Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
923
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1535
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 860 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17289889 NUCLEIC ACID-BASED BARCODING Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
17525336 Synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) Variants And Uses Thereof Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
19249209 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE COMPOSITION FROM A BIOFILM Non-Final OA QUORUM INNOVATIONS,INC.
19202001 ISOLATED POLYPEPTIDE OF THE TOXIN A AND TOXIN B PROTEINS OF C. DIFFICILE AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Valneva USA, Inc.
19034863 AAV-MEDIATED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIES TO THE INNER EAR Non-Final OA Akouos, Inc.
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.
18021625 PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA SIGNATURES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
17616621 CRISPR SYSTEM HIGH THROUGHPUT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS 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
18040066 Characterising Macrophages and Methods Thereof Final Rejection 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
17278386 LIGAND DETECTION BY APTAMERS WITH A BUILT-IN REPORTER Non-Final OA King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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
18010108 BIOMARKER COMBINATIONS FOR DETERMINING AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA MINOMIC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
16022597 METHOD OF TREATING COLORECTAL CANCER Non-Final OA HOSPITAL CLINIC DE BARCELONA
16918958 HIGH CAPACITY MOLECULE DETECTION Final Rejection Davinci Bio, Inc.
11713579 Epigenetic modification of the loci for CAMTA1 and/or FOXP3 as a marker for cancer treatment Non-Final OA PRECISION FOR MEDICINE GMBH

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