Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1642 1644 1646 1674

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
160
Total Applications
+47.4%
Interview Lift
1347
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 108 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
3.9%
§102 Novelty
42.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18216026 Use of Anti-EGFR/Anti-Met Antibody to Treat Gastric or Esophageal Cancer Non-Final OA Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18300683 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone Final Rejection Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18300288 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Bortezomib and Dexamethasone Non-Final OA Janssen Biotech, Inc.
18522074 Systems And Methods For Genetic Analysis Of Metastases Non-Final OA Nantomics LLC
18020515 PLASMA EXCHANGE REMOVAL OF SPD-L1 Final Rejection Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17769171 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLXDC1 AND PLXDC2 IN HUMAN TISSUES Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17286083 Methods to Diagnose and Treat Cancer Using Non-Human Nucleic Acids Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18264799 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER BY ADMINISTERING A NEOADJUVANT PD-1 INHIBITOR Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18038321 USE OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTORS WITH GAMMA-CHAIN CYTOKINES TO INDUCE HOMEOSTATIC PROLIFERATION OF LYMPHOCYTES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
17616246 BREAST CANCER DETECTION METHODS Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
18035399 VISTA AGONIST FOR TREATMENT/PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC AND/OR REPERFUSION INJURY Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
18311991 METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING HEADACHE DISORDERS Final Rejection WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
18249830 CIRCULATING MICROVESICLES EXPRESSING CARBONIC ANHYDRASE 9 FOR THE PROGNOSIS OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA Final Rejection INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE)
17801547 INHIBITION OF FKBP1A FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRIPLE-NEGATIVE MAMMARY CARCINOMA Non-Final OA Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
18179699 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING STING AGONISTS, COMBINATIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.

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