Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1675

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.3%
Allow Rate
-1.7% vs TC avg
104
Total Applications
+56.5%
Interview Lift
1453
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
26.9%
§103 Obviousness
37.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17608890 IRF2 AS A PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKER AND TARGET FOR AUGMENTING IMMUNOTHERAPY Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
17639525 METHODS OF TREATING KRAS MUTANT CANCERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17387999 Novel Treatments of Glaucoma Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17762980 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE EFFICACY OF IMMUNOTHERAPIES AND VACCINES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
17933052 Interleukin-9 Signaling in Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Immune Cells Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
17635760 CIRCULAR RNA MODIFICATION AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17764104 IMMUNOGENIC EGFR PEPTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17637682 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING PAX6-DEFICIENCY RELATED DISEASE Final Rejection RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD

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