USPTO Examiner STEVENS MARK V - Art Unit 1613

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19222659ASSOCIATED FORMS OF NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS AND LOCAL ANESTHETICSMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
18899158POLYMERIC IODOPHOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1841NoNo
18659332COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSMay 2024July 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18602981PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULES COMPRISING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATEMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18431490LIPID VESICLE COMPOSITIONS WITH PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENTSFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18572144FREEZE-DRIED LOADED AEROGEL PARTICLES WITH BIOCIDAL PROPERTIESDecember 2023April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18524346OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERYNovember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18512722COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSNovember 2023July 2024Allow820NoNo
18511751COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSNovember 2023November 2024Abandon1200NoNo
18504345PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18385027THERAPEUTIC DETOXIFICATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2321NoNo
18382654COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2023August 2025Allow2220NoNo
18553334METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HYPERPIGMENTATION DISORDERSSeptember 2023March 2026Abandon3010NoNo
18553403NANOVESICLES DERIVED FROM BACTERIA OF THE GENUS PARACOCCUS AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18478482METHODS OF TREATMENT COMPRISING ADMINISTERING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATE CAPSULESSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120YesNo
18367869VAGINAL FILMSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2230NoNo
18236164Bicarbonate as a Potentiator for Antimicrobial AgentsAugust 2023March 2026Allow3110YesNo
18449547PREPARATION OF OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGSAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18225377COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING SKIN PIGMENTATIONJuly 2023June 2025Allow2220NoNo
18331772COMPOSITION OF MATTER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED MAGNESIUM UPTAKE, RETENTION, AND SYNERGISTIC ACTIONSJune 2023June 2024Allow1220NoNo
18255949COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF CGRP INHIBITORSJune 2023December 2025Abandon3011NoNo
18324449OPIOID RECEPTOR MODULATOR DOSAGE FORMULATIONSMay 2023October 2023Allow511NoNo
18323474IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABUSE-DETERRENT GRANULATED DOSAGE FORMSMay 2023September 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18253535OXYGEN CAPSULE AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2023July 2025Allow2600YesNo
18037568RUXOLITINIB OR DEUTERATED RUXOLITINIB COMPOSITION AND USES THEREOFMay 2023January 2026Abandon3210NoNo
18141112COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY PAINFUL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC RELATED DISORDERS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY THEREOF TO TREAT THERETOApril 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18139553Sulfate Salt Formulations For Colon CleansingApril 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18139434GLYCOPHOSPHOLIPID POLYMERIC NETWORK AND USE THEREOFApril 2023December 2024Allow2011NoNo
18298991Artificial Vitreous Humor for the Investigation of Drugs and Drug FormulationsApril 2023December 2025Allow3221NoNo
18130595COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING CERAMIDES AND SPHINGOLIPIDApril 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18192432COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2541NoNo
18184270ABUSE-DETERRENT DOSAGE FORMS CONTAINING ESKETAMINEMarch 2023January 2024Allow1020YesNo
18109769PREPARATION OF OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGSFebruary 2023January 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18108940COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMEDIATING CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT EXPOSED SKINFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1020NoNo
18040780ANTI-AGING AND ANTIOXIDANT COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING BROCCOLI EXOSOMES AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT AND FUNCTIONAL COSMETICS COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18040450OLEYLCYSTEINEAMIDE OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF AND THEIR USE IN THERAPYFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18159756HYDROGEL MEMBRANE FOR ADHESION PREVENTIONJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920NoNo
18098512PREPARATION METHOD FOR AND USE METHOD OF COLLAGEN MICROFIBER HEMOSTATIC MATERIALJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18098466BISMUTH-THIOLS AS ANTISEPTICS FOR EPITHELIAL TISSUES, ACUTE AND CHRONIC WOUNDS, BACTERIAL BIOFILMS AND OTHER INDICATIONSJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18154695PHARMACEUTICAL SPRAY COMPOSITION COMPRISING A VITAMIN D ANALOGUE AND CORTICOSTEROIDJanuary 2023March 2025Abandon2601NoNo
18150145LIPID VESICLE COMPOSITIONS WITH PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENTSJanuary 2023April 2024Abandon1530YesNo
18013858PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING COVID-19 COMPRISING NANO-SIZED GRAPHENE OXIDE COMPOSITE AND METHOD USING SAMEDecember 2022February 2026Allow3820YesNo
18001834PROCESS FOR PREPARING METHYL {4,6-DIAMINO-2-[5-FLUORO-1-(2-FLUOROBENZYL)-1H-PYRAZOLO[3,4-B]PYRIDIN-3 -YL]PYRIMIDIN-5-YL} CARBAMATEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3711NoNo
18009450COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTSDecember 2022December 2025Allow3610NoNo
17986828COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH OXIDATIVE STRESSNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17985248BLOCKING A PATHOGEN FROM EXPRESSING A VIRULENCE FACTORNovember 2022September 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17983588METHOD FOR PRODUCING BIOMIMETIC NUTRIENT MIXTURE VIA BIOMIMICRYNovember 2022February 2026Allow3920NoNo
17983125POLYMER-CONJUGATED METAP2 INHIBITORS, AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS OF USE THEREOFNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17997884NOVEL HETEROARYL-TRIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS PESTICIDESNovember 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17973640NANOPARTICLES TO PROMOTE WOUND HEALING AND ANTIMICROBIAL INFECTION CONTROLOctober 2022February 2026Allow3950YesNo
17973769THERAPEUTIC ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE WITH NANOPARTICLES TO PROMOTE WOUND HEALING AND/OR ANTIMICROBIAL INFECTION CONTROLOctober 2022January 2026Allow3911NoNo
17920722NEW USESOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17919391MICROEMULSION COMPOSITION AND COSMETIC CONTAINING THE SAMEOctober 2022December 2025Allow3810NoNo
17965859INHALABLE RAPAMYCIN FORMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSIONOctober 2022November 2025Allow3730NoNo
17958709Nanoparticles and Nanogel Drug Compositions for Treatment of Age-related Macular DegenerationOctober 2022July 2025Allow3421NoNo
17995167METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING LUNG INFECTION AND LUNG INFLAMMATIONSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17948968INGESTIBLE MEDICAL DELIVERY DEVICESSeptember 2022January 2025Abandon2720NoNo
17898318HYPOTONIC HYDROGEL FORMULATIONS FOR ENHANCED TRANSPORT OF ACTIVE AGENTS AT MUCOSAL SURFACESAugust 2022August 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17820325COMPOSITION OF MATTER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED MAGNESIUM UPTAKE, RETENTION, AND SYNERGISTIC ACTIONSAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17885065COSMETIC COMPOSITIONSAugust 2022February 2024Allow1820NoNo
17869614Porcine Collagen Compositions and Methods of Use ThereofJuly 2022August 2025Allow3730YesNo
17812832NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMSJuly 2022June 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17861711Misoprostol Dispersible TabletJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920NoNo
17758452SOLID STATE ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SAMEJuly 2022October 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17857442STABILIZED TACROLIMUS COMPOSITIONJuly 2022May 2025Allow3430NoNo
17790180Chitosan-Based Beads, and Preparation, Compositions and Uses ThereofJune 2022December 2025Allow4211NoNo
17853650Topical Compositions For Treating Skin AilmentsJune 2022November 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17758175TOPICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING TOFACITINIB AND FINGOLIMODJune 2022November 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17849425OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERYJune 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17844949COMPOSITION COMPRISING COMPOUND OF THIOPYRIDINONE TYPE AND POLYGLYCERYL-BASED EMULSIFIERSJune 2022September 2025Allow3930NoNo
17838064COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POTENTIATING IMMUNE ACTIVITYJune 2022September 2025Allow3910YesNo
17832918SCALP PROTECTION COMPOSITIONJune 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17826069DEEP TOPICAL SYSTEMIC NITRIC OXIDE THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2022November 2022Allow610NoNo
17826082DEEP TOPICAL SYSTEMIC NITRIC OXIDE THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2022November 2022Allow610NoNo
17826042DEEP TOPICAL SYSTEMIC NITRIC OXIDE THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2022December 2022Allow710NoNo
17826034DEEP TOPICAL SYSTEMIC NITRIC OXIDE THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2022November 2022Allow510YesNo
17824516NOVEL POVIDONE-IODINE PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFMay 2022November 2024Abandon2911NoNo
17739174POWDERIZED CANNABIS AND USES THEREOFMay 2022January 2026Allow4520YesNo
17717532TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DIAMINOOXIDASE FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH HISTAMINE LEVELS WHICH INVOLVE AN INCREASE IN PAINApril 2022October 2025Allow4220NoYes
17715068PREBIOTIC AND PROBIOTIC COOKIE PREPARATIONApril 2022July 2025Allow4010YesNo
17714465Wound-Care Composition and Method of UseApril 2022December 2023Allow2010NoNo
17702608LIPID VESICLE COMPOSITIONS WITH PENETRATION ENHANCING AGENTSMarch 2022November 2025Allow4430YesNo
17760834Method of Improving Reproductive AbilityMarch 2022February 2026Allow4730YesNo
17691989PROCESSES FOR PREPARING ARIMOCLOMOL CITRATE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOFMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210NoNo
17687364SELF-FUELED PARTICLES FOR PROPULSION THROUGH FLOWING AQUEOUS FLUIDSMarch 2022October 2024Allow3220NoNo
17803148PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEMMarch 2022January 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17674146MICRONUTIRENT AND PLANT EXTRACT COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF IMRPOVING BONE HEALTHFebruary 2022August 2022Allow510NoNo
17673651BIOIMPLANT WITH EVANESCENT COATING FILMFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2420YesNo
17589838PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS AND METHODS TO MANAGE WEIGHT AND TO MODULATE THE GUT MICROBIOTAJanuary 2022July 2024Abandon3020YesNo
17584691Dedifferentiated cell extract of Bletilla and method for whitening, anti-oxidation and anti-wrinkling applying the same, and cosmetic comprising the sameJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3730NoNo
17582516METHODS OF TREATMENT USING PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATEJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1810NoNo
17569715COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1810NoNo
17647149METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS PARTICULARLY FOR TREATMENT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17565348METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF AQUEOUS HYPOBROMOUS ACID FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONSDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17561198COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASES OF THE NAILDecember 2021September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17559158IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABUSE-DETERRENT GRANULATED DOSAGE FORMSDecember 2021August 2022Allow810NoNo
17558179TRANSDERMAL PATCHES FOR HANGOVER MINIMIZATION AND/OR RECOCERY, AND/OR SLEEP IMPROVEMENTDecember 2021September 2024Allow3320NoNo
17549975Cosmetic Compositions Comprising Sucrose Esters And SolventsDecember 2021October 2024Allow3440NoNo
17548931ABUSE-DETERRENT DOSAGE FORMS CONTAINING ESKETAMINEDecember 2021September 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17546645POLYMER SYSTEM FOR OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERYDecember 2021May 2025Allow4131NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner STEVENS, MARK V.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
34.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
59
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(16.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
49
(83.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.6%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 16.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner STEVENS, MARK V - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner STEVENS, MARK V works in Art Unit 1613 and has examined 771 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner STEVENS, MARK V's allowance rate of 65.5% places them in the 26% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by STEVENS, MARK V receive 2.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by STEVENS, MARK V is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +47.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by STEVENS, MARK V. This interview benefit is in the 92% 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, 22.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 47.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 72% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 82.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 65.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 3.6% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • 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.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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