Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SCHUBERG, LAURA J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1631 1632 1633 1657 1799 3774

This examiner grants 24% of resolved cases

Analysis

Laura J. Schuberg is an examiner in Art Unit 1631 of Tech Center 3700, with 542 resolved cases. Her allowance rate is 23.6%, which indicates a challenging environment for applicants. This statistical profile suggests that the majority of applications reaching a final resolution under her review do not result in a patent grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 37.0%, which is a critical metric for practitioners. This lift indicates that the 23.6% baseline allowance rate can be improved through direct communication. Given the difficulty of securing a grant in Art Unit 1631, an interview should be considered an effective strategy for addressing examiner concerns.

The median days to allowance is 1616, reflecting a very long prosecution cycle. This 1616-day pendency, combined with the 23.6% allowance rate, suggests a rigorous and potentially lengthy examination process. Practitioners should be prepared for an extended timeline and should leverage the 37.0% interview lift early to improve their chances of success.

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

Performance Statistics

23.6%
Allow Rate
-46.4% vs TC avg
597
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1616
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 542 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
49.3%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19042945 IFNy AND TNFa CO-STIMULATION OF MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS DERIVED FROM MINOR SALIVARY (LABIAL) GLANDS FOR THERAPEUTIC USE Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
18819158 Generating Vasculogenic Cell Populations Non-Final OA WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
17867135 PATCH GRAFT COMPOSITIONS FOR CELL ENGRAFTMENT Final Rejection The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
16006460 PATCH GRAFT COMPOSITIONS FOR CELL ENGRAFTMENT Non-Final OA The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
18924826 MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FOR ORAL INFLAMMATION TREATMENT Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18484137 ENGINEERED VASCULAR TISSUE MODELS Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
16596495 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING STEM CELL DERIVED LUNG TISSUE, AND RELATED USES THEROF Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
18705362 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK LIKE PRODUCTS Non-Final OA SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
18020419 DISSOLVABLE GELATIN-BASED MICROCARRIERS GENERATED THROUGH DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS FOR EXPANSION AND CULTURE OF MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELL Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16984531 METABOLICALLY OPTIMIZED CELL CULTURE Non-Final OA Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
15130780 METABOLICALLY OPTIMIZED CELL CULTURE Non-Final OA REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
17047411 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR FORMULATING AND DISPENSING PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS Final Rejection Pluri Biotech Ltd.
19264712 UMBILICAL LINING-DERIVED STEM CELLS FOR TREATING IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHY Final Rejection Restem LLC
19050638 TISSUE DECONTAMINATION AND PRESERVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Curators of the University of Missouri
18194781 METHODS FOR ISOLATING AND CULTURING LIVING CELLS USING METHOD OF PERMEABILIZING CELL MEMBRANE Final Rejection SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
18145922 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SYNOVIUM-DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CELL PREPARATION FOR JOINT MEDICAL TREATMENT Non-Final OA National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University
18482096 STIFFNESS TUNABLE BIOMIMETIC DECELLULARIZED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX-BASED MATERIAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18650265 FASCICULATED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Axogen Corporation
17775172 Extracellular Matrix Gels, and Organoid Cultures Comprising the Same Final Rejection UCL BUSINESS LTD.
18835286 METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS AND LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18784235 Organoid Compositions Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
16078002 HUMAN FUNCTIONAL CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
18146541 METHOD FOR WASHING AND FINISHING A GROWN CELL MASS Non-Final OA The Upside Group Inc.
17754106 CANNABIDIOL ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF DISC DEGENERATIVE DISEASE Final Rejection FIGENE, LLC
18287435 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
18324601 TISSUE GELL FOR TRANSPLANTATION USING DECELLULARIZED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA CELLARTGEN INC.

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