Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1652

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
1324
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
972
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1285 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.5%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18324283 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RHAMNOLIPID Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18318424 METHODS FOR BIOFUEL AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18390220 FUSION PROTEIN, FUSION PROTEIN PRODUCTION METHOD, ELECTRODE, REDOX DEVICE, REDOX METHOD, DISULFIDE BOND CLEAVAGE METHOD, AND ALLERGEN INACTIVATION METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co, Ltd.
17804072 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17798415 CHONDROITINASE ABC MUTANTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
18353673 ACID TOLERANT CLOSTRIDIA Non-Final OA Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
18021059 MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCING PUTRESCINE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PUTRESCINE BY USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18572135 PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS USING FIBER-DEGRADING ENZYMES IN FERMENTATION Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18044836 ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS Final Rejection NOVOZYMES A/S
18042168 DISPERSINS EXPRESSED WITH AMYLASE SIGNAL PEPTIDES Final Rejection Novozymes A/S
18030026 SACCHAROMYCES YEAST CELL AND FERMENTATION PROCESS USING SUCH Non-Final OA DANISCO US INC.
18696632 TRANSAMINASE MUTANT AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA ASYMCHEM LABORATORIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
18029684 METHOD FOR PRODUCING KETOSE USING NOVEL KETOSE-3-EPIMERASE Non-Final OA AMANO ENZYME INC.
18460258 Cellulose for Use in Cellulosic Ethanol-Producing Applications Non-Final OA SixRing Inc.
17551725 METHODS FOR MODULATION OF AND SENSITIZATION TO SERINE AND GLYCINE LIMITATION Non-Final OA Cancer Research Technology Limited
18578894 NOVEL ENZYMES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GAMMA-AMBRYL ACETATE Non-Final OA Amyris, Inc.
18572167 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND BIOPLASTICS FROM TOXIC FEEDSTOCKS Non-Final OA Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
18539751 Bacillus Licheniformis Cell Stably and Repeatedly Used for Conversion and Synthesis of D-psicose Non-Final OA WUXI INSTITUTE FOR SPECIALIZED NUTRITIONAND HEALTH CO., LTD
18515958 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREPARING TAGATOSE FROM FRUCTOSE Final Rejection Arzeda Corp.
18283772 DRIED PRENCSO COMPOSITION Non-Final OA HOUSE FOODS GROUP INC.
18282785 LACHRYMATORY FACTOR GENERATING KIT Non-Final OA HOUSE FOODS GROUP INC.
18549668 FERMENTED MILK-BASED PRODUCT COMPRISING GALACTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Kerry Group Services International Ltd
18452040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING OIL FROM MICROORGANISMS Non-Final OA ZERO ACRE FARMS INC.
17909282 METHODS OF MAKING HYPER-SIALYLATED IMMUNOGLOBULIN Final Rejection Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18274138 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE A WATER-SOLUBLE MIXTURE OF OLIGOSACCHARIDES FOR FACILE CONVERSION TO FERMENTABLE SUGARS Non-Final OA BLUE BIOFUELS, INC.
18007813 SYNTHETIC SANTALENE SYNTHASES Non-Final OA ISOBIONICS B.V.
18256001 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PRETREATMENT AND/OR ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF A LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL Non-Final OA Sekab E-Technology AB
18325786 PRODUCT Non-Final OA CEMVITA FACTORY, INC.
18052477 METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTION OF REBAUDIOSIDE D AND REBAUDIOSIDE M Final Rejection EVOLVA SA
17921372 Yeast strains for reducing contamination by lactic acid bacteria Final Rejection Université Libre de Bruxelles

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