Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: TRAN, KHOA NHAT

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1632

This examiner grants 43% of resolved cases

Analysis

Khoa Nhat Tran is an examiner in Tech Center 1600, Art Unit 1632. The examiner has 88 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 43.2 percent and an interview lift of 53.3 percent. The median days to allowance for these cases is 1535.

The 53.3 percent interview lift is a significant figure when compared to the 43.2 percent base allowance rate. This indicates that conducting an interview is a method for increasing the likelihood of an allowance. The 1535 day median pendency is the timeframe applicants can expect when navigating the resolved cases handled by this examiner in Art Unit 1632. Practitioners can consider how these metrics influence the overall prosecution timeline.

With 88 resolved cases, the examiner's statistics provide a view of the prosecution landscape. Practitioners can use the 43.2 percent allowance rate to assess the probability of a grant. The 53.3 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

43.2%
Allow Rate
-16.8% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+53.3%
Interview Lift
1535
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.9%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
47.4%
§103 Obviousness
29.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17616283 APPLICATION OF ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS TO STEM CELL DERIVED CARDIOMYOCYTES AND USES THEREOF Final Rejection Novo Nordisk A/S
17842715 CULTURE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED MODELING OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18684155 ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL/TARGET CELL HYBRIDOMA-DERIVED VACCINES Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
17921739 Methods for Generating Thymic Cells in Vitro Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17262460 Treatment of Vascular Occlusion by Activation of Notch Signaling Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17250791 METHODS OF CULTURING PODOCYTES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF Final Rejection Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18633827 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF IMMUNOTHERAPY AGENTS ACROSS THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER TO TREAT BRAIN CANCER Non-Final OA The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
17681113 METHODS OF GENERATING AND ISOLATING MIDBRAIN DOPAMINE NEURONS Non-Final OA MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
17319495 STEM CELL-BASED MULTIPLEX METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
17921606 METHODS FOR ISOLATING AND CULTURING TUMOR CELLS Final Rejection Georgetown University
18195223 COLD PLASMA TREATMENT MEDIATED TUMOR SPECIFIC T CELL THERAPY Non-Final OA Jerome Canady Research Institute for Advanced Biological and Technological Sciences
17310007 FIBROBLAST REGENERATIVE CELLS Non-Final OA Figene, LLC
17443623 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER Final Rejection Amphera B.V.
17443656 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER Non-Final OA Amphera B.V.

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