Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: HASSAN, LIBAN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1632 1634 1636 1653 1758 1775 1798 1799

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Liban M. Hassan is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, assigned to Art Unit 1632. The examiner has 473 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 50.7 percent. This rate indicates a balanced prosecution environment where approximately half of the applications result in a grant. The 473 resolved cases offer a robust dataset for analyzing the examiner's performance in Tech Center 1700.

The interview lift for this examiner is 31.1 percent. This high lift suggests that interviews are an exceptionally effective strategy for overcoming rejections in this docket. Practitioners should strongly consider scheduling an interview, as the 31.1 percent increase in allowance probability can significantly shift the odds in favor of the applicant compared to the 50.7 percent baseline in Art Unit 1632.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1423. This pendency is relatively long, indicating that reaching a grant may require a significant time commitment. Given the 1423 day median and the 50.7 percent allowance rate, the high 31.1 percent interview lift becomes a critical tool for potentially securing a positive outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

50.7%
Allow Rate
-14.3% vs TC avg
514
Total Applications
+31.1%
Interview Lift
1423
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 473 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
45.8%
§103 Obviousness
36.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18033259 CARTRIDGE, TRANSFER DEVICE, METHOD FOR SAMPLING AIR, AND PRODUCTION ISOLATOR SYSTEM Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GMBH
18689952 SCALABLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS TRANSFECTION OF CELLS Non-Final OA Life Technologies Corporation
18350940 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM AND CELL CULTURE METHOD Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18292184 BAFFLE FOR MICROCAVITY CELL CULTURE VESSELS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18587708 DIAGNOSTIC TEST DEVICE WITH INTERNAL CYLINDERS AND PLUNGER Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18664086 STIRRER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
18692842 PORTABLE BIOREACTOR Non-Final OA AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
18558687 MICROPATTERNED 3D HYDROGEL MICROARRAY IN FLUIDIC CHANNELS FOR SPHEROID-IN-GEL CULTURE Non-Final OA NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
18472472 THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOREACTOR INCLUDING FILLED VOID STRUCTURE Final Rejection Southwest Research Institute
18038732 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLC

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