USPTO Examiner AZPURU CARLOS A - Art Unit 1617

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19025668METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTIONJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310YesNo
18967829Formulations of EnzalutamideDecember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18962073BURN WOUND TREATMENTNovember 2024April 2025Allow511NoNo
18950997CANCER TREATMENT METHOD WITH NANOCOMPOSITENovember 2024January 2025Allow210NoNo
18913776DOUBLE-NETWORK VERSATILE HYDROGEL WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AND DRUG SEQUENTIAL RELEASE CAPABILITIESOctober 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18911121METHOD FOR TREATING ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE CONTRACEPTIONOctober 2024May 2025Allow711YesNo
18893280COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNASeptember 2024June 2025Allow910NoNo
18891739ION CHANNEL PROSTHETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LIPID-COATED CRYSTALS OF AMPHOTERICIN BSeptember 2024May 2025Allow821NoNo
18795653Surfactin-Based Lipopeptide for mRNA DeliveryAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18795667Surfactin-Based Lipopeptide for mRNA DeliveryAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18778340SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GLAUCONITE-BASED SILICATE NANORODS AS ANTICANCER AGENTJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18765361MAGNETIC NANO-DRUG WITH DOUBLE TARGETING VEGF-VEGFR, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2024December 2024Allow511NoNo
18736965OLANZAPINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJune 2024December 2024Allow611NoNo
18664867METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTIONMay 2024March 2025Allow1011YesNo
18662099Surfactin-Based Lipopeptide for mRNA DeliveryMay 2024November 2024Allow611NoNo
18629707METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DENDRITIC CELL TARGETING NANO-DELIVERYApril 2024June 2025Allow1412YesNo
186070935-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE (5-MeO-DMT) FORMULATIONSMarch 2024September 2024Allow601NoNo
18429056DISPERSIBLE FORMULATIONS OF N-((R)-2,3-DIHYDROXYPROPOXY)-3,4-DIFLUORO-2-(2- FLUORO-4-IODO-PHENYLAMINO)-BENAZMIDE AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2024July 2024Allow511YesNo
18575043COMPOSITE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND COSMETIC SURGERY FILLER COMPOSITION USING SAMEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1521NoNo
18390700COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNADecember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18534062SILVER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITION INCLUDING BIOSYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND AN EXTRACT OF FARSETIA AEGYPTIACADecember 2023July 2024Allow711YesNo
18533079CHITOSAN FILM WITH TERNARY METAL OXIDESDecember 2023March 2024Allow301YesNo
18533083CHITOSAN FILM WITH TERNARY METAL OXIDESDecember 2023March 2024Allow301YesNo
18501955LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING CIRCULAR POLYNUCLEOTIDESNovember 2023July 2024Allow911YesNo
18501950LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING CIRCULAR POLYNUCLEOTIDESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18501958LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING CIRCULAR POLYNUCLEOTIDESNovember 2023May 2024Allow601YesNo
18501945LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING CIRCULAR POLYNUCLEOTIDESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18384288Method for Synthesizing Silver Nanoparticles from Amaranthus hybridusOctober 2023August 2024Allow1021NoNo
18384214Method for Synthesizing Silver Nanoparticles from Amaranthus hybridusOctober 2023June 2024Allow811YesNo
18481946PREPARATION OF PRELIPOSOMAL ANNAMYCIN LYOPHILIZATEOctober 2023January 2024Allow411YesNo
18370457DELIVERY SYSTEM DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PHARMACEUTICAL IMPLANTATION FOR TIMED RELEASESeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520YesNo
18282545A composition for use in the treatment of urinary or faecal incontinenceSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1511YesNo
18456719GANAXOLONE FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUSAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1521YesNo
18278416IMPROVED LOW-TOXICITY AND HIGH-EFFICIENCY ORTHOESTER MIXTURE PHARMACEUTICAL ADJUVANT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND TOPICAL SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY FORMULATION INCLUDING SAMEAugust 2023April 2024Allow811YesNo
182290415-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE (5-MeO-DMT) FORMULATIONSAugust 2023March 2024Allow711NoNo
18357280COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNAJuly 2023November 2023Allow310NoNo
18224327CHITOSAN FILM WITH TERNARY METAL OXIDESJuly 2023December 2023Allow501NoNo
18223361ECO-FRIENDLY CONTROL OF RED PALM WEEVIL USING GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES OF CHLOROPHYLL DERIVATIVESJuly 2023December 2023Allow510NoNo
18223386ECO-FRIENDLY CONTROL OF RED PALM WEEVIL USING GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES OF CHLOROPHYLL DERIVATIVESJuly 2023January 2024Allow620NoNo
18341519LIPID PRODRUGS OF NEUROSTEROIDSJune 2023October 2023Allow411YesNo
18208435Method for Synthesizing Silver Nanoparticles from Amaranthus hybridusJune 2023November 2023Allow511YesNo
18199402ANTI-TUMOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AZVUDINEMay 2023October 2023Allow521NoNo
18313099HYDROGEL COMPOSITION FOR MUCOSAL LIFTING PROCEDURES WITHIN LUMENAL ANATOMICAL STRUCTURESMay 2023September 2024Abandon1620NoNo
18310787CELL OR TISSUE EMBEDDING DEVICEMay 2023March 2025Allow2210YesNo
18139764BIODEGRADABLE BONE GLUEApril 2023January 2025Allow2101NoNo
18137521BISMUTH-THIOL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING WOUNDSApril 2023February 2024Allow1011NoNo
18134143ECO-FRIENDLY CONTROL OF RED PALM WEEVIL USING GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES OF CHLOROPHYLL DERIVATIVESApril 2023September 2023Allow511NoNo
18194084MRNA DELIVERY COMPOSITIONMarch 2023January 2024Allow921YesNo
18116817HIGH-EFFICIENCY ANTI-TUMOR NANO-DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM CONTAINING HYDRALAZINE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023July 2023Allow510NoNo
18174238PROCESS FOR PREPARING PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORIDE AND SOLID-STATE FORMS THEREOFFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1011NoNo
18112192POLYMER PARTICLESFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18165597DRUG-LOADED MICROBEAD COMPOSITIONS, EMBOLIZATION COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2801YesNo
18100804Lyophilized Compositions of Phenobarbital Sodium SaltJanuary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18098755Treating Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC) with IBAT InhibitorsJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18151707DISPERSIBLE FORMULATIONS OF N-((R)-2,3-DIHYDROXYPROPOXY)-3,4-DIFLUORO-2-(2- FLUORO-4-IODO-PHENYLAMINO)-BENAZMIDE AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18083617METHODS OF ATTENUATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE BY INHIBITION OF BFL1December 2022July 2025Allow3011NoNo
18081546METHOTREXATE TREATMENT METHODSDecember 2022December 2023Allow1211NoNo
18081229COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASESDecember 2022March 2025Allow2701NoNo
18061725COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNADecember 2022March 2023Allow310NoNo
18073089Ophthalmic Drug CompositionsDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18060503PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND INTRAVITREAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OCULAR DISEASESNovember 2022June 2023Allow701NoNo
18057842COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNANovember 2022March 2023Allow410NoNo
18057833COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNANovember 2022March 2023Allow410NoNo
17991762OCULAR IMPLANT CONTAINING A TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORNovember 2022March 2025Allow2820YesNo
18056109HYDROGEL COMPOSITION FOR MUCOSAL LIFTING PROCEDURES WITHIN LUMENAL ANATOMICAL STRUCTURESNovember 2022May 2023Allow601NoNo
17985235Formulations of EnzalutamideNovember 2022July 2023Allow820YesNo
17979033METHOD FOR PREPARING PHOSPHOLIPID MICELLESNovember 2022May 2023Allow610NoNo
17979168OSTEOINDUCTIVE BONE IMPLANT INCLUDING HARVESTED DEMINERALIZED BONE AND BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS BOUND THERETO OBTAINED FROM THE SAME DONORNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17958780TREATMENT OF PAIN BY SUBARACHNOID ADMINISTRATION OF SUSTAINED-RELEASE LIPOSOMAL ANESTHETIC COMPOSITIONSOctober 2022June 2023Allow911YesNo
17950400SUSTAINED-RELEASE 9-CIS RETINOIC ACID IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY PELLETS FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSTSURGICAL EDEMA AND LYMPHEDEMASeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910YesNo
17932757NANO-SEEDINGSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3011YesNo
17943788Polymer Composite Nanomaterial Encapsulation SystemSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17903918NON-WOVEN GRAFT MATERIALS FOR NERVE REPAIR AND REGENERATIONSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1431YesNo
17892637LIPID-POLYMER BASED COMPLEXATION AND DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDSAugust 2022May 2025Allow3311NoNo
17821445COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF RNAAugust 2022March 2023Allow710NoNo
17886773IMPLANT FOR OVARIAN DECLINE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN IMPLANT FOR OVARIAN DECLINEAugust 2022April 2023Allow811YesNo
17819284GLAUCOMA TREATMENT VIA INTRACAMERAL OCULAR IMPLANTSAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3101NoNo
17797627Mucoadhesive Polymeric Drug Delivery Compositions and MethodsAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411NoNo
17879316MICROPARTICLES AND NANOPARTICLES HAVING NEGATIVE SURFACE CHARGESAugust 2022June 2023Abandon1030YesNo
17871428SUSTAINED FORMULATION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE CONTAINING NALTREXONE AND METHOD USING THE SAMEJuly 2022May 2023Allow920NoNo
17863068Coated Medical Devices and Methods of Inhibiting Implant-Associated InfectionsJuly 2022June 2025Allow3520NoNo
17861811Combination Drugs of Lachnospiraceae Bacteria and Human ImmunoglobulinJuly 2022August 2024Allow2511YesNo
17854229HYDROGEL COMPOSITION, HYDROGEL BIOMEDICAL MATERIAL, METHOD FOR FACILITATING REGENERATION OF BONE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONJune 2022November 2024Allow2901NoNo
17790426TREATMENT OF PAIN BY SUBARACHNOID ADMINISTRATION OF SUSTAINED-RELEASE LIPOSOMAL ANESTHETIC COMPOSITIONSJune 2022March 2025Abandon3301NoNo
17809717METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RETINAL DRUG DELIVERYJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17839574NUCLEIC ACID-SMALL DIAMETER AND LIQUID CORE NANOPARTICLE COMPLEXED COMPOSITIONSJune 2022May 2023Allow1120YesNo
17835694NANOPARTICLES FOR TREATING PROSTATE CANCERJune 2022April 2025Allow3421YesNo
17833260TREATMENT OF NOCTURNAL SYMPTOMS AND MORNING AKINESIA IN SUBJECTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASEJune 2022March 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17782439ANTI-MICROBIAL ARTICLESJune 2022April 2025Allow3510YesNo
17830995GEL FOR TREATING PERIOCULAR AND/OR ORBITAL PATHOLOGIES AND CONDITIONSJune 2022February 2025Allow3311NoNo
17825737GLYCAN MODIFIED SHORT INTERFERING RNAMay 2022April 2023Allow1121YesNo
17751836PROCESS FOR PREPARING PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORIDE AND SOLID-STATE FORMS THEREOFMay 2022January 2023Allow711YesNo
17751269Nutraceutical Compositions TO UP-REGULATE SIRT1 and Methods of UseMay 2022December 2022Allow721NoNo
17744189METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH AN OCULAR IMPLANT CONTAINING A TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORMay 2022October 2022Allow510NoNo
17736028DRUG-CONTAINING IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2022July 2025Abandon3811NoNo
17661215PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ANDROGENIC AGENT AND AN AROMATASE INHIBITOR WITH SUSTAINED MULTI-PHASIC RELEASE PROFILES AND METHODS OF USEApril 2022July 2024Allow2600NoNo
17731562MODIFIED RELEASE GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE FORMULATIONS HAVING IMPROVED PHARMACOKINETICSApril 2022June 2023Allow1331YesNo
17729427GANAXOLONE FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUSApril 2022February 2023Allow1020YesNo
17728702DRUG IMPLANTS CONTAINING ENZALUTAMIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2022January 2023Allow900NoNo
17727017CARIPRAZINE RELEASE FORMULATIONSApril 2022February 2025Allow3420NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner AZPURU, CARLOS A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
36.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
42
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(26.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(73.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
35.0%
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, 26.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 AZPURU, CARLOS A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AZPURU, CARLOS A works in Art Unit 1617 and has examined 1,209 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AZPURU, CARLOS A's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AZPURU, CARLOS A receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% 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 AZPURU, CARLOS A is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AZPURU, CARLOS A. This interview benefit is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 65.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 85.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 70.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 47.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 54% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.8% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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