-18.9% vs TC avg
798
Total Applications
+33.7%
Interview Lift
1316
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 727 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.4%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
26.3%
§103 Obviousness
29.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18035267 PEPTIDES FROM HUMAN B-CASEIN THAT HAVE ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18004104 HUMAN RECOMBINANT ACE2-FC MUTANTS THAT DECOUPLE ANTI-SARS-COV-2 ACTIVITY FROM CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS Final Rejection Northwestern University
17323683 CBX8 CHROMDOMAIN INHIBITORS AND THE USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18352345 NOVEL FATTY ACIDS AND THEIR USE IN CONJUGATION TO BIOMOLECULES Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
18246063 POLYMERS AND NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17628142 SEPARATED PEPTIDE Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
18250406 PEPTIDE TAG AND TAGGED PROTEIN CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.

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