Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LARA, CAROLINE MONSERRAT

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

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Caroline Monserrat Lara has a data set of 4 resolved cases in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1633. The allowance rate pct is 100.0, and the median days to allowance is 1234. These figures indicate the path for the few cases resolved so far. The 1234-day median to allowance is a metric for applicants to consider when planning their strategy in Art Unit 1633. With these resolved cases, the statistics are early indicators of her performance.

The interview lift pct of 0.0 suggests that interviews have not yet impacted the allowance probability for this examiner. This 0.0 lift is consistent with the 100.0 allowance rate pct already recorded. Practitioners should watch for more data to confirm if these trends are representative of her long-term prosecution style. The 1234-day median suggests that while success is recorded in the 4 cases, applicants should be prepared for the duration of the process.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
31
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1234
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
44.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§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
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
18555508 PACKAGING CELLS WITH TARGETED GENE KNOCKOUTS THAT IMPROVE RETROVIRAL VECTOR TITERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18763564 HIGH-EFFICIENCY EXPRESSION VECTOR OF CIRCULAR RIBONUCLEIC ACID (circRNA) AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18528348 GENERATING QUIESCENT HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS AND THEIR USE IN LIVER MODELS Non-Final OA The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
18549887 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ALTERING THE EXPRESSION OF ENDOGENOUS CIRCULAR RNAS Non-Final OA UNM Rainforest Innovations
18184568 PERSISTENT HSV GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA University of Houston System
18626156 MODIFIED REP-CAP PLASMIDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Decibel Therapeutics, Inc.
18841883 ENGINEERED IMMUNOMODULATORY ACCESSORY CELLS IMPROVE ALLOGENEIC ISLET TRANSPLANTATION WITHOUT IMMUNOSUPPRESSION Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY
18842179 CULTURE OF TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES FROM TUMOR DIGEST Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18555584 CULTURE OF TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES FROM TUMOR DIGEST Final Rejection H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
18775133 Creation of Inducible Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived T Regulatory Cells by In Vitro Recapitulation ofThymic Development Non-Final OA CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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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