Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1642 1646

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
153
Total Applications
+49.9%
Interview Lift
1335
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
0.9%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
10.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17769171 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING PLXDC1 AND PLXDC2 IN HUMAN TISSUES Final Rejection 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
18035399 VISTA AGONIST FOR TREATMENT/PREVENTION OF ISCHEMIC AND/OR REPERFUSION INJURY Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
17616246 BREAST CANCER DETECTION METHODS Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
17470722 METHOD, KIT, AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING CHARACTERISTIC OF TUMOR CELL GROUP Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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
18216026 Use of Anti-EGFR/Anti-Met Antibody to Treat Gastric or Esophageal Cancer Non-Final OA 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
17757881 T CELL PERFORMANCE ASSAY AS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR FOR CLINICAL OUTCOME Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
17638607 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLL1 MODIFICATION Non-Final OA VOR BIOPHARMA INC.
18280981 USE OF OREGOVOMAB AND BEVACIZUMAB, PACLITAXEL, CARBOPLATIN FOR TREATMENT OF BRCA-WILD TYPE PLATINUM SENSITIVE RECURRENT Non-Final OA CANARIABIO INC.
18349562 Engineered EpCam Binding Antibodies Non-Final OA TigaTX
18260556 ROR1 BINDING PROTEIN AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA KLUS PHARMA INC.
17271491 NEOANTIGEN ENGINEERING USING SPLICE MODULATING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Roche Innovation Center Copenhagen A/S
18144930 Methods and Compositions for Treating Aging-Associated Impairments with TIMP-2 Recombinant Proteins Non-Final OA Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc.
18314438 MODULATION OF BETA CELL REGENERATION THROUGH GPR75 SIGNALING Final Rejection New York Medical College
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.
17779002 METHODS OF TREATING CANCER USING DKK-1 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Leap Therapeutics, Inc.
17766726 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR CANCERS WITH KRAS MUTATION Non-Final OA COTHERA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
17627817 Genetically Engineered Bacteriophage Final Rejection Cytophage Technologies
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
17198029 ENHANCED DELIVERY OF DRUGS TO THE BRAIN Non-Final OA Nascent Biotech, Inc.
17011239 VACCINE FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER AND METHOD OF MAKING BY STRESS REPROGRAMMING Final Rejection VCell Therapeutics, Inc.

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