USPTO Examiner ATKINSON JOSHUA ALEXANDER - Art Unit 1612

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18768689LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIONS OF CORTICOSTEROIDS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18762013MANUFACTURING OF BUPIVACAINE MULTIVESICULAR LIPOSOMESJuly 2024February 2025Allow820NoNo
18481951METHOD OF RECONSTITUTING LIPOSOMAL ANNAMYCINOctober 2023April 2024Allow620YesNo
18210693ECO-FRIENDLY HERBICIDES CONTAINING PELARGONIC ACID FOR FOLIAR FERTILZATION AND FOR BACTERICIDAL AND HARMFUL BIRD AND ANIMAL REPELLENT FUNCTIONSJune 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18159747PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR CATALYTIC MANUFACTURE OF WAX ESTER DERIVATIVESJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2230NoNo
18098654RAPAMYCIN (RAPA) SELF-MICROEMULSIFYING INJECTION AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2730NoNo
18148707COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF LACTONE POLYOLSDecember 2022June 2024Allow1820NoNo
18068631TOFACITINIB EXTENDED RELEASE FORMULATIONSDecember 2022November 2024Abandon2320NoNo
18071809STABLE AGRICULTURAL COMPOSITIONSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2020NoNo
17982556Implantable Device for Treating an Inflammatory Eye ConditionNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3140NoNo
18050496COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING HIGH AMOUNTS OF CERAMIDE-NPOctober 2022May 2024Allow1920NoNo
17975968LIPID NANOPARTICLE WITH TARGET INTEGRIN FUNCTION AND USES THEREOFOctober 2022January 2025Abandon2721NoNo
17957744NEW STYLING COMPOSITION FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS ADVANTAGEOUS PROPERTIES TO THE HAIRSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2640YesNo
17895004THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION DELIVERY DEVICEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2511YesNo
17872830INHALABLE THERAPEUTICSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3031NoNo
17637278MODIFICATION OF PLANT MESSENGER PACKS WITH CHARGED LIPIDSFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3910YesNo
17583051NUTRACEUTICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME OR OF DISEASES OR DISORDERS RELATED THERETOJanuary 2022June 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17554553METHOD OF RECONSTITUTING LIPOSOMAL ANNAMYCINDecember 2021December 2024Allow3610YesNo
17617902CARRIER-BASED FORMULATIONS AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17595165MICROCAPSULENovember 2021May 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17610425NANOPARTICLE COMPLEX FOR TREATING DISEASES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2021April 2025Abandon4211NoNo
17609857KETONE BODIES ENCLOSED IN MICROBEADSNovember 2021March 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17606417COMPOUND COMPRISING A FUNCTIONAL AGENT AND A WAXY MATRIX INCLUDING AN ORGANOSILICON MATERIAL, AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODOctober 2021February 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17605422THROMBOLYTIC AND NEURO/VASCULOPROTECTIVE NANOCONJUGATESOctober 2021May 2025Allow4320NoNo
17602239pH-RESPONSIVE SILICA METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK NANOPARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE MOLECULESOctober 2021May 2025Allow4320YesNo
17601111HYDROPHILIC SILICA/POLYMER BLENDOctober 2021November 2024Allow3720NoNo
17491570GELATIN AND USES THEREOFOctober 2021January 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17434883NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED CONTAMINANT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2021February 2025Allow4120YesNo
17432877CARNIVOROUS WASP CONTROL AGENTAugust 2021December 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17432308HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDSAugust 2021July 2024Allow3510NoNo
17430931Combination of Silicon and Magnesium for the Prevention and Treatment of Muscle CrampsAugust 2021February 2025Abandon4210YesNo
17429193CINNOLINIUM COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN A METHOD OF CONTROLLING UNWANTED PLANT GROWTHAugust 2021November 2024Abandon3901NoNo
17421116STABILIZED NON-ENVELOPED VIRUS COMPOSITIONSJuly 2021October 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17417612GINGSENG-BASED COSMETIC COMPOSITIONJune 2021March 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17312848METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL RATE OF MICROORGANISMSJune 2021September 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17312828CONJUGATES AND NANOPARTICLES OF HYALURONIC ACID AND EPIGALLOCATECHIN-3-O-GALLATE AND USES THEREOFJune 2021April 2025Abandon4601NoNo
17296349SILICA MODIFIED VATERITE JANUS DRUG DELIVERY PARTICLESMay 2021October 2024Allow4110NoNo
17295610DRY POWDER INHALATION FORMULATION AND ITS USE FOR THE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF LUNGSMay 2021January 2025Allow4430NoNo
17294367DEUTERATED COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USEMay 2021March 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17291942LIPID NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONSMay 2021January 2025Allow4520NoNo
17291246NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEMay 2021August 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17287590INORGANIC POWDER COMPOSITE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COMPOSITION, AND SUNSCREEN COSMETICApril 2021August 2024Allow4010YesNo
17229829Magneto-Patterned-Cell-Laden Hydrogel Materials and Methods of Making and Using SameApril 2021July 2024Allow3921NoNo
17278839WATER-DISPERSIBLE FINE PARTICLEMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710NoNo
17276409PLANT PATHOGEN CONTROL AGENTMarch 2021July 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17274215METHOD OF MAKING A BIOCOMPATIBLE MICRO-SWIMMER AND METHOD OF USING SUCH A MICRO-SWIMMERMarch 2021October 2024Abandon4311NoNo
17271486POLYMER MICRONEEDLE MEDIATED DRUG DELIVERYFebruary 2021September 2024Allow4211YesNo
17270342NANOSTRUCTURED NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING ONE OR MORE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY TRYPANOSOMES AND FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUMOURS OF NEURAL ORIGIN, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME, A PREPARATION METHOD AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOFFebruary 2021April 2025Abandon5030NoNo
16886060COMPOSITION FOR IMPREGNATING A SUBSTRATE, IN PARTICULAR A WATCHSTRAPMay 2020January 2025Abandon5640YesNo
16392475FORMULATIONS OF CREATINE AND CYCLODEXTRIN EXHIBITING IMPROVED BIOAVAILABILITYApril 2019December 2024Allow6031YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER works in Art Unit 1612 and has examined 48 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 52.1%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER's allowance rate of 52.1% places them in the 8% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +41.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER. This interview benefit is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 0% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 0% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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