Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: THUESON, HANNA MARIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1612 1632 1638

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Analysis

Hanna Marie Thueson is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1600. The examiner has a 76.7% allowance rate across 30 resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 1284, which is a timeline for reaching a grant. While the case volume is 30, these figures offer a picture of the examiner's approach.

The interview lift is 28.2%, suggesting that interviews are a tool for this examiner. This lift provides a boost to the 76.7% baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, the 28.2% lift indicates that verbal communication can help resolve issues that might otherwise lead to abandonment. Given the 1284-day median pendency, an interview may also help move the case toward a grant. As the examiner's total of 30 resolved cases grows, these statistics will become more predictive. For now, they suggest an environment where interviews are beneficial for overcoming the challenges of Art Unit 1600.

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

Performance Statistics

76.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+28.2%
Interview Lift
1284
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 30 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19077772 CELL DETACHMENT METHOD AND CELL DETACHMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18569550 PRIMORDIAL GERM CELLS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18354719 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOOD PRODUCTS USING CELLS GROWN IN CULTURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18028740 COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MODULATING TCF4 GENE EXPESSION AND TREATING PITT HOPKINS SYNDROME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18074402 ENGINEERED VASCULARIZED ORGANOIDS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17770463 PATIENT-MATCHED ORGANOID SYSTEMS FOR STUDYING CANCER Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17995114 Kidney Organoids Having a Nephron-like Structure and Methods of Preparing the Same Non-Final OA POSTECH RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
18040971 RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS FOR TREATMENT OF GRN-ASSOCIATED ADULT-ONSET NEURODEGENERATION Final Rejection The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18862323 PATIENT-DERIVED CELL-CONTAINING DROPLETS ENABLE CLINICAL PRECISION ONCOLOGY Non-Final OA Duke University
17620248 INTERLEUKIN-27 PRODUCING B-CELLS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
17686669 EXPANDABLE LIVER ORGANOIDS, MEDIA COMPOSITION FOR DIFFERENTIATION THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIVER ORGANOIDS USING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
18556827 METHOD FOR TREATING ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) IN SPECIFIC PATIENTS USING MESENCHYMAL LINEAGE PRECURSOR OR STEM CELLS Non-Final OA MESOBLAST INTERNATIONAL SÁRL
18355798 DECELLULARIZED TISSUE-DERIVED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX FUNCTIONALIZED WITH PHENOL DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection CELLARTGEN INC.
18347763 ADIPOSE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX-DERIVED SCAFFOLD FOR CULTURING ORGANOID AND PREPARING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CELLARTGEN INC.

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