Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: ZOU, NIANXIANG

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1642 1648 1671 1675

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
810
Total Applications
+24.4%
Interview Lift
990
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 770 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.7%
§101 Eligibility
15.2%
§102 Novelty
34.3%
§103 Obviousness
26.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17603789 PHAGE TEST KIT Final Rejection DSM IP Assets B.V.
18344952 METHODS FOR DETERMINING SARS-COV-2 ANTIGEN AND ANTI-SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODY IN A SAMPLE Final Rejection Abbott Laboratories
18560515 Coronavirus Constructs and Vaccines Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17817382 HPV VACCINE Final Rejection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
17862240 Methods for Viral Particle Characterization Using Two-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Final Rejection Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17800687 Multilamellar RNA Nanoparticles and Methods of Sensitizing Tumors to Treatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18283435 METHOD TO ASSESS POTENCY OF VIRAL VECTOR PARTICLES Non-Final OA Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
18021719 RAPID AND LOW-COST NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION USING TRANSLATION-BASED SEQUENCE VERIFICATION ASSAYS Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18689656 Universal Influenza Vaccine and Methods of Use Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18415814 METHOD OF DETECTING SARS-COV IN A SAMPLE Non-Final OA Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
18017073 GDF-15 FOR PREDICTING THE DISEASE SEVERITY OF A PATIENT WITH COVID-19 Final Rejection Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
18503487 Vaccines For Human Papilloma Virus And Methods For Using The Same Non-Final OA Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17221032 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VULVAR DYSPLASIA Final Rejection Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18411772 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE RAPID DETECTION OF SALMONELLA USING INFECTIOUS AGENTS Non-Final OA Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
17845629 Methods and Systems for Detection of Covid Variants Final Rejection Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

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