Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: STEINKE, SEAN JAMES

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1619

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

12.5%
Allow Rate
-47.5% vs TC avg
91
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17797652 METHOD FOR INCREASING EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID LEVEL IN THE PLASMA OF AN ANIMAL Non-Final OA DSM IP Assets B.V.
18274356 Antibacterial Composition Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18720082 A COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYMERS Non-Final OA BASF SE
18578350 HERBICIDAL PHENYLURACILS Non-Final OA BASF SE
17754214 Stable Aqueous Compositions of Fertilizer and Agriculturally Active Compound Final Rejection BASF SE
18018220 ARTIFICIAL PLACENTA VACCINE FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18069796 ENCAPSULATION OF BIOACTIVE INGREDIENTS BY MULTIPLEX EMULSION Final Rejection The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
17625955 METHOD FOR LOADING OF MICROORGANISMS ON MULTIPHASE BIOMATERIALS Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18684083 POLYMERS AND NANOPARTICLES FOR INTRAMUSCULAR NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
17677676 TOPICAL NEUROSTEROID FORMULATIONS Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
18706694 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COPOLYMER BEARING AN ACETOACETATE GROUP, COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME AND COSMETIC USE THEREOF Non-Final OA L'OREAL
18518827 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING KERATIN SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18084404 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING COLOR FROM HAIR Final Rejection L'Oreal
17792611 MICROEMULSIONS WITH DICAMBA SALTS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES Final Rejection MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
18264536 Design and Production of Customizable and Highly Aligned Fibrillar Collagen Scaffolds Non-Final OA Northeastern University
18706290 A STABLE HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA UPL EUROPE LTD
18033935 HYDROGEL FOR CELL EMBEDDING, IMMUNOISOLATION DEVICE, AND TRANSPLANT MATERIAL Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
17909693 COSMETIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL USE OF AVENANTHRAMIDE L Final Rejection SYMRISE AG

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