Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1693

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

36.1%
Allow Rate
-23.9% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+70.8%
Interview Lift
1202
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.5%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18011832 ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Final Rejection Flagship Pioneering Innovations VI, LLC
17930412 METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING NUCLEIC ACID COMPOUND, REAGENT KIT, AND SENSOR Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17995798 METHODS OF TREATING DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE Final Rejection AbbVie Inc.
18494749 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18276397 SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF CD38 AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS Final Rejection OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION
17619882 IMPROVED IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION PURIFICATION PLATFORM Non-Final OA ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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