Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Chun Wu Dahle, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DAHLE, CHUN WU

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1641 1642 1643 1644 1671

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Chun Wu Dahle serves in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1641, having reached decisions on 666 resolved cases. The examiner's allowance rate stands at 50.2 percent. A notable metric for practitioners is the interview lift of 51.1 percent, which indicates that conducting an interview is associated with a higher likelihood of allowance than the 50.2 percent baseline rate. This suggests that the examiner is receptive to the clarifications and arguments typically presented during such sessions.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1438. Frequent applicants in this portfolio include Cantai Therapeutics Inc., INCYTE Corporation, and VIELA BIO, INC. These companies often utilize the services of firms such as COOLEY LLP, GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (BOS), and BakerHostetler to navigate the prosecution timeline. The combination of the 50.2 percent allowance rate and the 51.1 percent interview lift makes the decision to interview a critical component of the overall patent strategy for the 666 cases resolved by this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
716
Total Applications
+51.1%
Interview Lift
1438
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 666 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
16.5%
§102 Novelty
24.4%
§103 Obviousness
33.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18011282 FELINE ANTIBODY VARIANTS FOR IMPROVING STABILITY Non-Final OA Zoetis Services LLC
18528382 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING ANTIBODY MEDIATED RECEPTOR SIGNALING Non-Final OA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
19297947 FC FRAGMENTS THAT BIND FCRN AND METHODS OF USE Final Rejection Paragon Therapeutics, Inc.
18013864 METHODS TO GLYCOENGINEER PROTEINS Final Rejection THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18033907 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC NATURAL KILLER CELLS FOR IN SITU SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS Final Rejection SRI International
18269257 Method for Measuring Target Antigen, and Insoluble Particles and Kit for Target Antigen Measurement Used Therein Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
17997171 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALLOREACTIVITY USING VIRUS-SPECIFIC IMMUNE CELLS EXPRESSING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS Final Rejection Baylor College of Medicine
18016436 SERUM STABLE BINDING PROTEINS FOR HUMAN HER2 FOR THERANOSTIC APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Navigo Proteins GmbH
18415031 HUMANIZED ANTI-CD19 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENT OF ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANTATION AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE Non-Final OA Viela Bio, Inc.
18303303 USE OF AN ANTI-CD19 ANTIBODY TO TREAT AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE Final Rejection Viela Bio, Inc.
18507869 HETERODIMERIC ANTIBODY FC-CONTAINING PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA GENMAB A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Chun Wu Dahle's allowance rate?

50.2% of resolved applications examined by Chun Wu Dahle were allowed (666 resolved cases), compared with 45.2% across Art Unit 1641 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Chun Wu Dahle?

This examiner's interview lift is +51.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Chun Wu Dahle take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Chun Wu Dahle took 1,438 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Chun Wu Dahle work in?

Chun Wu Dahle examines applications in Art Unit 1641 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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