Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
1,000
Total Applications
+17.6%
Interview Lift
1343
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 926 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§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
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.
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.
18459871 MODEL OF SPINAL CORD HYPOPERFUSION AND ISCHEMIC STROKE WITH IMMEDIATE PARALYSIS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18052113 TRANSGENIC RABBIT WITH COMMON LIGHT CHAIN Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18006969 BLADDER ORGANOID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
17640585 DEVELOPMENT OF EMBRYONIC-LIKE TISSUE FROM STEM CELLS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of Michigan
16624081 A METHOD OF TREATING EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA USING MUSE CELLS Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
17763849 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATCH CULTIVATION OF NON-TRANSGENIC HETEROGAMETES Final Rejection REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
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
18197151 GENETICALLY EDITED ALBINO-RED GERMLINES OF TILAPIA FISH Final Rejection The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
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
17345773 Methods for Cardiac Fibroblast Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Final Rejection Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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.
17321645 HIGHLY PARALLEL ASSAYS FOR SIMULTANEOUS IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIBODY SEQUENCES AND BINDING PARTNERS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
18155865 Method for Constructing Ptgds Gene Knockout Rat Model with Spontaneous Kidney Yin Deficiency Final Rejection Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
17825784 TOOLS AND METHODS FOR USING CELL DIVISION LOCI TO CONTROL PROLIFERATION OF CELLS Non-Final OA Sinai Health System
18301271 SIMPLE AND RAPID CONSTRUCTION OF RAT MODEL OF CONSTIPATION AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA INFINITUS (CHINA) COMPANY LTD.
17791091 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TUNABLE REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION Non-Final OA OBSIDIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC.
18255525 HEAVY CHAIN-ONLY ANTIBODIES Non-Final OA TRIANNI, INC.
17916370 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING GRAFT REJECTION IN ALLOGENEIC CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
18322723 SURFACE-ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Non-Final OA SHIFTBIO INC.
17598154 COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR FACTOR VII THERAPY Non-Final OA SIGILON THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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