Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SVEIVEN, MICHAEL CAMERON

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1678

This examiner grants 35% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

35.3%
Allow Rate
-24.7% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+38.1%
Interview Lift
1313
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17914149 DEVICES FOR DETECTING ANTIBODIES TO CORONAVIRUS ANTIGENS AND METHODS FOR USING THEM Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18045037 LARGE MOLECULE UNSPECIFIC CLEARANCE ASSAY Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17661428 PEPTIDE BASED PROBES FOR THE DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17627260 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RAPID SCREENING OF DRUGS OF ABUSE AND OTHER ANALYTES Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
17777011 SILICA SHELL ENCAPSULATED POLYAROMATIC-CORE MICROPARTICLES Non-Final OA Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
16975351 EZETIMIBE METABOLITE AS A NON-INVASIVE BIOMARKER FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
17664401 METHOD FOR DETECTING INTERACTION AND AFFINITY BETWEEN LIGAND AND PROTEIN Non-Final OA DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
17685906 BIOASSAY METHOD Final Rejection Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
18260882 FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FET) BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTION OF VIRAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITA POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE
18327118 CONCENTRATION ESTIMATION KIT AND CONCENTRATION ESTIMATION METHOD Non-Final OA Tianma Japan, Ltd.
17928039 A METHOD FOR MULTIPLE STAINING AND SLIDE PREPARATION FOR A CYTOPATHOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA Daoxiang WANG
17915981 METHOD FOR IMMUNOASSAY OF AMYLOID BETA IN BLOOD, AND KIT FOR SAME Non-Final OA FUJIREBIO INC.
17773748 METHOD FOR MEASURING STEROID IN URINE SAMPLE AS WELL AS KIT FOR MEASURING STEROID IN URINE SAMPLE AND NEUTRALIZING SOLUTION FOR USE IN THE METHOD Non-Final OA FUJIREBIO INC.
17711222 LATERAL FLOW DEVICES AND METHODS Non-Final OA SALUS DISCOVERY, LLC
17480322 Sexed Sperm Bulk Separation Systems Final Rejection Cytolutions, LLC
17433322 CELLS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE ACTIVITY OF ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTING POLYPEPTIDE 2A1 (OATP2A1) Final Rejection ABSORPTION SYSTEMS LLC
16897576 DETECTION OF HORMONES IN HAIR SAMPLES AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Final Rejection MedAnswers, Inc.

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