Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZARA, JANE J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1600 1635 1637 1658 1674 4100

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
1,141
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1058
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1100 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
30.7%
§103 Obviousness
32.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17318846 MODIFIED GUIDE RNAS FOR CRISPR GENOME EDITING Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18061632 TEMPLATE GUIDE RNA MOLECULES Non-Final OA FLAGSHIP PIONEERING INNOVATIONS VI, LLC
17927485 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TRANSDIFFERENTIATING CELLS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17604375 EXOSOME MIMICKING NANOVESICLES MAKING AND BIOLOGICAL USE Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18277969 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO CONFER REGULATION TO GENE THERAPY CARGOES BY HETEROLOGOUS USE OF ALTERNATIVE SPLICING CASSETTES Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18015108 NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING MIR-3184 Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18283615 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED SYSTEMIC DELIVERY TO CELLS Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
18245256 SYSTEMS FOR GENE EDITING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
18286029 IMPROVED COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF MRNA Non-Final OA TRANSLATE BIO, INC.
17508516 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SPDEF EXPRESSION Non-Final OA Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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