Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SANFORD, DIANA PATRICIA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1687

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-6.2% vs TC avg
45
Total Applications
+54.5%
Interview Lift
1621
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 13 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

30.9%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
27.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17723939 COMPUTATIONAL METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING A BIOPOLYMER PROPERTY OF A BIOPOLYMER Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17945689 CALCULATION METHOD FOR BASE METHYLATION DEGREE AND PROGRAM Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
17999674 Methods and Systems for Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17948911 KINETIC LEARNING Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17625180 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING GLUCOSE CHANGE IN A SUBJECT Final Rejection Eli Lilly and Company
18037682 Protein Structure Prediction Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
17517294 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BIOTHERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18319803 PEPTIDE BINDING MOTIF GENERATION Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
17349785 METHODS FOR DESIGNING ANTIBODY SMALL-MOLECULE CONJUGATES Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
17775187 MACHINE LEARNING TOOLS AND A PROCESS TO DISCOVER NEW NATURAL PRODUCTS BY LINKING GENOMES AND METABOLOMES IN FUNGI Final Rejection Northwestern University
17746712 PRECISION ENRICHMENT OF PATHOLOGY SPECIMENS Final Rejection Foundation Medicine, Inc.
17502064 AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION RISK WARNING MOLECULE AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA OIL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

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