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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Caroline Monserrat Lara, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as LARA, CAROLINE MONSERRAT

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1633 1636 1651 1657 1658

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

LARA, CAROLINE MONSERRAT is associated with Tech Center 1600 and art unit 1633. The profile records 7 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 85.7%. The median time to allowance is 1099 days. Interviews correspond to a 16.7% lift in the allowance rate. The limited number of resolved cases makes the profile useful for background context, while reducing the basis for treating the figures as a broad forecast.

The listed companies are ModernaTX Inc., University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. The listed firms are BAUMGARTNER PATENT LAW, Casimir Jones, S.C., and EVENTIDE LAW LLC. These appearances identify organizations and counsel with experience in the docket. Practitioners can review their prosecution histories for issue-specific insight, while relying on the individual application record to make decisions about interviews, amendments, and timing.

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

Performance Statistics

85.7%
Allow Rate
+25.7% vs TC avg
42
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.2%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
38.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18706176 AAV-MEDIATED THERAPIES FOR VISION LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18546145 LNP COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PAYLOADS FOR IN VIVO THERAPY Final Rejection ModernaTX, Inc.
17925125 RNA FORMULATIONS FOR HIGH VOLUME DISTRIBUTION, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME FOR TREATING COVID-19 Final Rejection ModernaTX, Inc.
17925114 RNA FORMULATIONS FOR HIGH VOLUME DISTRIBUTION Final Rejection ModernaTX, Inc.
18440260 EFFICIENT DIFFERENTIATION OF SECOND HEART FIELD CARDIAC PROGENITOR CELLS AND RIGHT VENTRICLE CARDIOMYOCYTES FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18763564 HIGH-EFFICIENCY EXPRESSION VECTOR OF CIRCULAR RIBONUCLEIC ACID (circRNA) AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18555508 PACKAGING CELLS WITH TARGETED GENE KNOCKOUTS THAT IMPROVE RETROVIRAL VECTOR TITERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18528348 GENERATING QUIESCENT HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS AND THEIR USE IN LIVER MODELS Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18842083 PROCESS TO ENHANCE VIRAL VECTOR PRODUCTION IN CELL-CULTURE USING GLYCYL-GLUTAMINE Non-Final OA Evonik Operations GmbH
18549887 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING THE EXPRESSION OF ENDOGENOUS CIRCULAR RNAS Non-Final OA UNM Rainforest Innovations
18841883 ENGINEERED IMMUNOMODULATORY ACCESSORY CELLS IMPROVE ALLOGENEIC ISLET TRANSPLANTATION WITHOUT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18184568 PERSISTENT HSV GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA University of Houston System
18696121 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CELL HAVING DNA DELETION SPECIFIC TO ONE OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOMES Non-Final OA KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Caroline Monserrat Lara's allowance rate?

85.7% of resolved applications examined by Caroline Monserrat Lara were allowed (7 resolved cases), compared with 34.8% across Art Unit 1633 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Caroline Monserrat Lara?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Caroline Monserrat Lara take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Caroline Monserrat Lara took 1,099 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Caroline Monserrat Lara work in?

Caroline Monserrat Lara examines applications in Art Unit 1633 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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