Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SIMMONS, CHRIS E

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1622 1629

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

34.5%
Allow Rate
-25.5% vs TC avg
721
Total Applications
+19.3%
Interview Lift
1510
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 676 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19446148 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING GLUCOCORTICOID EXCESS Final Rejection Sparrow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17728246 WHOLE MOUTH MALADOR CONTROL BY A COMBINATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL AND DEODORIZING AGENTS Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17899272 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING ARTHRITIS Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17437643 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS FOR REGULATING UTERINE, PLACENTAL GROWTH Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17760621 IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT STRESS GRANULE FORMATION AND TAU AGGREGATION BY TARGETING TIAI Non-Final OA The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York
17256640 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MEDIATING EPS Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
18255518 RESTORATION OF MOTOR FUNCTION POST-NEUROLOGICAL INJURY USING PSYCHEDELICS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18638133 BLOCKADE OF CHEMOKINE (C-C MOTIF) RECEPTOR 2 DURING FLUID RESUSCITATION Final Rejection University of South Florida
17387129 INHIBITION OF MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN Final Rejection Southwest Research Institute

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