Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1632 1635 1637 1651 1674 1699

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Ekaterina Poliakova-Georgan has handled 688 resolved cases in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. The allowance rate of 64.0 percent suggests a moderate to high likelihood of success for patent applications. The median days to allowance is 941, providing a clear expectation for the time required to navigate the prosecution process. This 941 day median is a useful benchmark for applicants to use when planning their filing strategies.

The data shows an interview lift of 18.0 percent, indicating that interviews are a helpful strategy for securing an allowance. This lift, combined with the 64.0 percent allowance rate, suggests that while the examiner is often receptive to written arguments, verbal communication offers a distinct advantage across the 688 resolved cases. Practitioners should consider the 18.0 percent lift as a reason to engage the examiner directly during prosecution to resolve any outstanding rejections efficiently.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
752
Total Applications
+18.0%
Interview Lift
941
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 688 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
28.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18380871 CONJUGATES OF SIRNA AND ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES (SIRNASO) AND METHODS OF USE IN GENE SILENCING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
17919459 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING TDP-43 AND FUS AGGREGATION Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
17310002 IMMUNOSTIMULATING COMPOSITION Final Rejection DAICEL CORPORATION
18571985 INVERTED CHIMERIC siRNA MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18439648 Inhibition of Tau Propagation Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18007609 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE HAVING IMPROVED STABILITY, AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18577797 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING AGE-RELATED CONDITIONS Non-Final OA The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18251562 VIRAL VECTORS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF ILD, PF-ILD AND IPF Non-Final OA BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18557516 COVALENT APTAMERS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
17938209 BAG3 AS A TARGET FOR THERAPY OF HEART FAILURE Final Rejection TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18373397 PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE 2 (PRODH2) IRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18302855 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING PRIMARY HYPEROXALURIA Final Rejection Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17375785 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING A SERPINC1-ASSOCIATED DISORDER Final Rejection Genzyme Corporation
18553729 GENE THERAPY FOR TREATING BETA-HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES Non-Final OA ShanghaiTech University
18360505 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DISORDERS Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
18247152 METHODS OF TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS WITH PiRNAS OR EXTRACELLULAR VESSICLES RELEASED FROM NEURAL STEM CELLS OR NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS Final Rejection Albert Einstein College of Medicine
18027883 CANCER THERAPY USING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS Non-Final OA TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc.
18278494 ALLELE-SPECIFIC GENOME EDITING OF THE NR2E3 MUTATION G56R Final Rejection UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER

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