Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WILSON, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1638 1656

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michael C Wilson, working in Art Unit 1632 within Tech Center 1600, has overseen 938 resolved cases. The allowance rate of 41.5 percent indicates the outcomes for applications in this unit. This rate is paired with a median days to allowance of 1349, reflecting the duration for successful prosecution.

The data highlights an interview lift of 17.9 percent, which suggests that personal interaction can be a strategy for addressing rejections. Given the 41.5 percent allowance rate, practitioners might consider interviews to discuss the application. The 938 resolved cases provide a dataset for evaluating these trends.

In Tech Center 1600, the 1349 median days to allowance suggests the time required for a grant. The 17.9 percent interview lift provides a tactical option for those seeking to change their chances relative to the baseline allowance rate. These figures define the landscape for applications assigned to Art Unit 1632.

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

Performance Statistics

41.5%
Allow Rate
-18.5% vs TC avg
1,010
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
1349
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 939 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
29.6%
§103 Obviousness
39.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17321645 HIGHLY PARALLEL ASSAYS FOR SIMULTANEOUS IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBODY SEQUENCES AND BINDING PARTNERS Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18437160 GENETICALLY MODIFIED MSC AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17351113 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DANON DISEASE AND OTHER DISORDERS OF AUTOPHAGY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17640585 DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYONIC-LIKE TISSUE FROM STEM CELLS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
18838519 Cerebrovascular-Tumor-On-A-Chip Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18899268 Multiplexed Genome Editing Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
16624081 A METHOD OF TREATING EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA USING MUSE CELLS Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18734482 LOW AFFINITY FcyR DEFICIENT MICE Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18543857 HUMAN LAMBDA LIGHT CHAIN MICE Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17113485 GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICE THAT EXPRESS HUMANIZED IgG1 LACKING A CH1 DOMAIN AND HUMANIZED UNIVERSAL LIGHT CHAIN Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17041252 GENETICALLY MODIFIED NON-HUMAN ANIMALS FOR GENERATING THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST PEPTIDE-MHC COMPLEXES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17910992 NK CELLS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATMENT OF MICROBIAL INFECTIONS Final Rejection RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
18305342 Novel Animal Model for Autoimmune Disease Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
18132164 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR IN VITRO AND IN VIVO GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL THYMIC TISSUE Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
18033442 MOUSE MODEL FOR BIO-IMAGING OF INFLAMMATORY SIGNALS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18489274 MODIFIED MAMMALIAN CELLS Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18737201 SELF-INACTIVATING LENTIVIRAL VECTOR ENCODING BETA- OR GAMMA-GLOBIN Non-Final OA Children's Hospital Medical Center
18727953 COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN TREATMENT OF METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18197151 GENETICALLY EDITED ALBINO-RED GERMLINES OF TILAPIA FISH Non-Final OA The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
17264752 GENE THERAPY METHODS TO CONTROL ORGAN FUNCTION Non-Final OA Cornell University
16477110 Methods of Treating Brain Injury Using Cord Blood or a Component Thereof Final Rejection Duke University
18710764 CELL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
18647191 METHOD FOR PRODUCING VASCULARIZED RESPIRATORY ORGANOID FUSED WITH BLOOD VESSEL ORGANOID Non-Final OA THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF KOREA INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18165038 A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A COFILIN-1 TRANSGENIC MODEL AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
18609867 TRANSGENIC MOUSE EXPRESSING HUMAN CEREBLON Non-Final OA CELGENE CORPORATION
17728927 THERAPEUTIC USES OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS Final Rejection The Children's Medical Center Corporation
17825784 TOOLS AND METHODS FOR USING CELL DIVISION LOCI TO CONTROL PROLIFERATION OF CELLS Non-Final OA Sinai Health System
17625063 HLA-H IN MEDICINE AND DIAGNOSTICS Final Rejection Intellexon GmbH
17632376 DONOR PIGS FOR XENOTRANSPLANTATION Final Rejection NZENO LIMITED

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