Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RICCI, CRAIG D

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1611 1614 1628

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.7%
Allow Rate
-6.3% vs TC avg
1196
Total Applications
+52.3%
Interview Lift
1210
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1131 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
40.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18708916 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING IMMUNE TOLERANCE Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
18259356 PROCESS FOR THE DIASTEREOMERICALLY PURE PREPARATION OF DL/LD-METHIONYLMETHIONINE Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18615080 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MUSCLE REGENERATION USING PROSTAGLANDIN E2 Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18330185 MODULATORS OF THE INTEGRATED STRESS PATHWAY Non-Final OA AbbVie Inc.
18317725 METHODS OF TREATING HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING Final Rejection AbbVie Inc.
17325900 METHODS OF TREATING HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING Non-Final OA AbbVie Inc.
18471912 SIRT6 ACTIVATORS Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18040858 IMAGING AND TARGETING PROGRAMMED DEATH LIGAND-1 (PD-L1) EXPRESSION Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17735753 COMPOSITION COMPRISING ALKYLCELLULOSE, INCOMPATIBLE HYDROCARBON AND SILICONE OILS AND METHOD EMPLOYING IT Final Rejection L'OREAL
17596779 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING THYMOL AND/OR CARVACROL FOR INDUCTION OF AUTOPHAGY Final Rejection SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18141086 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR ADMINISTRATION AS OPHTHALMIC DROP TO PATIENT REQUIRING OPTIC NERVE PROTECTION Non-Final OA AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
17998204 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF ABIRATERONE ACETATE AND NIRAPARIB Non-Final OA Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
18612306 Methods of Treating Neurologic Disorders Non-Final OA GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
17642732 COSMETIC COMPOSITION WITH ENHANCED COLOR STABILITY Final Rejection Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
18759232 Treatment of Pneumonia Non-Final OA COMBIOXIN SA
18249829 NEW COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Non-Final OA Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
17773775 METABOLIC REPROGRAMMING OF IMMUNE CELLS TO ENHANCE THE EFFICACY OF PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC VACCINES Non-Final OA Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
18027144 N-((1-BENZYLPIPERIDIN-3-YL)METHYL)-N-(2-METHOXYETHYL)NAPHTHALENE-2-SULFONAMIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANINE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA IN DOGS Final Rejection UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
18269042 PYRIDO OXAZINE DERIVATIVES AS ALK5 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
18595072 LIPOSOME VITAMIN C PREPARATION Non-Final OA ONE INNOVATION LABS, LLC
17599997 ARTHROPOD CONTROLLING COMPOSITION Final Rejection FIRMENICH SA
18577129 NANOPARTICLES FOR CANCER TREATMENT Non-Final OA Immix Biopharma, Inc.
18386828 Methods For Reducing Liver Fat and For Treating Fatty Liver Disorders Non-Final OA Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
18456718 IMIDE-BASED MODULATORS OF PROTEOLYSIS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Arvinas Operations, Inc.
17929511 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NITRIC OXIDE THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS Non-Final OA KNOW Bio, LLC
17290857 ARTIFICIAL TEARS Non-Final OA WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18018663 EMULSIFIER COMPOSITION FOR PERSONAL CARE FORMULATION Non-Final OA Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
18265933 COMBINATION THERAPY COMPRISING UNCARIA FOR TREATING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Non-Final OA The Open University
17717691 Increasing Drug Bioavailability In Naltrexone Therapy Final Rejection Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC
17343326 Increasing Drug Bioavailability In Naltrexone Therapy Final Rejection Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals LLC

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