Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SITTON, JEHANNE SOUAYA

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1682

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-7.0% vs TC avg
728
Total Applications
+48.0%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 673 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
22.2%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17813193 ncRNA AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
17570315 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17596821 Diagnostics and Treatments Based Upon Molecular Characterization of Colorectal Cancer Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18025365 METHODS OF DETECTING AN INACTIVATING MUTATION OF PBRM1 IN MENINGIOMA Final Rejection Foundation Medicine, Inc.
17921936 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING USING POLYMER BRIDGES Non-Final OA Illumina, Inc.
18546515 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION BY LATERAL FLOW ASSAYS Non-Final OA King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
16562861 DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC LIQUID BIOPSY BIOMARKERS FOR ASTHMA Non-Final OA University of Sharjah
18229323 Methods for Treating Eosinophilic Esophagitis Final Rejection Children's Hospital Medical Center
16760522 CANCER DETECTION, CLASSIFICATION, PROGNOSTICATION, THERAPY PREDICTION AND THERAPY MONITORING USING METHYLOME ANALYSIS Final Rejection SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
17290061 Bispecific CD123 x CD3 Diabodies for the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies Final Rejection Nottingham Trent University

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