Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19299588 | CSF-1R INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | August 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18802055 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF CATNIP OIL | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739493 | METHODS OF PREPARING CANNABINOIDS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18667992 | TREATMENT OF PAIN AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS | May 2024 | February 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18656965 | ARYL RECEPTOR MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | May 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592997 | VOLATILE APPLICATIONS AGAINST PATHOGENS | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18585939 | Benzodioxane Modulators of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase (LTA4H) for Prevention and Treatment of Aging-Associated Diseases | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18584888 | RAPAFUCIN DERIVATIVE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18436995 | KRAS G12D Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18435413 | METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18422517 | Methyl (R)-2-(Fluoromethyl)-5-Oxo-4-Phenyl-4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1H-Cyclopenta[B]Pyridine-3-Carboxylate And Methyl (R)-2- (Fluoromethyl)-5-Oxo-4-Phenyl-1,4,5,7-Tetrahydrofuro[3,4-B]Pyridine-3-Carboxylate As Cav1.2 Activators | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419897 | Fluorogenic pH-Sensitive Compounds and Their Methods of Use | January 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18416065 | MULTICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | January 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18409773 | SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION CATALYST OF a,B-UNSATURATED KETONE USING ELECTRONICALLY WEAKLY COUPLED 4,4'-DIVINYLAZOARYLENE-BRIDGED DIRUTHENIUM COMPLEX BEARING TWO Ru(CO)(2-MERCAPTOQUINOLATO)(PiPr3)2 MOIETIES | January 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18577854 | A PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF UREA AND MELAMINE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18405177 | SELECTIVE REDUCTION CATALYST OF a,B-UNSATURATED KETONE USING ELECTRONICALLY WEAKLY COUPLED 4,4'-DIVINYLAZOARYLENE-BRIDGED DIRUTHENIUM COMPLEX BEARING TWO Ru(CO)(8-MERCAPTOQUINOLATO(PiPr3)2 MOIETIES | January 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403509 | METHODS OF PREPARING CANNABINOIDS OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF | January 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 2 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545312 | NRF2 ACTIVATOR | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18535036 | TREATMENT FOR CELLULITIS AND PRE-OPERATIVE TREATMENT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532000 | 6-(3-HYDROXYPHENYL)-2-METHOXY-4-(3-METHYLPHENYL)NICOTINONITRILE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUND | December 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532962 | ORAL BENDAMUSTINE FORMULATIONS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524489 | METHODS OF TREATING CANCER | November 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518738 | 2-(2-ETHOXYETHOXY)-6-PHENYL-4,4'-BIPYRIDINE-3-CARBONITRILE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUND | November 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512910 | SUBSTITUTED N-PROPYLAMINE FUSED HETEROCYCLIC MESCALINE DERIVATIVES | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18506737 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING (5S)-{[2-(4-CARBOXYPHENYL)ETHYL] |2-(2-{|3-CHLORO-4'-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)BIPHENYL-4- YL]METHOXY}PHENYL)ETHYL]AMINOL-5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID AND ITS CRYSTALLINE FORMS FOR USE AS PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388390 | OXYSTEROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18381554 | P2X7 MODULATORS | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377561 | INHALABLE IMATINIB FORMULATIONS, MANUFACTURE, AND USES THEREOF | October 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482278 | Crystalline Forms of 2-[3-[4-Amino-3-(2-Fluoro-4-Phenoxy-Phenyl)-1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-D]Pyrimidin-1- YL]Piperidine-1-Carbonyl]-4-Methyl-4-[4-(Oxetan-3-YL)Piperazin-1-YL]Pent-2- Enenitrile | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479690 | TLR 9 INHIBITORS | October 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18373376 | LARGE-SCALE METHODS OF UNIFORMLY COATING PACKAGING SURFACES WITH A VOLATILE ANTIMICROBIAL TO PRESERVE FOOD FRESHNESS | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18474840 | PROCESS FOR MAKING PALBOCICLIB | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18472127 | TREATMENT OF PAIN AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 18369737 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE STABLE OPHTHALMIC DRUGS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18367909 | 1-CYCLOPROPYL-6-FLUORO-4-OXO-7-(4-((2-THIOXOBENZO[d]OXAZOL-3(2H)-YL)METHYL)PIPERAZIN-1-YL)-1,4-DIHYDROQUINOLINE-3-CARBOXYLIC ACID AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTICANCER COMPOUND | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18464731 | METHOD TO TREAT LIPID DYSREGULATION BY MODULATING ACTIVITY OF PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE SUBTILISIN/KEXIN TYPE 9 (PCSK9) PROTEIN WITH SMALL MOLECULE LIGANDS | September 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18464156 | PHARMACEUTICALLY EFFECTIVE COMPOUNDS INHIBITING SELECTIVELY THE MYOSIN 2 ISOFORMS | September 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239337 | METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING 2-[4-[(2,3,4-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)METHYL] PIPERAZIN-1-YL]ETHYL PYRIDINE-3-CARBOXYLATE | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239087 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE STABLE OPHTHALMIC DRUGS | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235486 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SEPIAPTERIN AND USES THEREOF | August 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18366998 | Pyridine and Pyrazine derivative for the Treatment of CF, COPD, and Bronchiectasis | August 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230142 | ENANTIOMERIC ENTACTOGEN COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18364690 | ENANTIOMERICALLY PURIFIED GPER AGONIST FOR USE IN TREATING DISEASE STATES AND CONDITIONS | August 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347674 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE (MMP) INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18345772 | PHARMACEUTICALLY EFFECTIVE COMPOUNDS INHIBITING SELECTIVELY THE MYOSIN 2 ISOFORMS | June 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339956 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202751 | INHALATION FORMULATIONS OF 1`-CYANO SUBSTITUTED CARBA-NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGS | May 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196863 | DIELS-ALDER CONJUGATION METHODS | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 18144695 | THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR METHODS OF USE | May 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314060 | ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR USE IN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311171 | FUSED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE | May 2023 | January 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18140333 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AROMATIC NITRILE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBONATE ESTER | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030775 | TOCOTRIENOLS DERIVATES, METHODS AND USES THEREOF | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124906 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DEEP DERMAL DRUG DELIVERY | March 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117579 | NOVEL WATER REACTIVITY WITH NATURAL PRODUCTS | March 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116195 | STABLE POLYMORPH OF R-MDMA HCL | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115436 | CRYSTALLINE FORM OF A 4-[2-(2-FLUOROPHENOXYMETHYL)PHENYL]PIPERIDINE COMPOUND | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042752 | PCNHCP METAL COMPLEXES AND USES THEREOF | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18022806 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING MUPIROCIN | February 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042123 | NOVEL COMPOUNDS WITH ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTI VIRAL ACTIVITIES | February 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110577 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Atopic Dermatitis | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18110588 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Atopic Dermatitis | February 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18041458 | A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF 2, 5-FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID FROM 5-HYDROXYMETHYL FURFURAL | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107703 | CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS WITH IMPROVED PEARL INDEX | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 20 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18104610 | IMIDAZODIAZEPINEDIONES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18161184 | INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18160323 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 4-FLUORO-1H-PYRAZOLE OR SALTS THEREOF | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18003906 | PREPARATION METHOD OF PHENYLISOXAZOLINE COMPOUND | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18147071 | ISOTOPOLOGUES SALTS, CRYSTALLINE FORMS, STEREOISOMERS, OF METHYLONE AND ETHYLONE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18084179 | PREPARATION METHOD OF TRILACICLIB AND PRECURSORS OF TRILACICLIB | December 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18065193 | Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18064565 | IONIZABLE CATIONIC LIPIDS | December 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000801 | PROCESS FOR SULFONATION OF 2-AMINOETHANOL HYDROGEN SULFATE ESTER TO PRODUCE TAURINE | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18000424 | Antimicrobial Agent for Non-Human Animal | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928746 | COMPOUND HAVING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17928295 | FLUOROPYRROLOPYRIDINE COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF | November 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17986414 | TREATING PATIENTS HARBORING AN ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE-1 (IDH-1) MUTATION | November 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982468 | ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED N-METHYL-1,3-BENZODIOXOLYLBUTANAMINE (MBDB) AND STEREOISOMERS THEREOF | November 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977687 | Benzodioxane Modulators of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase (LTA4H) for Prevention and Treatment of Aging-Associated Diseases | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17976168 | Targeting Mcl-1 to Enhance DNA Replication Stress Sensitivity for Cancer Therapy | October 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975214 | COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISORDERS | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18050396 | BENZAMIDE COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD, USE, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOF | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17971836 | METHODS OF TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE | October 2022 | August 2023 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969519 | INHIBITORS OF PLATELET FUNCTION AND METHODS FOR USE OF THE SAME | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17916065 | CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, OPTOELECTRONIC ELEMENTS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE NEW CHEMICAL COMPOUND, AND USE OF NEW CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN AN OPTOELECTRONIC ELEMENT | September 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17914395 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SILVER-BASED EPOXIDATION CATALYST | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17914288 | METHODS FOR TREATING CYTOKINE STORM SYNDROME AND RELATED DISEASES | September 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17944228 | RING-FUSED THIAZOLINO 2-PYRIDONES, METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS | September 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17268455 | Method For Preparing (S)-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline-1 Carboxylic Acid and Derivatives Thereof | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 55 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910051 | FUNGICIDAL MIXTURES CONTAINING PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES | September 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909834 | OXAZOLIDINONE COMPOUND AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF AS AN ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929957 | INHIBITORS OF THE NOTCH TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION COMPLEX KINASE ("NACK") AND METHODS FOR USE OF THE SAME | September 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17901504 | SYNTHESIS OF MDMA OR ITS OPTICALLY ACTIVE (R)- OR (S)-MDMA ISOMERS | September 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899660 | METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17898776 | INHIBITORS OF SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY FOR MODULATING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS AND HEMATOPOIESIS | August 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17822484 | SYSTEM USING A METHOD FOR SEARCHING AND IDENTIFYING A GENETIC CONDITION PRODROMAL OF THE ONSET OF SOLID TUMORS | August 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17895619 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING 2-HYDROXY-6-((2-(1-ISOPROPYL-1H-PYRAZOL-5-YL)-PYRIDIN-3-YL)METHOXY)BENZALDEHYDE | August 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17801328 | IMMUNOMODULATING TRIFLUOROMETHYL-AMINAL AZALIDES | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17780720 | Photooxygenation Catalyst Compound and Medicine Comprising Same | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884493 | TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS THEREOF | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A.
With a 61.1% 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.
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, 27.8% 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.
✓ 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 SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A works in Art Unit 1625 and has examined 1,378 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A's allowance rate of 77.2% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A receive 1.41 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A. This interview benefit is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 58.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 84% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 109.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 79% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 78.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 59.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 9.0% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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