Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1636 1653

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

36.4%
Allow Rate
-23.6% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+77.8%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 11 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.0%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
39.8%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18053288 DELTA LACTONES THROUGH ENGINEERED POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17792659 Method For Producing Recombinant Protein In Yeast Cells Final Rejection BASF SE
17885805 MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED STRATEGY FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT-RELATED VARIANTS OF A BIOLOGIC Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17863303 MASS SPECTROMETRY-BASED STRATEGY FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT-RELATED VARIANTS OF A BIOLOGIC Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18287424 SUGAR CHAIN ANALYSIS METHOD Non-Final OA Shimadzu Corporation
16733132 ENZYME QUANTIFICATION Final Rejection Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
17658602 FLEXIBLE FERMENTATION PLATFORM FOR IMPROVED CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO PRODUCTS Final Rejection LanzaTech, Inc.
18549838 NOVEL CITRATE SYNTHASE VARIANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACIDS USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18037320 MICROORGANISM HAVING ENHANCED L-GLUTAMINE PRODUCING ABILITY, AND L-GLUTAMINE PRODUCING METHOD USING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17761630 METHOD FOR SEPARATING DISODIUM 5'-INOSINATE Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
17924917 IMPROVED MICROORGANISMS FOR ARABINOSE FERMENTATION Non-Final OA Novozymes A/S
18017588 PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE IN THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES AND/OR DISORDERS Final Rejection SYNBALANCE SRL
17801907 RECOMBINANT FIBCD1 AND USE THEROF IN THE TREATMENT OF MUSCLE ATROPHY Final Rejection ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC.
18011258 ONE-POT CELL-FREE GLYCOSYLATION PROCESS Final Rejection C-LEcta GmbH
18008040 COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SUPPRESSING OR IMPROVING DEPRESSION Non-Final OA KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18013713 PROCESS FOR PREPARING ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDES, AND ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDES OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THE PROCESS Final Rejection Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
18284867 Fermentation Process For Preparing Postbiotic With By-Product Of Wheat Processing Non-Final OA XUCHANG UNIVERSITY
18262099 NEW MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY (MFS) PROTEIN (FRED) IN PRODUCTION OF SIALYLATED HMOS Non-Final OA GLYCOM A/S
18039405 NOVEL L-RHAMNOSE ISOMERASE Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KAGAWA UNIVERSITY
18322942 ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN KINASES IN LIVE CELLS Non-Final OA University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
18006728 CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE PROTEIN FOAMS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie
17927699 APPLICATION OF BACILLUS VELEZENSIS IN EXTRACTION OF HEPARIN FROM AQUATIC PRODUCT Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY
17741518 ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN KINASES IN LIVE CELLS Non-Final OA University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
17768369 NOVEL STRAINS OF CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
17678285 MYCELIUM-BASED MATERIALS INCLUDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE INSULATION AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA BIOHM Ltd.
15794145 Nano Biofuel Production Processes: Using Nanotechnology to Enhance Production of Biofuels Final Rejection Nanobiosym, Inc.

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