Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RILEY, JEZIA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1637 1651 1681 1682

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1,332
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1313 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
26.5%
§103 Obviousness
22.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18254030 POLYMER DYES Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18561834 METHODS FOR COMPLEMENT STRAND SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18488502 MOLECULES COMPRISING BRANCHED LINKERS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
17600593 SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS WITH ENERGY TRANSFER DYE PAIRS Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18051344 DNA-DYE ASSEMBLY BASED SINGLE-MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING PROBES Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18687723 HYBRIDIZATION PROBES CONTAINING FLUORINATED CARBON CHAINS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18569532 METHODS OF DETECTING METHYLCYTOSINE AND HYDROXYMETHYLCYTOSINE BY SEQUENCING Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18568600 PERIODATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CHEMICAL CLEAVAGE OF SURFACE-BOUND POLYNUCLEOTIDES Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18191864 METHOD FOR MODIFYING SURFACE OF SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18006554 ENERGY TRANSFER DYE CONJUGATES FOR USE IN BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS Non-Final OA LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

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