Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: POHNERT, STEVEN C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1655 1683

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

12.1%
Allow Rate
-47.9% vs TC avg
900
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 856 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.6%
§102 Novelty
30.3%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17472038 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AN ABASIC SITE Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
17289889 NUCLEIC ACID-BASED BARCODING Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
18269634 CLEAVAGE OF CAPTURE PROBES FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18120024 CONCATEMERIC DETECTABLE PROBES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18046457 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH FIXED SAMPLES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
19249209 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE COMPOSITION FROM A BIOFILM Non-Final OA QUORUM INNOVATIONS,INC.
19034863 AAV-MEDIATED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIES TO THE INNER EAR Non-Final OA Akouos, Inc.
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 Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18606200 CONSTRUCTS, USE AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
19018613 Composition and Methods for Preventing and Treating African Swine Fever in Wild and Domestic Swine Non-Final OA Mammal Labs LLC
18035319 MODIFIED ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES TARGETING SPLICING FACTORS Non-Final OA The Jackson Laboratory
18021861 DETECTING NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA Non-Final OA Exact Sciences Corporation
16629204 Risk Assessment Tool for Patients with Sepsis Non-Final OA McMaster University
18040066 Characterising Macrophages and Methods Thereof Non-Final OA Agency for Science, Technology and Research
17806099 DETECTION METHOD Final Rejection TOPPAN Inc.
18806201 Method for Measuring Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Reagent Therefor Non-Final OA Canon Medical Diagnostics Corporation
18134125 Method of Treating Liver Cancer, Predicting Response to Treatment, and Predicting Adverse Effects During the Treatment Thereof Non-Final OA Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd
17172527 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MESSENGER RNA PURIFICATION Non-Final OA Translate Bio, Inc.
18261537 METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF EARLY STAGE ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA Non-Final OA LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
18001805 FLUORESCENT CYTOSINE ANALOGUES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION Non-Final OA STEALTH LABELS BIOTECH AB
17951874 TISSUE HOMOGENIZATION BUFFER FOR EFFICIENT QUANTITATION OF A THERAPEUTIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE IN MULTIPLE TISSUES Non-Final OA TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
18337000 DNA METHELATION MOLECULAR MARKERS FOR IDENTIFYING BENIGNITY OR MALIGNANCY OF LUNG NODULE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME Non-Final OA AnchorDx Medical Co., Ltd.
17312262 METHOD FOR MEASURING TELOMERE ASSOCIATED VARIABLES AND USES THEREOF FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND/OR PROGNOSIS OF TELOMERIC-ASSOCIATED DISEASES Non-Final OA LIFE LENGTH, S.L.
16918958 HIGH CAPACITY MOLECULE DETECTION Final Rejection Davinci Bio, Inc.

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