Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1671 1682

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.9%
Allow Rate
-18.1% vs TC avg
549
Total Applications
+54.1%
Interview Lift
1361
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 506 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
36.7%
§103 Obviousness
26.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18210213 METHODS OF DETECTING SIGNATURES OF DISEASE OR CONDITIONS IN BODILY FLUIDS Non-Final OA PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
17482765 Method of Determining Secondary Structure of a Nucleic Acid Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
18515185 Compositions and Methods for Detecting Staphylococcus Aureus Final Rejection Gen-Probe Incorporated
17675589 BIOMARKER COMPOSITION, DIAGNOSTIC KIT, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION Non-Final OA KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18037361 SENSITIVE QUANTITATIVE DETECTION OF SARS-CoV-2 USING DIGITAL WARM-START CRISPR ASSAY Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
18245048 METHODS OF PATHOGEN IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
17590986 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASIAS AND/OR METAPLASIAS IN THE ESOPHAGUS Non-Final OA Case Western Reserve University
17904568 METHODS FOR DETECTING NTRK GENE FUSION USING RNA IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18467927 METHODS OF SPECIFICALLY LABELING NUCLEIC ACIDS USING CRISPR/CAS Non-Final OA Drexel University
18035239 USE OF TORQUE TENO VIRUS (TTV) AS A MARKER TO DETERMINE THE PROLIFERATIVE CAPACITY OF T LYMPHOCYTES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1
18007114 POLYNUCLEOTIDE, POLYNUCLEOTIDE SET, METHOD FOR DETECTING PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS, METHOD FOR ASSESSING PERIODONTAL DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY, PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS DETECTION KIT, AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT KIT Non-Final OA MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17999169 Method of Detecting Analytes in a Sample Non-Final OA Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
17783997 ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE OF MAIZE TO NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT BY A QTL ON CHROMOSOME 4 Final Rejection KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA
18042434 LAMP DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 IN SALIVA FOR THE RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 Non-Final OA CITY OF HOPE
17958516 METHODS OF DIAGNOSING CANCER AND PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS TO THERAPY Non-Final OA Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
18306548 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING LUNG CANCERS USING GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES Final Rejection The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
18163936 TARGET RNA DETECTION METHOD BASED ON DCAS9/GRNA COMPLEX Final Rejection BIONANO HEALTH GUARD RESEARCH CENTER
18111996 DETECTION OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection The University of Liverpool
18267743 METHOD FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF MUCOSITIS IN CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING ANTITUMOR THERAPY Non-Final OA ISTITUTI FISIOTERAPICI OSPITALIERI
18148039 METHODS FOR DETECTING RNA TRANSLATION Final Rejection Eclipse Bioinnovations, Inc.
18193073 Methods for Salmonella Serovar Analysis and Differentiation Non-Final OA PathogenDx, Inc.
18106394 METHODS OF DETECTING TRICHOMONAS TENAX Non-Final OA Adtalem Global Education Inc.
18101052 Differential Methylation Level of CpG Loci That Are Determinative of a Biochemical Reoccurrence of Prostate Cancer Final Rejection Board of Directors of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18015912 METHODS FOR DETECTING LIVER CANCER Non-Final OA New Day Diagnostics LLC
18093092 Composition and method for predicting preterm birth using microbiome analysis of vaginal fluid of pregnant women Final Rejection EWHA University Industry Collaboration Foundation
17830731 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING M1 GENERATION PLANT MUTANTS RESULTING FROM PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS AND FOR ACQUIRING MUTANT, IDENTIFICATION OF GENOTYPING PRIMER FOR ORYZA SATIVA MUTATION, MUTANT GENE, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNAN HYBRID RICE RESEARCH CENTER

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