Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: PAULUS, ERIN VIRGINIA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1643

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-35.0% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+92.3%
Interview Lift
1321
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.2%
§101 Eligibility
16.8%
§102 Novelty
35.7%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18174096 METHOD OF RECOVERING CELLS AND CELL RECOVERY APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18044667 METHOD FOR QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY DIFFERENTIATING FUNCTIONAL GLIAL CELLS Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18279034 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP GENOME EDITING SPHERICAL NUCLEIC ACIDS (SNAS) Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17779372 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING GENE EXPRESSION Final Rejection The General Hospital Corporation
18317526 Rapidly synthesized extracellular matrix-based gels and patterning techniques, from micro- to macro-scale Non-Final OA Yale University
18053949 Method and System for Area-Specific Tissue Collection and Analysis Final Rejection The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18466854 METHOD FOR ASSESSING RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18012400 CULTURE OF ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED

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