Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1616 1633 1636

This examiner grants 47% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.0%
Allow Rate
-13.0% vs TC avg
1,285
Total Applications
+22.0%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1211 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.6%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19568680 YEAST CELL WALL PARTICLE ENCAPSULATION OF BIODEGRADABLE PRO-PAYLOADS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
18271536 TREATING DISEASES AND IMPROVING NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18314810 Site-Specific Gene Modifications Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
17626674 MULTILAMELLAR RNA NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
18698888 LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO MICROGLIA IN THE BRAIN Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
17791504 LONG-ACTING THERAPEUTIC AGENT COMBINATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection University of Washington
18280048 CHAPERONIN-CONTAINING TCP-1 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
17950573 PRUSSIAN BLUE NANOPARTICLES FUNCTIONALIZATION WITH LATENCY REVERSING AGENTS AND BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Final Rejection THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
17914408 A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING ONE OR MORE EXOGENOUS SUBSTANCES INTO AN IMMUNE CELL Non-Final OA AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
17787089 SYNTHETIC PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES Non-Final OA ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORPORATION

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