USPTO Examiner COUGHLIN MATTHEW P - Art Unit 1626

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18764298BIO-BASED EPOXY CHAIN EXTENDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024January 2025Allow720NoNo
187478131,2,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as ImmunomodulatorsJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18660668Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 Inhibitors and Methods of Use ThereofMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18657122SULPHONYL UREA DERIVATIVES AS NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME MODULATORSMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18615722SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXYL COMPOUNDS AS NOP INHIBITORSMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18612147PIKFYVE KINASE INHIBITORSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2421NoNo
18426035NITRIC OXIDE RELEASING PRODRUGS OF MDA AND MDMAJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710YesNo
18405633OXAZOLE COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONJanuary 2024December 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18402325CROWN ETHER CARBENES AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18390071PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF FURAZANOBENZIMIDAZOLES AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18524339SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROFURANS AS MODULATORS OF SODIUM CHANNELSNovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18513752GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Uses ThereofNovember 2023January 2025Abandon1410NoNo
183846984,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-2-(3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-1H-IMIDAZOLE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
183836834-(2,4,5-TRIS(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-1H-IMIDAZOL-1-YL)BUTANOIC ACID AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
183797244-NITRO-N'-(2-(5-PHENYL-1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YLTHIO)ACETOXY)BENZIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
184757495-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE RECEPTOR 7 MODULATORS AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTSSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18373241METHODS FOR CONVERTING CBD TO TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLSSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18242305CROWN ETHER AMINES AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18456819COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING GROUP II INTRON RNAAugust 2023May 2025Allow2021NoNo
18448696QUATERNARY INDAZOLE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1200YesNo
18446640ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2850NoNo
18363585PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING MCL1 INHIBITORSAugust 2023November 2024Allow1620NoNo
18228192METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TERPENOID SYNTHESISJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18226767PRODRUG COMPOUNDS OF 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE (MDMA) AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING THE SAMEJuly 2023December 2024Abandon1620YesNo
18351472CRYSTALSJuly 2023April 2024Allow1000NoNo
18347099ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDSJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
182130191,2,5-Oxadiazoles As Inhibitors Of Indoleamine 2,3- DioxygenaseJune 2023July 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18269109SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING EPOXY CHLOROPROPANEJune 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18320906USE OF CANNABINOIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSYMay 2023September 2023Allow300YesNo
18316579TETRACYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18305418CANNABINOID FORMULATIONS AND DOSAGEApril 2023July 2025Abandon2711NoNo
18299442ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA LIGANDS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS) AND OTHER DEMYELINATING, INFLAMMATORY AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESApril 2023December 2024Allow2021NoNo
18194155GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE1 RECEPTOR AGONISTSMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18124856P2X3 AND/OR P2X2/3 COMPOUNDS AND METHODSMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18188136METHODS FOR TREATING COVID-19March 2023February 2026Allow3510YesNo
18170048CRYSTAL FORMS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIS OF (2R, 6R)-HYDROXYNORKETAMINE AND (2S, 6S)-HYDROXYNORKETAMINEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18110416BIARYL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING A KINASE CASCADEFebruary 2023February 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18106713HEXASUBSTITUTED RADIALENE COMPOUNDS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510YesNo
18040365METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUNDFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3000NoNo
18161603USE OF CANNABIDIOL IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEXJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2220YesNo
18158006COMPOUND OR SALT THEREOF, COMPOSITION, CHEMILUMINESCENCE METHOD, METHOD FOR MEASURING CHEMILUMINESCENCE SIGNAL, REAGENT, REAGENT KIT, AND METHOD FOR ASSAYING ANALYTEJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2421NoNo
180052264-FURANAMIDES AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3000YesNo
18152968METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LOW-VISCOSITY HARDENERJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18150992ANTHELMINTIC AZA-BENZOTHIOPHENE AND AZA-BENZOFURAN COMPOUNDSJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3410YesNo
18093773ADVANTAGEOUS BENZOTHIOPHENE COMPOSITIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS OR ENHANCEMENTJanuary 2023June 2025Allow3000NoNo
18147189NITRIC OXIDE RELEASING PRODRUGS OF MDA AND MDMADecember 2022October 2023Allow1010YesNo
18066000Compositions comprising (R)-2-amino-3-phenylpropyl carbamate and uses thereofDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18063331COMPOUND AND POLYMER COMPOUND CONTAINING THE COMPOUNDDecember 2022July 2024Allow1920YesNo
18061111TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES COMPRISING CARBENE LIGANDS SERVING AS EMITTERS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (OLED'S)December 2022December 2025Abandon3741NoNo
18073728APOPTOSIS SIGNAL-REGULATING KINASE 1 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18070408TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE AND TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES AS ESTROGEN RECEPTOR DEGRADERSNovember 2022April 2024Abandon1610NoNo
17985415LIGANDS TO CEREBLON (CRBN)November 2022June 2024Allow1920YesNo
17982983SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROFURANS AS MODULATORS OF SODIUM CHANNELSNovember 2022August 2023Allow1000NoNo
179816951,2,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as ImmunomodulatorsNovember 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17981201CROWN ETHER CARBENES AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17981162CROWN ETHER AMINES AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17922999CO-CRYSTAL OF KETOPROFEN, LYSINE AND GABAPENTIN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR MEDICAL USENovember 2022May 2025Allow3100NoNo
17910682VIRAL INFECTION THERAPEUTICOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17967599SULPHONYL UREA DERIVATIVES AS NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME MODULATORSOctober 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
18046205ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17963823TRIFUNCTIONAL CONSTRUCTS WITH TUNABLE PHARMACOKINETICS USEFUL IN IMAGING AND ANTI-TUMOR THERAPIESOctober 2022November 2024Allow2511NoNo
17782075METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING (2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-DIOXOLAN-4-YL)METHANOLOctober 2022November 2025Allow4110NoNo
17950772METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TERPENOID TRICYCLOALKANE SYNTHESISSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2851NoNo
17946908Antibodies to Symmetrically Dimethylated Arginine Analytes and Use ThereofSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3111NoNo
17931773Tripartite Androgen Receptor Eliminators, Methods and Uses ThereofSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3031YesNo
17940287PRODRUGS OF RILUZOLE AND THEIR METHOD OF USESeptember 2022August 2024Allow2320NoNo
17910082Substituted Pyrimidines and Uses ThereofSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17905799COMPOUND PRODUCING METHOD, AND COMPOUNDSeptember 2022February 2023Allow500NoNo
17902618IMIDAZOTHIADIAZOLE AND IMIDAZOPYRAZINE DERIVATIVES AS PROTEASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 4 (PAR4) INHIBITORS FOR TREATING PLATELET AGGREGATIONSeptember 2022April 2024Allow2020NoNo
17929644HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULES AS TEAD INHIBITORSSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4111NoNo
17820845CANNABIS SPECIES AS INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKSAugust 2022January 2025Abandon2941NoNo
17819089DERIVATIVES OF DOLASTATIN 10 AND AURISTATINSAugust 2022November 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17798282DRUG FOR TREATING CORONAVIRAL AND RETROVIRAL INFECTIONS AND HEPATITIS CAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17760309MACROCYCLIC PAD4 INHIBITORS USEFUL AS IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610NoNo
17816349USE OF CANNABINOIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSYJuly 2022January 2023Allow510YesNo
17795985COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810NoNo
17758683PROCESS FOR PREPARING CYCLIC CARBONATES WITH AN EXOCYCLIC VINYLIDENE GROUPJuly 2022August 2025Allow3700NoNo
17854630TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERSJune 2022August 2025Allow3711YesNo
17841570SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXYL COMPOUNDS AS NOP INHIBITORSJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17785162PEGYLATED ICD INDUCER-IDO INHIBITOR NANOCONJUGATE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJune 2022September 2025Allow4010NoNo
17831592Benzoimidazole Derivatives As Anticancer AgentsJune 2022August 2025Allow3810YesNo
17756626TRICYCLIC COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND MEDICAL USE THEREOFMay 2022September 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17780268NOVEL PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION OF TEZACAFTORMay 2022November 2025Allow4101YesNo
17779703NOVEL HETEROARYL-TRIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS PESTICIDESMay 2022December 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17750220PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVESMay 2022July 2025Allow3710YesNo
17777767BIPHENYL FLUORINE DOUBLE BOND DERIVATIVE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2022July 2025Allow3810YesNo
17777704SULFONYLUREA RING SUBSTITUTED MONOCYCLIC beta-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICSMay 2022November 2025Allow4220YesNo
17743534PROCESS FOR PREPARING ESTERS OF N-ACYLATED AMINO ACIDS WITH ACID-LABILE KETO PROTECTIVE GROUP FUNCTIONSMay 2022November 2023Abandon1810NoNo
17744470CATIONIC ANTIMICROBIAL OLIGO-GUANIDINIUM DENDRIMERS AND COMPOSITIONSMay 2022December 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17732659Cannabidiol (CBD) as Chemical for Treating Aging-related Degenerative Diseases and Promoting Health AgingApril 2022February 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17720643EPOXY REACTIVE DILUENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORApril 2022September 2025Allow4111NoNo
17713221GLYCOPYRROLATE SALTSApril 2022September 2023Allow1820NoNo
17701404PROCESSES AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING MCL1 INHIBITORSMarch 2022May 2023Allow1410NoNo
17692113ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING ORGANIC SMALL MOLECULE SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDSMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3421NoNo
17679659OXAZOLE COMPOUND AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONFebruary 2022January 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17587268NERVE DAMAGE PREVENTING AND NERVE PROTECTING COMPOUNDS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOF, AND THEIR USEJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2521NoNo
17630291COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASEJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4310YesNo
17574820NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME INHIBITORSJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610NoNo
17570420METHOD FOR PRODUCING FISETIN OR FISETIN DERIVATIVESJanuary 2022November 2022Allow1000NoNo
17566248ATYPICAL COUPLING METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF 1,2-DI(THIOPHEN-2-YL)ETHENE-1,2-DIOL COMPOUNDS VIA A CU(II) CATALYSTDecember 2021April 2023Allow1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
4
(44.4%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(55.6%)
Reversal Percentile
81.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 55.6% 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
47
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(25.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(74.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
37.0%
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, 25.5% 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.

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 COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P works in Art Unit 1626 and has examined 1,229 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P's allowance rate of 70.5% places them in the 33% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P receive 1.68 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 COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P. This interview benefit is in the 54% 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, 27.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 48% 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 51.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 0% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 77.3% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 61.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% 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 6.8% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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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