Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1631 1658 1672 1686 4100 4111 4181

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.3%
Allow Rate
-13.7% vs TC avg
521
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1584
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 479 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

31.7%
§101 Eligibility
9.0%
§102 Novelty
30.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17923122 NUCLEIC ACID ANALYZER, NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
17960037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18045036 HIGHLY MULTIPLEXABLE ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS AND PROTEOMES Non-Final OA NAUTILUS SUBSIDIARY, INC.
18047107 CHEMICAL COMPOUND DATABASE CONSTRUCTION METHOD, COMPOSITION PREDICTION AND ASSEMBLING METHODS AND OBTAINED FRAGRANCES Non-Final OA Firmenich SA
18058767 AUTOMATED PATHOGENIC MUTATION CLASSIFIER AND CLASSIFICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
17951252 COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING TARGET EPITOPE ON SPECIFIC VIRUS FOR FACILITATING DESIGN OF MUTATION-TOLERABLE VACCINE Non-Final OA GRAPHEN, INC.

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