USPTO Examiner RAHMANI NILOOFAR - Art Unit 1621

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18884965GLP-1R Agonist and Therapeutic Method ThereofSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18812060TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERAugust 2024December 2024Allow400YesNo
18805490COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF AXLAugust 2024September 2024Allow100NoNo
18763302COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING NLRP3 AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024March 2025Abandon810NoNo
18763210PYRIDO-[3,4-d]PYRIDAZINE AMINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS NLRP3 INHIBITORSJuly 2024September 2024Allow210NoNo
18645315GLUTARIMIDE-CONTAINING PAN-KRAS-MUTANT DEGRADER COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18628424PYRIDO[3,2-D]PYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS USES THEREOF FOR TREATING A PROLIFERATIVE DISEASEApril 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18610041AZAINDOLE ROCK INHIBITORSMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18593497BCL-2 InhibitorMarch 2024February 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18436396SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION CATALYST OF A,B-UNSATURATED KETONE USING ELECTRONICALLY WEAKLY COUPLED 4,4'-DIVINYLAZOARYLENE-BRIDGED DIRUTHENIUM COMPLEX BEARING TWO Ru(CO)(2-MERCAPTOPYRIDINE)(PiPr3)2 MOIETIESFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18424580HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1020NoNo
18544546FIVE- AND SIX-MEMBERED COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFDecember 2023September 2024Allow911YesNo
18539771PYRROLO[2,3-C]ISOQUINOLINE-1,2-DIONE COMPOUNDS AS CK2 INHIBITORSDecember 2023February 2024Allow210NoNo
18538505FGFR3 INHIBITOR COMPOUNDSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18524705GLUTARIMIDE-CONTAINING PAN-KRAS-MUTANT DEGRADER COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2023April 2024Allow401YesNo
18506804BICYCLIC PYRIDINE DERIVATIVENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18386433PYRIDO[3,2-D]PYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS USES THEREOF FOR TREATING A PROLIFERATIVE DISEASENovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18386021Novel Aza-Substituted Psilocin Analogs And Methods Of Synthesizing The SameNovember 2023January 2024Allow200YesNo
185000847-ISOPROPYL 1-ETHYL/METHYL 3-(SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL)-2-SUBSTITUTED INDOLIZINE-1,7-DICARBOXYLATES AS LARVICIDAL AGENTSNovember 2023March 2024Allow510YesNo
183858639-(2-HYDROXYPYRIDIN-3-YL)-10-(2-PHENYLETHYL)-3,3,6,6-TETRAMETHYL-3,4,6,7,9,10-HEXAHYDROACRIDINE1,8(2H,5H)-DIONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023January 2024Allow300NoNo
18382829SUBSTITUTED 7-AMINO-3-(SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL)INDOLIZINE-1-CARBOXYLATES AS ANTI-TUBERCULAR AGENTSOctober 2023March 2024Allow520NoNo
183773487-ISOPROPYL 1,2-DIMETHYL 3-(SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL)INDOLIZINE-1,2,7 TRICARBOXYLATES AS ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ACTIVE COMPOUNDSOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18472993ANTI-CANCER NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR-TARGETING COMPOUNDSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1201YesNo
18462015N-OXIDE INHIBITORS OF NLRP3 INFLAMMASOMESeptember 2023June 2024Allow1000YesNo
18240805PROCESS OF PREPARING A PD-1/PD-L1 INHIBITORAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
182362371-SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL-4-BROMOPYRROLO[1,2-a]QUINOLINE-3-CARBOXYLATE DERIVATIVES AS ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTSAugust 2023December 2023Allow420YesNo
182332595- AND 6-AZAINDOLE COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITION OF BCR-ABL TYROSINE KINASESAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18353422INHIBITORS OF NLRP3 INFLAMMASOMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18347703TRIAZOLOPYRIDINYL COMPOUNDS AS KINASE INHIBITORSJuly 2023May 2024Allow1110YesNo
182158872-SPIRO-5- AND 6-HYDROXAMIC ACID INDANES AS HDAC INHIBITORSJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18216280COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023January 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18342314SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO[1,5-A]PYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AS RET KINASE INHIBITORSJune 2023January 2024Allow600NoNo
18339362PROLYL HYDROXYLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN (PHD) INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18209405METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROMEJune 2023August 2023Allow200YesNo
18331492METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA USING SUBSTITUTED 2-AZA-BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTANE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID (BENZYL-CYANO-METHYL)-AMIDES INHIBITORS OF CATHEPSIN CJune 2023September 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18202622BENZAMIDE COMPOUNDSMay 2023August 2023Allow200YesNo
18322380INHIBITORS OF NEK7 KINASEMay 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18199019PROCESSES FOR PREPARING A DIAZABICYCLOOCTANE COMPOUNDMay 2023August 2024Allow1501NoNo
18144737Azalactam Compounds as HPK1 InhibitorsMay 2023October 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18142010Novel Aza-Substituted Psilocin Analogs And Methods Of Synthesizing The SameMay 2023October 2023Allow501YesNo
18138917PYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AS ALLOSTERIC SHP2 INHIBITORSApril 2023February 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18132913INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN MEDICINEApril 2023January 2024Allow900YesNo
18132907INDOLIZINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN MEDICINEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18130245POLYMORPHS OF THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT OF LINAPRAZAN GLURATEApril 2023August 2023Allow410NoNo
181914077-ISOPROPYL 1-ETHYL/METHYL 3-(SUBSTITUTED BENZOYL)-2- SUBSTITUTED INDOLIZINE-1,7-DICARBOXYLATES AS ANTI-TUBERCULAR AGENTSMarch 2023June 2023Allow200NoNo
18125262PYRROLO[2,3-B]QUINOLINE COMPOUNDS AS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTSMarch 2023June 2023Allow200YesNo
18120876GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST AND USE THEREOFMarch 2023December 2023Allow900YesNo
18179818PYRROLO - DIPYRIDINE COMPOUNDSMarch 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
17793350CRYSTAL FORM OF AZAINDOLE DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2023October 2023Allow1510YesNo
18110259PROLYL HYDROXYLASE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN (PHD) INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023May 2023Allow310YesNo
18107979METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROMEFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1320NoNo
18164443RING DEUTERATED GABOXADOL AND ITS USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSFebruary 2023January 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18160594N-OXIDE INHIBITORS OF NLRP3 INFLAMMASOMEJanuary 2023June 2023Allow400YesNo
18154255RIP1K INHIBITORSJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18152049HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS BET INHIBITORSJanuary 2023October 2024Abandon2110NoNo
18089498SUBSTITUTED NAPHTHALENE DIIMIDES AND THEIR USEDecember 2022May 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18084245YAP1 INHIBITORS THAT TARGET THE INTERACTION OF YAP1 WITH OCT4December 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18081966FUSED AMINO PYRIDINE AS HSP90 INHIBITORSDecember 2022September 2024Abandon2110NoNo
180806415- AND 6-AZAINDOLE COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITION OF BCR-ABL TYROSINE KINASESDecember 2022May 2023Allow510NoNo
180788918-AZABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTANE COMPOUNDS AS MU OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTSDecember 2022March 2024Allow1520NoNo
18072497HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022April 2023Allow400YesNo
17984018PYRIDO-[3,4-d]PYRIDAZINE AMINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS NLRP3 INHIBITORSNovember 2022August 2024Allow2120NoNo
17923160HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17978591SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SALL4 AND USES THEREOFNovember 2022January 2024Allow1510YesNo
17966696SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO-PYRIDINE AMIDES AND THEIR USE AS GLUN2B RECEPTOR MODULATORSOctober 2022July 2024Allow2211NoNo
18045605AZAINDOLYLPYRIDONE AND DIAZAINDOLYLPYRIDONE COMPOUNDSOctober 2022March 2024Abandon1710NoNo
17960625CANNABINOID RECEPTOR TYPE 2 (CB2) MODULATORS AND USES THEREOFOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17951651METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF HYPERCYTOKINEMIA AND SEVERE INFLUENZASeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810YesNo
17950098HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTSSeptember 2022October 2023Abandon1301NoNo
17950073HETEROCYCLIC GLP-1 AGONISTSSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1301YesNo
17933330COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2022May 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17944757COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHENYL TRIAZOLE MLL1-WDR5 PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONSeptember 2022December 2023Allow1510NoNo
17929645SALTS AND CRYSTAL FORMS OF OMECAMTIV MECARBILSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1300NoNo
17876938POLYHETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS METTL3 INHIBITORSJuly 2022December 2022Allow500YesNo
17867735SOLID STATE FORMS OF PEMAFIBRATEJuly 2022October 2023Allow1500NoNo
17865220MODULATORS OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATORJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17863657MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17864326COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH APJ RECEPTOR ACTIVITYJuly 2022July 2023Allow1200YesNo
178540896-AZAINDOLE COMPOUNDSJune 2022October 2023Allow1500NoNo
17809984SUBSTITUTED PYRROLOPYRIDINES AS JAK INHIBITORSJune 2022April 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17841815SUBSTITUTED GUANIDINE COMPOUNDSJune 2022July 2023Allow1300NoNo
17837537PYRAZOLOPYRIDINONE COMPOUNDSJune 2022April 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17805092CYCLOALKYL AND HETERO-CYCLOALKYL INHIBITORS, PREPARATION METHODS THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFJune 2022March 2024Abandon2201NoNo
17751136GLYCOLATE OXIDASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASEMay 2022March 2024Allow2211YesNo
17751144GLYCOLATE OXIDASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASEMay 2022March 2024Allow2211NoNo
17778701POLYHETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS METTL3 INHIBITORSMay 2022July 2024Allow2601YesNo
17663499PYRIDINONE-BASED EPIGENETIC MODIFIERS AND USES THEREOFMay 2022July 2023Allow1400YesNo
17777193GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST AND USE THEREOFMay 2022January 2023Allow800YesNo
17743792SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES, THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR USE AS PHARMACEUTICALSMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17725220PGDH INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USINGApril 2022September 2023Allow1600YesNo
17714825SOMATOSTATIN MODULATORS AND USES THEREOFApril 2022July 2023Allow1500YesNo
17657841ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORSApril 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17656726BENZAMIDE COMPOUNDSMarch 2022July 2023Allow1500NoNo
17705984COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING VIRUS PROTEIN 2C ACTIVITY AND FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING NON-POLIO ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600YesNo
17704502CRYSTALLINE FORM OF A DIHYDROCHLORIDE SALT OF A JAK INHIBITOR COMPOUNDMarch 2022July 2023Allow1610YesNo
17692923COMPOUNDS HAVING TETRAHYDROINDOLIZINE-1-CARBOXAMIDE AS BCL-2 INHIBITORSMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200YesNo
17692695CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A B-RAF KINASE INHIBITORMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600YesNo
17685753FGFR3 INHIBITOR COMPOUNDSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1910YesNo
17682763IMMUNOMODULATORS AND IMMUNOMODULATOR CONJUGATESFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17679898COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITING NLRP3 AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2520NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAHMANI, NILOOFAR.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
95.4%
Higher 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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner RAHMANI, NILOOFAR - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAHMANI, NILOOFAR works in Art Unit 1621 and has examined 270 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAHMANI, NILOOFAR's allowance rate of 88.9% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RAHMANI, NILOOFAR receive 0.81 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RAHMANI, NILOOFAR is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAHMANI, NILOOFAR. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 43.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 76.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 20.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 5.9% of allowed cases (in the 91% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 1% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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