Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RILEY, JEZIA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1681

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
1320
Total Applications
+6.9%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1299 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
24.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18392975 METHODS OF SEQUENCING USING 3' BLOCKED NUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18191299 METHODS FOR CHEMICAL CLEAVAGE OF SURFACE-BOUND POLYNUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18254030 POLYMER DYES Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17721777 NON-AMPLIFIABLE POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR ENCODING INFORMATION Final Rejection MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18191864 METHOD FOR MODIFYING SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
17622214 NOVEL NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES AND METHODS FOR USE Non-Final OA The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
17600593 SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS WITH ENERGY TRANSFER DYE PAIRS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18233265 3' PROTECTED NUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18041348 NUCLEOSIDE-5'-OLIGOPHOSPHATES TAGGED WITH POSTIVIELY-CHARGED POLYMERS, NANOPORES INCORPORATING NEGATIVE CHARGES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
18000699 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENTS IN A GENOME Non-Final OA Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
17616958 NOVEL SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF STICKY ENDED POLYNUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18006554 ENERGY TRANSFER DYE CONJUGATES FOR USE IN BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18338178 REPORTER AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SFC CO., LTD.
17909243 LIGHT-EMITTING PARTICLES Final Rejection Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
17789040 POLYNUCLEOTIDE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
17743799 Amplification of RNA Detection Signals in Biological Samples Non-Final OA Akoya Biosciences, Inc.
17761817 LABELLING OF BIOMOLECULES Non-Final OA TAGOMICS LIMITED
17683975 METHODS FOR SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES Non-Final OA 13.8, Inc.

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