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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: ZAHORIK, AMANDA MARY

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1635 1636 1645 1653 1654 1674

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.5%

Allow Rate

-2.5% vs TC avg

116

Total Applications

+48.2%

Interview Lift

1325

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%

§101 Eligibility

16.3%

§102 Novelty

33.4%

§103 Obviousness

31.4%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18278260	INDUCIBLE SINGLE AAV SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF	Non-Final OA	University of Massachusetts
17262591	COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CIRCULAR POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES AND USES THEREOF	Final Rejection	FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS VI, LLC
18258909	A PLASMID FOR TRANSFORMATION, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSFORMANT USING THE SAME AND A METHOD OF TRANSFORMATION	Non-Final OA	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18258799	A HELPER PLASMID FOR TRANSFORMATION, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSFORMANT USING THE SAME, AND A METHOD OF TRANSFORMATION	Final Rejection	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18273685	CRISPR-CAS EFFECTOR POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF	Non-Final OA	The Regents of the University of California
18557218	LIPID NANOMATERIALS AND USES THEREOF	Non-Final OA	Ohio State Innovation Foundation
17228298	ENGINEERED RECEPTOR/LIGAND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS	Final Rejection	University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

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