Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WILSON, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632 1638

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.7%
Allow Rate
-18.3% vs TC avg
997
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1368
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 921 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
25.3%
§103 Obviousness
36.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19361281 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA Siren Biotechnology, Inc.
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 Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17910992 NK CELLS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATMENT OF MICROBIAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
16624081 A METHOD OF TREATING EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA USING MUSE CELLS Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18052113 TRANSGENIC RABBIT WITH COMMON LIGHT CHAIN Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
17676338 NON-HUMAN ANIMALS HAVING AN IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN VARIABLE REGION THAT INCLUDES AN ENGINEERED DIVERSITY CLUSTER AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17168708 MICE THAT MAKE VL BINDING PROTEINS Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17113485 GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICE THAT EXPRESS HUMANIZED IgG1 LACKING A CH1 DOMAIN AND HUMANIZED UNIVERSAL LIGHT CHAIN Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17041252 GENETICALLY MODIFIED NON-HUMAN ANIMALS FOR GENERATING THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST PEPTIDE-MHC COMPLEXES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
16991283 GENETICALLY MODIFIED MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX MICE Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18006969 BLADDER ORGANOID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17910776 METHODS FOR GENERATING ENGINEERED MEMORY-LIKE NK CELLS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
17640585 DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYONIC-LIKE TISSUE FROM STEM CELLS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
19088744 VIABLE GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE KNOCK-OUT SHEEP AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA FIOS THERAPEUTICS, LLC
18033442 MOUSE MODEL FOR BIO-IMAGING OF INFLAMMATORY SIGNALS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
17763849 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATCH CULTIVATION OF NON-TRANSGENIC HETEROGAMETES Final Rejection REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
16477110 Methods of Treating Brain Injury Using Cord Blood or a Component Thereof Non-Final OA Duke University
18015043 TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL EXPRESSING HUMAN HLA-A201 RESTRICTION GENE Non-Final OA The Jackson Laboratory
17604545 GENE THERAPIES FOR USHER SYNDROME (USH2A) Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
17915548 AAV CAPSIDS VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Sichuan University
18132164 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR IN VITRO AND IN VIVO GENERATION OF FUNCTIONAL THYMIC TISSUE Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
16585184 ADDITIVE FOR UNDIFFERENTIATION MAINTAINING MEDIUM Final Rejection KEIO UNIVERSITY
18404213 Somatic Cell Reprogramming Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17345773 Methods for Cardiac Fibroblast Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18146644 METHOD OF NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING Non-Final OA Kyoto University
17264752 GENE THERAPY METHODS TO CONTROL ORGAN FUNCTION Final Rejection Cornell University
17550051 Use of FOXP3 Enhancers to Modulate Regulatory T Cells Final Rejection St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
17728927 THERAPEUTIC USES OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Children's Medical Center Corporation
17321645 HIGHLY PARALLEL ASSAYS FOR SIMULTANEOUS IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBODY SEQUENCES AND BINDING PARTNERS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

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