Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, CHRISTINA L

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1600 1635 1637 1671 1682

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christina L Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, Art Unit 1600. The examiner has 62 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 51.6 percent and an interview lift of 48.2 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1453.

The 48.2 percent interview lift is a significant figure when compared to the 51.6 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1453 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 1600. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 62 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 51.6 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 48.2 percent lift and the Tech Center 1600 environment are factors for prosecution strategy. These data points help in setting expectations for clients.

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

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-8.4% vs TC avg
114
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
1453
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 62 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.4%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
34.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17621029 STRUCTURALLY DEFINED SIRNA-DUAL VARIABLE DOMAIN IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONJUGATES Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
17601522 AIM2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
17044195 Compositions Comprising Immune System Activators and Method of Using Same Final Rejection The Trustees of Princeton University
17266502 PARN AS A BIOMARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17800371 AAV-Mediated Targeting of MIRNA in the Treatment of X-Linked Disorders Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
18251514 PRECISE GENOME DELETION AND REPLACEMENT METHOD BASED ON PRIME EDITING Non-Final OA University of Washington
18276848 RNA Trans-Splicing Molecule Non-Final OA Cambridge Enterprise Limited
17794673 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENERATING TYPE 1 VESTIBULAR HAIR CELLS Non-Final OA Decibel Therapeutics, Inc.
17769255 GENE THERAPY FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Final Rejection Cornell University
18243133 GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 ALPHA (GSK3 ALPHA) iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18324191 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITION OF HAO1 (HYDROXYACID OXIDASE 1 (GLYCOLATE OXIDASE)) GENE EXPRESSION Final Rejection Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
18015202 Circular siRNAs Final Rejection ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
17974596 APOLIPOPROTEIN E (APOE) iRNA AGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
17611761 ORAL DELIVERY OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
18050017 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE-ASO CONSTRUCTS TARGETING STAT6 Non-Final OA LONZA SALES AG
17635315 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES WITH STAT3-ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES Final Rejection LONZA SALES AG
17635322 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE-ASO CONSTRUCTS TARGETING STAT6 Final Rejection LONZA SALES AG
18294048 AQP1 GENE THERAPY TO PREVENT RADIATION INDUCED SALIVARY HYPOFUNCTION Non-Final OA The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
18570938 Methods and Compositions for ADAR-Mediated Editing Non-Final OA KORRO BIO, INC.

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