Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TATGE, LEXUS MARC

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1632 1637 1638 1646

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lexus Marc Tatge is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. With 2 resolved cases, the current allowance rate_pct is 50.0. The data also shows an interview lift_pct of 100.0, indicating that for these cases, an interview was a factor in reaching an allowance.

The median_days_to_allowance for this examiner is 1245. These figures provide an initial look at the prosecution environment for this profile. Practitioners should note the 50.0 allowance rate_pct and the 100.0 interview lift_pct when planning their approach in this art unit. The 1245-day timeline serves as a baseline for pendency.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
37
Total Applications
+100.0%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.6%
§102 Novelty
26.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18700487 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY Non-Final OA Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.
17618313 ANTISENSE RNA EDITING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES COMPRISING CYTIDINE ANALOGS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18271684 REPROGRAMMABLE TNPB POLYPEPTIDES AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18688282 LIPOPHILIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CONJUGATES Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18244577 Treatment Of Endometriosis With R-Spondin 3 (RSPO3) Inhibitors Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18057298 Methods Of Treating Headaches And Migraines With Sodium Voltage-Gated Channel Alpha Subunit 11 (SCN11A) Inhibitors Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18274327 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH DUX4 OVEREXPRESSION Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
18251384 ENHANCEMENT OF PREDICTABLE AND TEMPLATE-FREE GENE EDITING BY THE ASSOCIATION OF CAS WITH DNA POLYMERASE Non-Final OA New York University
18366403 HUMAN ORAL MUCOSA STEM CELL SECRETOME Non-Final OA RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
18263085 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF NIEMANN PICK TYPE A DISEASE Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18659711 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING COLON CANCER INCLUDING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES LOADED WITH MACC1 INHIBITOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18265756 STABLE TARGET-EDITING GUIDE RNA TO WHICH CHEMICALLY MODIFIED NUCLEIC ACID IS INTRODUCED Non-Final OA DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
18554636 TKTL1 INHIBITORS FOR ANTIVIRAL THERAPY Non-Final OA Tavargenix GmbH

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