Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Dana H Shin, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SHIN, DANA H

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1635 1638 1674 1682 4100

This examiner grants 27% of resolved cases

Analysis

SHIN, DANA H has 1174 resolved cases in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1635. The allowance rate is 26.9%, the interview lift is 26.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1218 days. The profile shows a low allowance rate, a positive interview association equal in stated value to that rate, and an extended median prosecution period.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc., The Regents of the University of California, and Northwestern University are the leading listed companies. WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C., SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and Casimir Jones, S.C. are the leading listed firms. The 1174 resolved cases provide substantial data for identifying recurring issues. Practitioners may consider interviews as part of a structured response plan, while the 26.9% allowance rate calls for careful claim strategy and expectation setting.

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

Performance Statistics

26.9%
Allow Rate
-33.1% vs TC avg
1,276
Total Applications
+26.9%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1174 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
28.0%
§103 Obviousness
34.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18065570 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MICRORNA RELATED DISEASES Non-Final OA HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
19636707 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF MONOGENIC NEURODEVELOPMENT DISORDERS Non-Final OA PYC THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
18592122 MODIFIED POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ONCOLOGY-RELATED PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES Non-Final OA ModernaTX, Inc.
18024182 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THERAPY RESISTANT CANCER Non-Final OA The General Hospital Corporation
18554771 GENE THERAPY FOR ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18271656 PRIME EDITOR VARIANTS, CONSTRUCTS, AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PRIME EDITING EFFICIENCY AND PRECISION Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18225400 SPHERICAL NUCLEIC ACIDS WITH DENDRITIC LIGANDS Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17076607 SPHERICAL NUCLEIC ACIDS WITH DENDRITIC LIGANDS Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
17784045 INDUCTION OF PROLIFEROUS PANCREATIC ISLET PRECURSOR CELL-LIKE CELLS BY TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF MYCL AND INDUCTION OF DIFFERENTIATION INTO INSULIN-POSITIVE CELLS Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
18007560 RNAI CONSTRUCTS FOR INHIBITING HSD17B13 EXPRESSION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Amgen Inc.
18063824 CELLULAR UPTAKE OF FUNCTIONALIZED DNA NANOSTRUCTURES Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18264025 RIBOSOME-MEDIATED POLYMERIZATION OF NOVEL CHEMISTRIES Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18567167 NANOPARTICLE COMPRISING PEPTIDE-LIPID CONJUGATE FOR DELIVERING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE INTO TARGET CELL AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18495538 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO REGULATE CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX TO PREVENT, TREAT, OR CURE MACULAR DEGENERATION Final Rejection The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
18260748 SPLICE SWITCHING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES TARGETING PSEUDOEXONS Non-Final OA SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET
18057308 Compositions and Methods for Degradation of Misfolded Proteins Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
17837352 RNA GUIDED ERADICATION OF VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS Non-Final OA Temple University - of The Commonwealth System of higher Education
18288772 MULTIPLEX CRISPR/Cas9-MEDIATED TARGET GENE ACTIVATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Dana H Shin's allowance rate?

26.9% of resolved applications examined by Dana H Shin were allowed (1,174 resolved cases), compared with 51.6% across Art Unit 1635 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Dana H Shin?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Dana H Shin take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Dana H Shin took 1,218 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Dana H Shin work in?

Dana H Shin examines applications in Art Unit 1635 in Tech Center 4100.

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