USPTO Examiner VALLE ERNESTO - Art Unit 1623

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19073111HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING DISEASEMarch 2025September 2025Allow701NoNo
18738089(9BETA-H)-PIMARANE MOTHER NUCLEUS DITERPENOID COMPOUND WITH ANTI-COLON CANCER ACTIVITY AND DERIVATIVE THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2024October 2025Allow1610YesNo
18226713BIODEGRADABLE DRUG-POLYMER CONJUGATEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2411NoNo
18273834CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF DIMETHYL CARBONATE OVER A CERIUM-BASED CATALYST FORMULATIONJuly 2023March 2026Allow3201NoNo
17800330MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3900NoNo
18061810USE OF CANNABIDIOL FOR THE TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA ASSOCIATED TO PAINDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3920YesNo
17984218KETO ESTER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMENovember 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17983732METHODS OF TREATING GLIOBLASTOMANovember 2022December 2025Abandon3720NoNo
17961103TRICYCLIC HETEROARENES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17880397Non-Psychoactive Multi-Cannabinoid And Terpene-Based Therapeutic Compositions And Methods Of Their AdministrationAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17758344PYRROLO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE TARGETING EGFR MUTATION, AS WELL AS THE PREPARATIVE METHOD AND THE USE THEREOFJuly 2022January 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17789182COMPOSITIONS FOR USE FOR THE INHIBITION OF DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASEJune 2022February 2026Allow4411YesNo
17757946CRYSTAL FORM OF PYRIDOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2022December 2024Allow3000YesNo
17757944POLYCYCLIC COMPOUND ACTING AS KINASE INHIBITORJune 2022November 2025Allow4111NoNo
17787000PROCESS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PREPARATION OF UPADACITINIBJune 2022October 2025Allow4011NoNo
17778828ANTICANCER COMPOUND AND MEDICAL USE THEREOFMay 2022January 2026Abandon4411NoNo
17774200OKN-007 AS A THERAPEUTIC AGENTMay 2022August 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17771730SYNERGISTIC INHIBITORS OF CREB-MEDIATED GENE TRANSCRIPTIONApril 2022June 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17659121METHODS FOR TREATING BREAST CANCERApril 2022November 2025Allow4320YesNo
17767480ISO-CITRATE DEHYDROGENASE (IDH) INHIBITORApril 2022July 2025Allow3901YesNo
17765169Novel Substituted 6,7-Dihydro-5H-Benzo[7]Annulene Compounds, Processes for Their Preparation and Therapeutic Uses ThereofMarch 2022November 2025Allow4411NoNo
17760786SPIROCYCLIC ANDROGEN RECEPTOR PROTEIN DEGRADERSMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17681197CARBOPLATIN COMPLEX AND PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION THEREOFFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4511YesNo
17638707INDOLE CARBOXAMIDE DERIVATIVE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAMEFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4101YesNo
17629976EGFR Inhibitor, Composition, and Preparation Method ThereforJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17628863CONTINUOUS CRYSTALLIZATION OF CANNABINOIDS IN A TUBULAR FLOW REACTORJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4510NoNo
175960483-(2-(HETEROARYL)-PYRIDIN-4-YL)-5-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-1,2,4-OXADIAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS HDAC6 INHIBITORSDecember 2021September 2025Allow4510YesNo
17616070HECT E3 LIGASE INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2021July 2025Allow4310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner VALLE, ERNESTO - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner VALLE, ERNESTO works in Art Unit 1623 and has examined 2 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner VALLE, ERNESTO's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 94% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by VALLE, ERNESTO receive 1.00 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 VALLE, ERNESTO is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by VALLE, ERNESTO. This interview benefit is in the 12% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying 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:

  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

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