Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

28.6%
Allow Rate
-31.4% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+83.3%
Interview Lift
1404
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.7%
§102 Novelty
43.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17628913 Targeted RNA cleavage with CRISPR-Cas Final Rejection University of Rochester
17700880 GENETICALLY-EDITED IMMUNE CELLS AND METHODS OF THERAPY Final Rejection REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
17936286 VIRAL DELIVERY OF GAS VESICLE GENES Final Rejection California Institute of Technology
17426993 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS DELIVERY OF CLN6 POLYNUCLEOTIDE Final Rejection RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
17912889 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED LENTIVIRAL PRODUCTION Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17996569 GENETICALLY MANIPULATED CELL STRAIN FOR ACTIVATING AND AMPLIFYING NK CELLS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18031470 POLOXAMERS FOR CELL CULTURE Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18040648 NOVEL AAV CAPSIDS AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17997110 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NUCLEASE EXPRESSION AND OFF-TARGET ACTIVITY USING A PROMOTER WITH LOW TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17772106 BASE-EDITING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc.
17778079 Methods and Compositions for Generating Functionally Mature Beta Cells and Uses Thereof Final Rejection Washington University
18012024 METHODS OF GENERATING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL PREPARATIONS Non-Final OA The Penn State Research Foundation
17407606 NONVIRAL GENERATION OF GENOME EDITED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17920088 HIGHLY-NETWORKED CORONAVIRUS IMMUNOGEN COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

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