Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1655 1683
This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases
Steven C. Pohnert is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1634. The examiner has a low allowance rate of 12.4 percent across 871 resolved cases. This suggests a very rigorous examination environment. The median days to allowance is 1534, indicating that the path to a grant is both difficult and time-consuming. With 871 resolved cases, the data shows a consistent pattern of low allowance and long pendency.
The interview lift for this examiner is 18.5 percent. This is a significant figure when compared to the baseline allowance rate of 12.4 percent. Practitioners should prioritize interviews, as the 18.5 percent lift represents a substantial improvement in the likelihood of success. Despite the 1534 median days to allowance, the interview remains a key tool for navigating Art Unit 1634. The 871 resolved cases confirm that while the 12.4 percent allowance rate is low, the 18.5 percent interview lift offers a measurable advantage for applicants.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18257233 | Determining the Quantity and Quality of a DNA Library | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 17757132 | Method for Carrying Out an Amplification Reaction in a Microfluidic Apparatus | Final Rejection | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18503949 | IMMOBILIZATION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN SITU DETECTION | Non-Final OA | 10x Genomics, Inc. |
| 18343108 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIGHT-CONTROLLED SURFACE PATTERNING USING PHOTOMASKS | Non-Final OA | 10x Genomics, Inc. |
| 18120024 | CONCATEMERIC DETECTABLE PROBES AND RELATED METHODS | Non-Final OA | 10x Genomics, Inc. |
| 18209992 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF RNA ANALYSIS | Final Rejection | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 17845487 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING RATES OF DNA REPAIR | Final Rejection | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 18844272 | MULTIPLEX FLUORESCENT CELLULAR AND TISSUE IMAGING WITH DNA ENCODED THERMAL CHANNELS AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE |
| 18410439 | MULTIPLEXED IMAGING USING MERFISH, EXPANSION MICROSCOPY, AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES | Non-Final OA | President and Fellows of Harvard College |
| 18310477 | MATRIX IMPRINTING AND CLEARING | Final Rejection | President and Fellows of Harvard College |
| 17289889 | NUCLEIC ACID-BASED BARCODING | Final Rejection | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE |
| 18192147 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPLEX, METHOD FOR DETERMINING MICROBIAL INCLUSION, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING INCLUDED MICROORGANISM | Non-Final OA | Yokogawa Electric Corporation |
| 17147151 | METHODS OF DETECTING PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR AND OF DETECTING AN EXPRESSION LEVEL | Non-Final OA | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
| 18021625 | PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA SIGNATURES AND USES THEREOF | Final Rejection | The General Hospital Corporation |
| 17513640 | PREDICTING BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE | Non-Final OA | The General Hospital Corporation |
| 18517623 | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment | Non-Final OA | West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University |
| 17282650 | TARGET NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION METHOD BASED ON PROXIMITY PROTEOLYSIS REACTION | Final Rejection | AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION |
| 18267701 | IGH REARRANGEMENTS AND USES THEREOF | Non-Final OA | Foundation Medicine, Inc. |
| 17802436 | MITIGATION OF STATISTICAL BIAS IN GENETIC SAMPLING | Final Rejection | Foundation Medicine, Inc. |
| 18758066 | PROTECTING FULLY FUNCTIONAL NUCLEOTIDES FROM DEGRADATION | Non-Final OA | Illumina, Inc. |
| 18507414 | DESIGNING PROBES FOR DEPLETING ABUNDANT TRANSCRIPTS | Non-Final OA | Illumina, Inc. |
| 18476151 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING COMPONENTS INCLUDING A GLYCOLIPID BI-LAYER | Non-Final OA | ILLUMINA, INC. |
| 18476031 | MESOPHILIC COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION | Non-Final OA | Illumina, Inc. |
| 17472038 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN ABASIC SITE | Non-Final OA | ILLUMINA, INC. |
| 18689062 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SEQUENCE OF TARGET POLYNUCLEOTIDE | Non-Final OA | MGI TECH CO., LTD. |
| 18065952 | LARGE-SCALE SYNTHESIS OF MESSENGER RNA | Final Rejection | Translate Bio, Inc. |
| 17333569 | METHODS FOR REDUCING GUANINE AND CYTOSINE (GC) BIAS IN NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE READ COUNTS | Final Rejection | Sequenom, Inc. |
| 18033857 | MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED METHODS AND KITS FOR NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION AND DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC | Non-Final OA | YYZ PHARMATECH INC. |
| 18153617 | COMBINATION DISPLACEMENT PROBES | Non-Final OA | Detect, Inc. |
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