USPTO Examiner SHIAO YIH HORNG - Art Unit 1623

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17006875TARGETED APHERESIS TO TREAT PREECLAMPSIAJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3411YesNo
17257244Cannabidiol Combination CompositionsDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3721NoNo
17256406COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATORY CHAIN DYSFUNCTION AND OTHER MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERSDecember 2020July 2023Allow3111YesNo
17254534Method of Inducing Dendritic and Synaptic Genesis in Neurodegenerative Chronic DiseasesDecember 2020May 2024Allow4011YesNo
17253885PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES SUBSTITUTED BY HETEROCYCLIC RING AND AMINO GROUPDecember 2020May 2023Allow2911YesNo
17122606Nucleic Acid ElutionDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
17119681NOVEL CROSSLINKED ALGINIC ACIDDecember 2020December 2023Allow3611YesNo
17251317FORMULATION COMPRISING ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTDecember 2020March 2024Allow3910YesNo
17108623METHODS FOR TREATING DEMENTIA RELATED PSYCHOSISDecember 2020January 2023Abandon2510NoNo
15734182Expanding the Chemical Substrates for Genetic Code ReprogrammingDecember 2020June 2023Allow3021YesNo
17106617OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR USE AS ANIMAL FEED AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THEREOFNovember 2020December 2022Allow2510YesNo
17059163Rapidly Released Bioorthogonal Caging GroupsNovember 2020August 2023Abandon3211NoNo
16951456METHOD AND KIT FOR CONCENTRATING TARGET DOUBLE-STRANDED NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES USING A PYRROLE-IMIDAZOLE-CONTAINING POLYAMIDENovember 2020July 2022Allow2010YesNo
16951994VITAMIN B12 COMPOUND SUPPLEMENTATION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSNovember 2020June 2022Allow1910YesNo
16950120ACTIVE AGENTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASENovember 2020July 2023Allow3211YesNo
17098177METHODS FOR ENHANCING CYTOTOXIC CANCER THERAPY THROUGH MODULATION OF PURINE BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAYSNovember 2020February 2023Allow2711YesNo
17091404RETINOID TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SKIN CONDITIONSNovember 2020August 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17053317SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF LACTO-N-NEOTETRAOSE (LNnT) FROM CARBOHYDRATES OBTAINED BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATIONNovember 2020February 2023Allow2711YesNo
17084293GLUCAN FIBER COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN LAUNDRY CARE AND FABRIC CAREOctober 2020February 2022Allow1500NoNo
17050818METHOD FOR ADJUSTING RAS UBIQUITINATIONOctober 2020June 2024Abandon4411NoNo
17048735PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF INFECTIONS AND ANTIBACTERIAL-INDUCED DYSFUNCTIONSOctober 2020November 2023Allow3731NoNo
17047209COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF HCVOctober 2020April 2023Allow3021YesNo
17065242ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING A CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDEOctober 2020January 2023Allow2711YesNo
17036588NITROBENZYL DERIVATIVES OF ANTI-CANCER AGENTSSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2010YesNo
17036995METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALLULOSE CRYSTALSSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2311YesNo
17034905ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR RUMINANT FEEDSSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2511YesNo
17029516OXIDIZED DEXTRANSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2310YesNo
17012591Compositions Containing Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) and Methods of UseSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2910YesNo
17011675PARASITICIDAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN ISOXAZOLINE ACTIVE AGENT, METHODS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2020May 2022Allow2110YesNo
16976832PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2020August 2022Allow2311YesNo
17005187Compositions for use in the treatment of diabetesAugust 2020August 2022Allow2410YesNo
17003531DOPAMINERGIC MIMETICSAugust 2020August 2022Abandon2410NoNo
16998007MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING AND/OR TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS AND RELATED SYMPTOMSAugust 2020July 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16996090BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORSAugust 2020August 2022Abandon2401NoNo
16988617COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MYCOBACTERIUM RIYADHENSEAugust 2020May 2023Allow3311YesNo
16984898COMBINATIONS OF ACARICIDES AND INSECT GROWTH REGULATORS FOR CONTROL OF FLEAS WITHOUT EMESIS IN ANIMALSAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010YesNo
16945067TOPICAL COMPOSITIONSJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210YesNo
16945598STABLE FORMULATIONS FOR PARENTERAL INJECTION OF SMALL MOLECULE DRUGSJuly 2020July 2022Allow2310YesNo
16943379COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIAJuly 2020August 2022Abandon2420NoNo
16965211METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF EXTRA-CHROMOSOMAL NUCLEIC ACIDS SEQUENCESJuly 2020June 2024Allow4621YesNo
16937995METHOD OF TREATING METASTATIC CANCER IN A SUBJECT WITH A PROTEIN INHIBITORJuly 2020July 2022Allow2410YesNo
16930454FORMULATION WITH CANNABINOIDSJuly 2020July 2022Allow2411YesNo
16928664TOPICAL ANALGESICJuly 2020June 2021Allow1110YesNo
16961963NUTRACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE ACTIVATION OF SIRTUINS WITH ANTI-AGING/REVERSE-AGING EFFECTJuly 2020July 2022Allow2411YesNo
16927897KITS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A CONDITION OR A RISK OF DEVELOPING A CONDITION, AND RELATED METHODS OF TREATMENTJuly 2020March 2023Allow3211YesNo
16927816METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING THE POTENCY OF ANTIFUNGAL AGENTSJuly 2020May 2022Allow2210YesNo
16961429POLYMERS WITH RIGID SPACING GROUPS COMPRISING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDSJuly 2020April 2024Allow4511YesNo
16961246Method for Isolating and Purifying Nucleic Acids Using A Solid-Liquid Phase SystemJuly 2020February 2023Allow3211YesNo
16961214TOPICAL CAPECITABINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERPROLIFERATIVE SKIN CONDITIONSJuly 2020May 2022Allow2311YesNo
16923729METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASESJuly 2020March 2023Abandon3210NoNo
16955621MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR DIETARY CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION OF ANIMALSJune 2020July 2023Allow3711YesNo
16954090ANIMAL FEED MATERIALJune 2020August 2022Allow2611YesNo
16771856A NEW INFLAMMATION ASSOCIATED, LOW CELL COUNT ENTEROTYPEJune 2020December 2022Allow3010YesNo
16771480CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDES AS STING AGONISTSJune 2020July 2023Allow3721YesNo
16760482SELF-SUPPORTING HYDROGEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEJune 2020February 2023Abandon3401NoNo
16769670METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2020June 2022Abandon2410NoNo
16769953PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MALTOSYL-ISOMALTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES (MIMO)June 2020October 2022Allow2811YesNo
16888272Process for Producing Fluorinated Compounds Using Alcohol Solvent Having Unsaturated HydrocarbonMay 2020February 2022Allow2011YesNo
16768359REPURPOSCINS: TARGETED INHIBITORS OF MITOCHONDRIAL BIOGENESIS FOR ERADICATING CANCER STEM CELLSMay 2020July 2022Allow2511YesNo
16886093ANIMAL TREATMENTSMay 2020July 2021Allow1310YesNo
16883115Accelerated Treatment of COVID-19 and SAR's Type VirusesMay 2020August 2021Allow1511YesNo
16882339INJECTABLE ANTIBIOTIC FORMULATIONS AND USE THEREOFMay 2020April 2022Abandon2301NoNo
16881154METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE FORMATION OF CALCIFIED DEPOSITS AND FOR INACTIVATING XENOANTIGENS IN BIOLOGICAL MATRICESMay 2020November 2023Allow4231YesNo
16765359PREPARATION METHOD FOR VARIOUS NOVEL FUCOSYL OLIGOSACCHARIDES AND USE THEREOFMay 2020July 2022Allow2621YesNo
16765273METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING OBESITYMay 2020April 2023Allow3511YesNo
16876533METHODS OF DETECTING TUMOR PROGRESSION VIA ANALYSIS OF CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDSMay 2020April 2023Allow3511YesNo
16764919SEAWEED COMPOSITIONMay 2020April 2023Allow3511YesNo
15931256MODULATORS OF ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSINMay 2020July 2023Allow3821YesNo
16870984HYDROPHOBIC HIGHLY BRANCHED CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERSMay 2020May 2022Abandon2411NoNo
16870017METHODS OF TREATING KELOIDSMay 2020February 2023Allow3331YesNo
16762209INHIBITORS OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS REPLICATIONMay 2020October 2021Allow1810YesNo
16869461INTRANASAL EPINEPHRINE FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASEMay 2020October 2021Allow1710YesNo
16761465METHODS FOR ISOLATING DNA FROM A BLOOD SAMPLEMay 2020October 2023Allow4211YesNo
16761174METHOD FOR INACTIVATING MOLD SPORESMay 2020July 2022Allow2710YesNo
16865179KILLING SENESCENT CELLS AND TREATING SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS USING A SRC INHIBITOR AND A FLAVONOIDMay 2020July 2022Allow2730YesNo
16860837Composition and Method for Improving the Appearance of SkinApril 2020July 2021Allow1410YesNo
16860442IRON-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPLEXES AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOFApril 2020June 2021Allow1410YesNo
16759074INTESTINAL IMMUNE-ENHANCING AGENT, FOOD PRODUCT, AND MEDICAMENTApril 2020January 2022Abandon2110YesNo
16758648SELENOPROTEIN P FOR PREDICTION OF A FIRST CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTApril 2020August 2023Allow4011YesNo
16856688TREATMENT OF A LIONFISH STING AND FORMULATIONS FOR USE THEREOFApril 2020December 2021Allow1911YesNo
16757320Improved Delivery Systems for Moieties Including CBD Enhanced Combinations, Formulations and ChimerasApril 2020October 2022Abandon3011NoNo
16849747HIV PROTEASE INHIBITORSApril 2020December 2021Allow2010YesNo
16844142BACTERIAL DERIVED NANOCELLULOSE TEXTILE MATERIALApril 2020April 2024Allow4821YesNo
16843132COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING ENERGY METABOLISMApril 2020August 2021Abandon1610NoNo
16651431Tissue-Adhesive PolymersMarch 2020February 2023Allow3511YesNo
16830974COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND RELATED CONDITIONS BY CONTROLLING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELMarch 2020September 2021Allow1710YesNo
16648057CELL-BASED ASSAY FOR QUANTIFYING THE POTENCY AND EFFICACY OF CANNABINOIDS AND/OR TERPENOIDS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2020July 2023Allow4021YesNo
16647591INHIBITION OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER USING RIBOSOMAL READ-THROUGH COMPOUNDSMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16819811METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ONCOLOGICAL DISORDERS USING EPIMETABOLIC SHIFTERS, MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTRACELLULAR MOLECULES, OR ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCERSMarch 2020March 2023Abandon3601NoNo
16819974OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION COMPRISING DIQUAFOSOLMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16647476USE OF CYCLODEXTRINS IN DISEASES AND DISORDERS INVOLVING PHOSPHOLIPID DYSREGULATIONMarch 2020May 2022Allow2611YesNo
16646854COMPOSITION FOR RELIEVING HANGOVER OR COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, ALLEVIATING OR TREATING ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE, COMPRISING B-GLUCAN AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16646853TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR CANCERS THAT ARE INSENSITIVE TO BCL-2 INHIBITORS USING THE MCL-1 INHIBITOR ALVOCIDIBMarch 2020March 2022Allow2411YesNo
16646578ANTI-AGING AGENT AND ANTI-AGING METHODMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710YesNo
16646509COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASEMarch 2020February 2023Allow3611YesNo
16645096PROCESSES FOR THE FORMULATION OF PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDES FOR CONJUGATION TO A CARRIER PROTEINMarch 2020March 2022Allow2411YesNo
16803337GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHYFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3610YesNo
16803411ACTIVE AGENTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASEFebruary 2020October 2020Allow811YesNo
16803284ACYLATED ACTIVE AGENTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERSFebruary 2020February 2021Allow1111YesNo
16642440CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDES AS ANTICANCER AGENTSFebruary 2020January 2023Allow3520YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SHIAO, YIH-HORNG.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
23
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(13.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
20
(87.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.5%
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, 13.0% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner SHIAO, YIH-HORNG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SHIAO, YIH-HORNG works in Art Unit 1623 and has examined 402 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 74.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SHIAO, YIH-HORNG's allowance rate of 74.4% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SHIAO, YIH-HORNG receive 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% 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 SHIAO, YIH-HORNG is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +76.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SHIAO, YIH-HORNG. This interview benefit is in the 99% 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, 32.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 63.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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, 85.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 94.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.8% 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, 67.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 1% 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 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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