Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RAYMONDA, MATTHEW HAROLD

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1653 1682 1684

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Matthew Harold Raymonda is assigned to Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1653. The examiner has 14 resolved cases in this docket. The data shows an allowance rate of 35.7%. This 35.7% allowance rate is the baseline for applicants to consider when their case is assigned to this examiner. The 14 resolved cases provide a specific sample of the examiner's historical outcomes.

The interview lift is 55.0%. This 55.0% lift is a higher value than the 35.7% allowance rate. This comparison indicates that conducting an interview is a strategy for increasing the probability of a grant. The 55.0% interview lift suggests that direct communication with the examiner can alter the course of prosecution. Practitioners should prioritize an interview to leverage this 55.0% lift against the 35.7% baseline.

The median days to allowance is 1445. This 1445-day period is the median time from filing to allowance for cases in this examiner's portfolio. When combined with the 14 resolved cases, the 1445-day metric helps set expectations for the length of the prosecution process. Applicants should weigh the 1445 median days to allowance and the 55.0% interview lift when developing their strategy for Art Unit 1653.

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

Performance Statistics

35.7%
Allow Rate
-24.3% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+55.0%
Interview Lift
1445
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 14 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.5%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
47.8%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17835796 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING POLYNUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection 10X GENOMICS, INC.
17831835 METHODS FOR ENRICHING NUCLEIC ACID LIBRARIES FOR TARGET MOLECULES THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ARTEFACTUAL ANTISENSE READS Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17829072 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND PROBE RESOLUTION Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18280166 MOLECULAR INDEXING OF PROTEINS BY SELF ASSEMBLY (MIPSA) FOR EFFICIENT PROTEOMIC INVESTIGATIONS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17819893 MULTIMODAL READOUTS FOR QUANTIFYING AND SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN SINGLE CELLS Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
17836726 SEQUENCE-CONTROLLED POLYMER STORAGE Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17844780 METHOD FOR GENERATING REGION-SPECIFIC AMPLIFICATION TEMPLATES Final Rejection LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH
18603200 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR QUANTITATIVE, HIGH-THROUGHPUT PROTEIN BINDING MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17601405 METHODS AND APPLICATIONS FOR CELL BARCODING Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
17813852 METHODS FOR PREPARING SUBSTRATE SURFACE FOR DNA SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
17617854 METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING LIBRARY BASED ON NESTED MUTIPLEX PCR AND KIT FOR THE SAME Final Rejection MGI TECH CO., LTD.
18251176 CONSTRUCT FOR EXPRESSING MONOMERIC STREPTAVIDIN Non-Final OA INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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