Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1618

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

46.2%
Allow Rate
-13.8% vs TC avg
955
Total Applications
+22.1%
Interview Lift
1407
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 902 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18552760 DIAGNOSTIC METHODS OF PROSTATE CANCER Non-Final OA NOVARTIS AG
17771142 POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES FOR INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN DELIVERY Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17781731 CONTRAST AGENT FOR 3D EX VIVO IMAGING OF VASCULAR AND TUBULAR STRUCTURES IN THE KIDNEY Final Rejection UNIVERSITÄT ZÜRICH
17234669 Multi-Functional Infrared-Emitting Composites Non-Final OA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
17064352 INORGANIC NANOCAGES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection Cornell University
18282705 ULTRASMALL GADOLINIUM-INTERCALATED CARBON DOTS AS A RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT FOR CANCER Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17579967 C60 GLUTATHIONE DOPA AND METHODS Non-Final OA Carbon 60 (Zhejiang) Pharmaceutical Technology Co., LTD.

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