Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: STEADMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1656 1761

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.7%
Allow Rate
-7.3% vs TC avg
1,010
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1141
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 958 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16756134 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED NUCLEIC ACID EDITING Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
19071264 PH20 POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Halozyme, Inc.
18027461 Improved Combination of Protease and Protease Inhibitor with Secondary Enzyme Final Rejection BASF SE
18178360 STORAGE-STABLE LIQUID DETERGENT OR CLEANING AGENT CONTAINING PROTEASE AND LIPASE Final Rejection BASF SE
17424824 METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF 4-CYANO BENZOIC ACID OR SALTS THEREOF Non-Final OA BASF SE
18297302 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ALGINATE LYASE ENZYMES Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
17310191 PLATFORM FOR PRODUCING GLYCOPROTEINS, IDENTIFYING GLYCOSYLATION PATHWAYS Non-Final OA Northwestern University
17334055 MINIMAL PEPTIDE FUSIONS FOR TARGETED INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN DEGRADATION Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18094973 NEIL2 PROTEIN THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTION Final Rejection Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
19041627 NOVEL RECOMBINANT FACTOR C AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ENDOTOXIN Final Rejection SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION
17291656 PORE Non-Final OA Vrije Universiteit Brussel
18015752 AMYLASE-CONTAINING CLEANING AGENT COMPOSITION Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
18539833 METHOD FOR CONVERTING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE OF CELL SPECIFICALLY CONVERTING NUCLEIC ACID BASE OF TARGETED DNA USING CELL ENDOGENOUS DNA MODIFYING ENZYME, AND MOLECULAR COMPLEX USED THEREIN Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY
17968818 PROTEIN COMPOSITION WITH ISOPRENE POLYMERIZATION ACTIVITY AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
17295198 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENZYMES BY A STRAIN BELONGING TO A FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS Final Rejection IFP Energies nouvelles
18257311 ENZYMES AND ENZYME COMPOSITIONS FOR CLEANING Non-Final OA DANISCO US INC
18042307 ENZYMES AND ENZYME COMPOSITIONS FOR CLEANING Non-Final OA DANISCO US INC
17963122 METHODS OF TREATMENT AND NOVEL CONSTRUCTS Final Rejection AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
18318470 Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18318442 DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACCASE Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
17792011 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIUM WITH ALTERED ENVELOP INTEGRITY AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
18181760 ENGINEERED MONOAMINE OXIDASES FOR THE PREPARATION OF STEREOMERICALLY PURE FUSED BICYCLIC PROLINE COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Codexis, Inc.
18490032 STRAIN WITH IMPROVED AROMATIC AMINO ACID PRODUCTION CAPACITY BY ANSB GENE INACTIVATION Final Rejection DAESANG CORPORATION
17720006 FLAVONOID AND ANTHOCYANIN BIOPRODUCTION USING MICROORGANISM HOSTS Non-Final OA DEBUT BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
18467658 Method for Cell Line Development Non-Final OA Cytiva Sweden AB
18449736 Bacillus Subtilis SK01 and its Application in Plastic Degradation Non-Final OA Bijie Shangkun plastic products Co., Ltd
17838741 Recombinant Alpha-Galactosidase A For Treatment Of Fabry Disease Non-Final OA Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
18231468 METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF GELATIN HYDROLYSATE HAVING A LOW ENDOTOXIN CONTENT Final Rejection Rousselot BVBA
18216837 IMMOBILIZED CRUDE ENZYME FOR DEGRADING COMPLEX POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONs (PAHs) IN SOIL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Beijing Univ Civil Engn & Architecture
18256822 PLASTIC-DEGRADING SOLUTION Non-Final OA INNOVAZIONE E SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE S.R.L.

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