Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: REGA, KYLE THOMAS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1636

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kyle Thomas Rega is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1636. He has 118 resolved cases in his record. The allowance rate for these cases is 62.7 percent. This 62.7 percent rate provides a baseline for applicants to understand the frequency of patent grants in his docket. With 118 resolved cases, the data offers a perspective on his examination history.

The interview lift is 41.4 percent. This 41.4 percent figure shows the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the overall allowance rate. Practitioners in Art Unit 1636 can use this lift to inform their strategy. The median days to allowance is 1292. This 1292-day period represents the time typically required to reach a grant. Stakeholders can use the 1292-day metric and the 62.7 percent allowance rate to plan their prosecution timelines in Tech Center 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

62.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
171
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1292
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 118 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18332335 Polynucleotides, Compositions, and Methods for Genome Editing Involving Deamination Non-Final OA Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
18490880 TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROGRAMMING IN A BACTEROIDES CONSORTIUM Final Rejection Georgia Tech Research Corporation
17324383 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE OR DISORDER BY GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17770531 A CRISPR-CAS9 PLATFORM WITH AN INTRINSIC OFF-SWITCH AND ENHANCED SPECIFICITY Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
18544882 METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIANT RECOGNITION SITES FOR RARE-CUTTING ENGINEERED DOUBLE-STRAND-BREAK-INDUCING AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
17084721 TYPE V CRISPR-CAS BASE EDITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
16984885 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE VARIANT Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
17552431 ENGINEERED SSDNASE-FREE CRISPR ENDONUCLEASES Final Rejection MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
17612245 NON-CLASS I MULTI-COMPONENT NUCLEIC ACID TARGETING SYSTEMS Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18282421 Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Conditions Associated with Nucleotide Repeat Expansion Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18287677 PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Final Rejection RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
17632263 EXON 44-TARGETED NUCLEIC ACIDS AND RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS COMPRISING SAID NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR TREATMENT OF DYSTROPHIN-BASED MYOPATHIES Final Rejection RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
18594869 CRISPR TRANSIENT EXPRESSION CONSTRUCT (CTEC) Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18043792 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BACTERIAL TRANSCRIPTION Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17290317 Split CPF1 Protein Non-Final OA The University of Tokyo
18053696 METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR FOR IMPROVED FORMATE UTILIZATION Final Rejection Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
16616655 ALTERED GUIDE RNAS FOR MODULATING CAS9 ACTIVITY AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection North Carolina State University
17709903 PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL, NERVE CELL, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection KEIO UNIVERSITY
17636750 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING REGULATORS OF CELL TYPE FATE SPECIFICATION Non-Final OA Duke University
17272005 SCALABLE TAGGING OF ENDOGENOUS GENES BY HOMOLOGY-INDEPENDENT INTRON TARGETING Final Rejection THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

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