Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Abigail Louise Vanhorn, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1616 1633 1635 1636 1637

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Analysis

VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE has resolved 1223 cases in technology center 1600 and art unit 1616. The allowance rate is 46.8%, and the median time to allowance is 1366 days. Interviews are associated with a 22.7% lift in the allowance rate. The high resolved-case volume provides a substantial basis for reviewing the profile's prosecution tendencies.

Entrada Therapeutics Inc., University of Massachusetts, and Board of Regents of the University of Texas System are the listed leading companies. FENWICK & WEST LLP, GOODWIN PROCTER LLP, and Lathrop GPM LLP are the listed leading firms. Practitioners can use these entities to identify recurring stakeholders and consider interview practice as one component of an overall response strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

46.8%
Allow Rate
-13.2% vs TC avg
1,310
Total Applications
+22.7%
Interview Lift
1366
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1223 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19568680 YEAST CELL WALL PARTICLE ENCAPSULATION OF BIODEGRADABLE PRO-PAYLOADS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
17777386 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ON-DEMAND RELEASE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18698888 LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO MICROGLIA IN THE BRAIN Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15367356 COMPOSITION FOR HAIR FRIZZ REDUCTION Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
17822746 EFFICIENT GENOME EDITING IN PRIMARY MYELOID CELLS Final Rejection Genentech, Inc.
18271536 TREATING DISEASES AND IMPROVING NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18419370 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR TREATING CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
18508192 LIPOCATIONIC DENDRIMERS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
17906134 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING IMPROVED GUIDE RNAs Final Rejection Cornell University
17791504 LONG-ACTING THERAPEUTIC AGENT COMBINATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection University of Washington
18273501 CRISPR-ASSOCIATED BASED-EDITING OF THE COMPLEMENTARY STRAND Final Rejection Wageningen Universiteit
18248988 NOVEL LIGANDS FOR ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR Final Rejection SANOFI
17925225 CUG REPEAT SEQUENCE BINDING AGENT Final Rejection OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18562095 OLIGO-MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES FOR NUCLEIC ACID PREPARATION Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18028751 PATIENT SELECTION BIOMARKERS FOR TREATMENT WITH ULK INHIBITORS Final Rejection Salk Institute for Biological Studies
18160114 INTEGRIN LIGANDS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Abigail Louise Vanhorn's allowance rate?

46.8% of resolved applications examined by Abigail Louise Vanhorn were allowed (1,223 resolved cases), compared with 24.5% across Art Unit 1616 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Abigail Louise Vanhorn?

This examiner's interview lift is +22.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Abigail Louise Vanhorn take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Abigail Louise Vanhorn took 1,366 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Abigail Louise Vanhorn work in?

Abigail Louise Vanhorn examines applications in Art Unit 1616 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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