Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1758

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.2%
Allow Rate
-36.8% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+49.4%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

14.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
42.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18206853 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF GLUCURONIDATION, IDURONIDATION, AND GALACTURONIDATION OF POLYPEPTIDES Non-Final OA GENENTECH, INC.
17616366 METHODS OF IDENTIFYING ATTRIBUTES OF THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
17231224 METHODS FOR ANALYZING A TISSUE SAMPLE Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17998459 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF HALOGENS IN SAMPLES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18213479 ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA SHIMADZU CORPORATION
17424406 ESTIMATING GENERATION RATE OF SUBSTANCE IN DIALYSIS PATIENTS Final Rejection GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
17972847 METHODS OF VISUALIZATION OF STAINS ON FABRIC Non-Final OA Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
17767263 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRIC PROTEIN ANALYSIS Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
17625432 METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OR PROGNOSIS OF A NON-HEALING OR CHRONIC WOUND Non-Final OA URGO RECHERCHE INNOVATION ET DEVELOPPEMENT
17546339 PROTON-BINDING POLYMERS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION Non-Final OA Renosis, Inc.
18250892 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ISOMERIC SEPARATION USING MESOPOROUS GRAPHITIZED CARBON Non-Final OA Byeong Gwan CHO
17438120 Reducing Intersample Analyte Variability in Complex Biological Matrices Final Rejection SomaLogic Operating Co., Inc.
17781168 METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SODIUM HYALURONATE CONTENT IN A HYDROGEL Final Rejection UB-CARE S.R.L.
17488163 Apparatus For The Purification Of Biomolecules Final Rejection Sartorius Chromatography Equipment

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