USPTO Examiner HAGOPIAN CASEY SHEA - Art Unit 1617

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19247635Coralline Hydroxyapatite And Preparation Method ThereofJune 2025December 2025Allow601YesNo
18991280PREPARATION METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL GELATIN SCAFFOLD WITH INTERCONNECTED PORES AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2024January 2026Allow1320NoNo
18954292IMPLANTS FOR CARTILAGE AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODSNovember 2024October 2025Allow1120YesNo
18742182GROWTH FACTOR TRANSDUCED CELL-LOADED CERAMIC SCAFFOLD FOR BONE REGENERATION AND REPAIRJune 2024December 2025Allow1820NoNo
18372975METHODS FOR FORMING STENTS MODIFIED WITH MATERIAL COMPRISING AMNION TISSUESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2820NoYes
18462292COMPOSITIONS USING IRON EXCIPIENTS AND THEIR USES INCLUDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2130NoNo
18350304COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A YAP1/WWRT1 INHIBITING COMPOSITION AND A GLS1 INHIBITING COMPOSITIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3240YesNo
18346288DEVICE FOR TRAPPING ABNORMAL MOTILE CELLSJuly 2023December 2024Abandon1820NoNo
18305346NERVE CONDUIT LOADED WITH ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2023December 2023Allow810NoNo
18131345NERVE GROWTH SYSTEMApril 2023March 2026Abandon3501NoNo
18175502RESORBABLE NONWOVEN POUCHES FOR MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2820NoNo
18106452ANTICOAGULANT COMPOUNDS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THEIR USEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3130YesNo
18062584TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE GEL MATERIAL COMBINATION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3801NoNo
18058909PARTICLE SUITABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN IMPLANTABLE SOFT TISSUE ENGINEERING MATERIALNovember 2022March 2026Allow3910YesNo
17996399Formulation comprising a phosphocalcic cement and a physical and/or covalent hydrogel of polysaccharides, printable and having ductile mechanical properties for bone regeneration/bone repairOctober 2022March 2026Allow4110YesNo
17996124POROUS NANOCOMPOSITE MEDICAL IMPLANT DEVICEOctober 2022February 2026Allow4010NoNo
179304693D PRINTED UV CROSSLINKING MASKSSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4211NoNo
17759610COMPOSITION CONTAINING CURCUMIN COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJuly 2022February 2026Allow4210YesNo
17860724Biomedical Implant Having Needle-Like Titania NanorodsJuly 2022December 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17854555Biomedical Implant Having Conical-Tipped Titania NanorodsJune 2022December 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17636900INJECTABLE IN SITU PORE-FORMING HYDROGEL SYSTEM AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJune 2022July 2023Allow1720NoNo
17830804METHOD FOR REDUCING IMPERFECTIONS OF GLUTEUSJune 2022June 2025Abandon3640YesNo
17776726GLYCERIN DISPERSION AND COSMETICMay 2022November 2025Allow4220NoNo
17776457FLUORINATED PHENYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVES IN A WEED CONTROL METHODMay 2022February 2025Allow3311NoNo
17738047Systems And Methods For Delivering Active AgentsMay 2022October 2025Allow4140YesNo
17773914A COLLAGEN SCAFFOLDMay 2022February 2026Abandon4510NoNo
17770155PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SELEXIPAGApril 2022November 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17769042A BIODISSOLVABLE FILM FOR LOCALIZED AND EFFICIENT TREATMENT OF VULVODYNIAApril 2022March 2026Allow4730YesNo
17719456DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE GROWTH OF HOST TISSUE INTO AN ALLOGRAFTApril 2022April 2025Abandon3641NoNo
17714594ANTIBACTERIAL IMPLANT COATING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF IMPLANT COATING AND ANTIBACTERIAL COATED IMPLANTApril 2022January 2025Allow3321YesNo
17766376Long Acyl-Chain Phospholipid Oxygen Microbubbles for Treating Tumor HypoxiaApril 2022September 2025Abandon4211NoNo
17765839HERBICIDE COMPOSITIONApril 2022August 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17753790HIGH LOAD FORMULATION CONTAINING A SULFOPOLYMERMarch 2022November 2025Abandon4420NoNo
17693586INTERMITTENT CATHETERSMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17635291COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISEASES AND DISORDERSFebruary 2022February 2026Abandon4821NoNo
17585509HYALURONIC ACID AND GELATIN-CONTAINING FORMULATIONSJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2730YesYes
17581679NOVEL BONE PUTTY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2022February 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17625835Microbe-Based Compositions for Restoring Soil Health and Controlling PestsJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17571446High Osmolarity Antimicrobial Composition Containing One or More Organic SolventsJanuary 2022July 2024Abandon3100NoNo
17544061EXPANDABLE GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3601NoNo
17544056EXPANDABLE GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17527839IMPLANT PELLETS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING BONE AUGMENTATION AND PRESERVATIONNovember 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17514861EXPANDABLE GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMOctober 2021September 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17514851EXPANDABLE GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17502392COMPOSITION COMPRISING A DICARBONYL DERIVATIVE AND METHOD FOR STRAIGHTENING THE HAIR USING THIS COMPOSITIONOctober 2021January 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17442853COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO INSECTICIDESSeptember 2021September 2025Allow4821YesNo
17477947DEVICES FOR IN SITU FORMED NERVE CAPS AND/OR NERVE WRAPSSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2631NoNo
17402357ANTICOAGULANT COMPOUNDS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THEIR USEAugust 2021December 2022Allow6022YesNo
17400365NANOCOMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEAugust 2021October 2024Allow3811YesNo
17395985COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESAugust 2021January 2024Abandon2901NoNo
17365076NANOFIBER REINFORCEMENT OF ATTACHED HYDROGELSJuly 2021March 2023Allow2021NoNo
17327253ENDOSCOPE VISUAL FIELD-SECURING VISCOELASTIC COMPOSITIONMay 2021March 2025Abandon4661YesNo
17313274EXTENDED RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS OF PREGABALINMay 2021November 2024Abandon4330NoNo
17244958STERILIZING AGENTS, THEIR METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USESApril 2021May 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17240366LYOPHILIZED MOLDABLE IMPLANTS CONTAINING AN OXYSTEROLApril 2021October 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17237184NANOCOMPOSITES AND NANOAGENTS FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF A TARGET OF INTEREST AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEApril 2021August 2025Allow5131NoNo
17192072METAL OBJECT WITH ROUGHENED SURFACE AND METHOD OF PRODUCTIONMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17266351OXYGEN-GENERATING CRYOGELSFebruary 2021February 2025Allow4831NoNo
17148427METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IN SITU FORMED NERVE CAP WITH RAPID RELEASEJanuary 2021December 2025Allow5922YesNo
17143468METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO GRAFT BONE USING IRON EXCIPIENTS FOR CANCER TREATMENTJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4291YesNo
17138703METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IN SITU FORMED NERVE CAPDecember 2020May 2022Allow1631YesNo
17057016STIMULATION OF THE YIELD OF ONE OR MORE DESIRED COMPOUNDS PRODUCED BY A PLANTNovember 2020June 2024Abandon4311NoNo
17098580SOLID FORMS FOR TISSUE REPAIRNovember 2020September 2025Allow5851YesNo
17096390Amorphous Silicon Oxide, Amorphous Silicon Oxynitride, and Amorphous Silicon Nitride Thin Films and Uses ThereofNovember 2020June 2024Allow4321YesNo
17077950POLYSACCHARIDE-POLYAMINE COPOLYMERS FOR REMOVAL OF PHOSPHATEOctober 2020August 2024Allow4611YesNo
17071102High Osmolarity Antimicrobial Composition Containing One or More Organic SolventsOctober 2020August 2024Allow4620NoNo
17069557ORAL TAXANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2020December 2023Allow3850NoNo
17065727DRUG-IMPREGNATED ENCASEMENTOctober 2020March 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17037830NANOCOMPOSITES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME FOR MULTICOLOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTIONSSeptember 2020August 2024Allow4630YesNo
17015700EXPANDABLE GASTRORETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2841YesNo
16966111BIOINK COMPOSITION FOR CARTILAGE REGENERATION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CUSTOMIZED SCAFFOLD FOR CARTILAGE REGENERATION USING SAME, AND CUSTOMIZED SCAFFOLD FOR CARTILAGE REGENERATION MANUFACTURED USING MANUFACTURING METHODJuly 2020February 2024Abandon4321NoNo
16940740PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANTIEMETICS AND ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME FOR ANESTHESIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONSJuly 2020October 2023Abandon3821NoNo
16931034Transcutaneous Intraosseous Devices and Methods for Manufacturing ThereofJuly 2020September 2023Abandon3811NoNo
16927845BONE GRAFT COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2020February 2025Allow5551YesNo
16960379COLLAGEN PEPTIDE-CONTAINING POLYCAPROLACTONE MICROSPHERE FILLER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJuly 2020June 2025Abandon5941NoNo
16918673IMPLANTS HAVING A DRUG LOAD OF AN OXYSTEROL AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2020August 2021Allow1420NoNo
16915025Active Agent Loaded Uniform, Rigid, Spherical, Nanoporous Calcium Phosphate Particles and Methods of Making and Using the SameJune 2020November 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16903435ANTI-HEMORRHAGING COMPOSITIONSJune 2020September 2025Abandon6061YesNo
16899363GROWTH FACTOR TRANSDUCED CELL-LOADED CERAMIC SCAFFOLD FOR BONE REGENERATION AND REPAIRJune 2020July 2024Allow5041NoNo
16770091FIBER BUNDLE REINFORCED BIOCOMPOSITE MEDICAL IMPLANTSJune 2020May 2025Abandon6050NoNo
16887478OSTEOIMPLANT COMPRISING AN INSOLUBLE FIBROUS POLYMERMay 2020June 2025Abandon6070NoNo
16882868NOVEL OCCLUSIVE FORMULATIONSMay 2020November 2021Allow1810YesNo
16765977COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A YAP1/WWRT1 INHIBITING COMPOSITION AND A GLS1 INHIBITING COMPOSITIONMay 2020September 2023Abandon4031NoNo
168743133D-Porous Hybrid Anti-Inflammatory Nanoscaffold for Drug Delivery and Tissue EngineeringMay 2020March 2025Allow5861YesNo
16763753SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF NERVE DEFECTSMay 2020November 2022Allow3020NoNo
16868178LYOPHILIZED MOLDABLE IMPLANTS CONTAINING AN OXYSTEROLMay 2020December 2020Allow710YesNo
16864373DRUG COATED BALLOON CATHETERS FOR NONVASCULAR STRICTURESMay 2020December 2021Abandon1921YesNo
16863836THERMALLY NEUTRAL INHALATION GAS COMPOSITIONApril 2020September 2022Abandon2920YesNo
16850037Systems And Methods For Delivering Active AgentsApril 2020May 2022Abandon2511YesNo
16755811INJECTABLE AND EXPANDABLE COMPOSITION, DEVICES, KITS, METHODS AND USES THEREOFApril 2020September 2021Allow1700YesNo
16652357EYE MAKE-UP COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING ACRYLATE-BASED COPOLYMERMarch 2020May 2022Abandon2531NoNo
16650555PARTICLE SUITABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN IMPLANTABLE SOFT TISSUE ENGINEERING MATERIALMarch 2020June 2022Allow2621YesNo
16795174Fast Acting Inhibitor of Gastric Acid SecretionFebruary 2020May 2022Abandon2711NoNo
16793470VASCULAR GRAFT AND METHODS FOR SEALING A VASCULAR GRAFTFebruary 2020July 2024Abandon5361YesNo
16789477RODENT REPELLING SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM SYSTEMFebruary 2020October 2021Abandon2030NoNo
16780596UNIAXIALLY-ALIGNED NANOFIBER SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SAMEFebruary 2020November 2024Allow5851YesNo
16746460PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF LIPOPHILIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2020December 2020Allow1110NoNo
16743700SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE HEALING AT A SITE OF A MEDICAL DEVICEJanuary 2020November 2023Abandon4631NoNo
16617415IONIC-DOPED COMPOSITION METHODS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2019April 2023Abandon4030NoNo
16616418FORMATION OF STABLE CARTILAGENovember 2019October 2020Allow1100YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
11
(91.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(8.3%)
Reversal Percentile
22.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 8.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
47
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(19.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
38
(80.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
23.7%
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, 19.1% 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 HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA works in Art Unit 1617 and has examined 540 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 58.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA's allowance rate of 58.0% places them in the 18% 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 HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA receive 2.32 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 66% 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 HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +41.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA. This interview benefit is in the 88% 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, 21.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 40.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 59.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 64.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 70% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 71% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.

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

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