Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SELWANES, JOHN PAUL

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1651 1657

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
96
Total Applications
+56.8%
Interview Lift
1332
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 59 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
8.4%
§102 Novelty
62.6%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17159870 FUNGAL SPECIES, COMPOSITIONS DERIVED THEREFROM, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
17617285 SYSTEMS COMPRISING SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME FOR DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCERS Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17607718 INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION PROCESS FOR MICROBIAL CELLS USING A FED-BATCH PRE-CULTURE Non-Final OA BASF SE
17640262 ENZYME COMPOSITION Non-Final OA DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
18441878 E3 UBIQUITIN LIGASE (UBE3A) PROTEIN TARGETS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17796769 A METHOD FOR ISOLATING A MICROORGANISM Non-Final OA TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18561070 METHOD OF PRODUCING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
17280882 Multi-Use Fermentation Products Obtained Through Production of Sophorolipids Non-Final OA Locus Solutions IPCo, LLC
18560883 ENGINEERED CELLS, ENZYMES, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CANNABINOIDS Non-Final OA Cellibre, Inc.
14124535 Spray-Dried Lactobacillus Stems/Cells and the Use of Same Against Helicobacter Pylori Final Rejection NOVOZYMES A/S
18689550 PREPARATION METHOD OF ECHINOCANDIN NUCLEUS Non-Final OA BIOCON LIMITED
17639729 Production of Sialylated Oligosaccharides in Bacillus Cells Non-Final OA Chr. Hansen A/S
18560260 ENZYMES, HOST CELLS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF ROTUNDONE AND OTHER TERPENOIDS Non-Final OA MANUS BIO INC.
18315169 PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF MICROALGAE USING MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES OF BACTERIAL ORIGIN Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO
18284708 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND ENZYME USED FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA MicroBiopharm Japan Co., Ltd.
17916414 A METHOD OF DIAGNOSING AND/OR PROGNOSING PREECLAMPSIA Final Rejection UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
16816009 COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AUTOANTIBODIES Final Rejection Quidel Corporation
17800728 Biomarker for Predicting Prognosis of Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer Final Rejection Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences
17920142 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING A STATUS OF A WOUND OF A PATIENT Non-Final OA PAUL HARTMANN AG
17907162 NON INVASIVE METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING LIVER FIBROSIS Final Rejection King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
17608255 RESPIRATORY INFECTION DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION Non-Final OA AROCELL AB
17314502 METHOD, DEVICE, AND KIT FOR POPULATION SCREENING FOR CANCER, CANCER RECURRENCE AND PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS IN SYMPTOM FREE INDIVIDUALS Non-Final OA CANCER PREVENTION, LLC
17276142 METHOD FOR CULTIVATING A MICROORGANISM OF INTEREST AND ASSOCIATED FACILITY Final Rejection KYANOS BIOTECHNOLOGIES
16965324 PLANT MICROBIAL PREPARATIONS, COMPOSITIONS AND FORMULATIONS COMPRISING SAME AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Lavie Bio Ltd
16614321 MINERAL BENEFICIATION METHOD USING BIOREAGENT EXTRACTED FROM GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA Final Rejection ASSOCIAÇÃO INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE – ITV
15766558 PROBIOTIC FORMULATION Final Rejection Bifodan A/S

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