Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1642 1646

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
At TC average
146
Total Applications
+50.6%
Interview Lift
1282
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17286083 Methods to Diagnose and Treat Cancer Using Non-Human Nucleic Acids Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18020515 PLASMA EXCHANGE REMOVAL OF SPD-L1 Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
16964452 LOW PH PHARMACEUTICAL ANTIBODY FORMULATION Non-Final OA AMGEN INC.
19243836 SUBCUTANEOUS FCRN ANTAGONIST FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection argenx BV
17616246 BREAST CANCER DETECTION METHODS Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
17797916 COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHEMOKINE INHIBITOR, COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR INHIBITOR, AND CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY AGENT FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF CANCER AND COMBINATION THERAPY Final Rejection AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18461081 NIDOGEN 1 AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA, COMPOSITION AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
18035399 VISTA AGONIST FOR TREATMENT/PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC AND/OR REPERFUSION INJURY Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18300248 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18300183 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Bortezomib, Mephalan and Prednisone Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
17292025 USE OF CLAZAKIZUMAB TO DESENSITIZE AND IMPROVE RENAL TRANSPLANTATION IN HLA-SENSITIZED PATIENTS Final Rejection CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
18629164 Use of HE4 and other biochemical markers for assessment of endometrial and uterine cancers Non-Final OA FUJIREBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
17638607 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLL1 MODIFICATION Non-Final OA VOR BIOPHARMA INC.
18144930 Methods and Compositions for Treating Aging-Associated Impairments with TIMP-2 Recombinant Proteins Non-Final OA Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.
17759906 TREATMENT INVOLVING ANTIGEN VACCINATION AND BINDING AGENTS BINDING TO PD-L1 AND CD137 Final Rejection BIONTECH SE
18363435 ISOFORM-SPECIFIC, CONTEXT-PERMISSIVE TGFB1 INHIBITORS AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection SCHOLAR ROCK, INC.
17271491 NEOANTIGEN ENGINEERING USING SPLICE MODULATING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen A/S
18265677 BIOMARKER, FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER, COMPRISING ASPROSIN, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INHA-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE
18200591 APPLICATION OF COMPOUNDS IN THE PREPARATION OF REAGENTS FOR DOWN-REGULATION OF RUNX2 Final Rejection Geneheal Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
18311991 METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING HEADACHE DISORDERS Non-Final OA UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
17909310 ANTI-CCR8 AGENTS Non-Final OA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
17675083 APPLICATION OF NAT1 GENE AS SCREENING MARKER IN GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF OOMYCETE Final Rejection Shandong Agricultural University
17905521 Interferon Signaling Pathway-Related Gene Panel, Diagnostic Product and Application Thereof Non-Final OA Shanghai Precision Medicine Co., Ltd.
18006387 PROTEIN COMPRISING ANTIBODY FOR TARGETING ONCOGENIC PROTEIN OR SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE THEREOF AND CANCER CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDE, AND USE OF THE SAME Non-Final OA NIBEC CO., LTD.
17766726 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR CANCERS WITH KRAS MUTATION Non-Final OA COTHERA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
17779002 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER USING DKK-1 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Leap Therapeutics, Inc.
17627817 Genetically Engineered Bacteriophage Final Rejection Cytophage Technologies
17011239 VACCINE FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER AND METHOD OF MAKING BY STRESS REPROGRAMMING Final Rejection VCell Therapeutics, Inc.
17517567 USE OF ISATUXIMAB FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA Non-Final OA Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC
17310992 GRP78 AND/OR HSP70 INHIBITORS FOR THERAPEUTIC USE Non-Final OA GHP SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

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