Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1613 1622 1629

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

24.9%
Allow Rate
-35.1% vs TC avg
444
Total Applications
+48.9%
Interview Lift
1454
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 389 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18043653 PESTICIDALLY ACTIVE HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES WITH SULFUR CONTAINING SUBSTITUENTS Final Rejection SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
18613849 METHODS FOR ACCLIMATING TO RETINOID-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
18032648 METHOD FOR TREATING ALS/FTD THROUGH DEGRADATION OF RNA REPEAT EXPANSION Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18245594 PYRIDO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDIN-4-AMINES AS SOS1 INHIBITORS Non-Final OA Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
18123009 PYRIDOPYRIDINES AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF AS SELECTIVE KINASE INHIBITORS Non-Final OA University of Sharjah

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