USPTO Examiner LEE WILLIAM Y - Art Unit 1629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17125596METHODS OF TREATING CANCERDecember 2020February 2024Allow3820NoNo
17123736USE OF INHIBITORS OF BRUTONS TYROSINE KINASE (BTK)December 2020June 2024Abandon4211NoNo
17119175METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS COADMINISTERED A FACTOR Xa INHIBITOR AND VERAPAMILDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17116086COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF AN IRON SUPPLEMENTDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3211NoNo
17058962SCORPION VENOM BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOFNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17058238CRYSTAL FORM OF HYDROCHLORIDE OF PYRAZOLOHETEROARYL DERIVATIVE AND PREPARATION METHODNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17101334PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSIONNovember 2020March 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17101931USE OF KETONE ESTERS FOR PREVENTION OF CNS OXYGEN TOXICITYNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4020NoNo
17102067PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION AND USES THEREOFNovember 2020September 2023Allow3420NoNo
17100664NASAL FORMULATIONS OF METOCLOPRAMIDENovember 2020November 2022Allow2441YesNo
17056521Compound for Improving L-Arginine BioavailabilityNovember 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17099298METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH CYP3A4 SUBSTRATE DRUGSNovember 2020May 2021Allow610YesNo
17089192USE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY TO CALIBRATE AND SELECT DOSES, FORMULATIONS, AND DEVICES FOR INTRA-NASAL ADMINISTRATION OF N-ACETYLCYSTEINENovember 2020April 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17082902METHODS OF TREATMENTOctober 2020March 2023Allow2910NoNo
17075736Storage-stable ready-to-use injectable formulations of TrabectedinOctober 2020May 2024Abandon4320NoNo
17075907ORODISPERSIBLE FORMULATION OF VARDENAFILOctober 2020December 2023Abandon3820NoNo
17075819INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2020June 2023Allow3111NoNo
17047831COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF PROMOTING MYELINATIONOctober 2020May 2024Allow4321NoYes
17068916METHODS FOR DETERMINING A DRUG DOSING REGIMENOctober 2020May 2023Abandon3201NoNo
17064969TREATMENT OF MUSCULAR DISORDERS WITH COMBINATIONS OF RXR AGONISTS AND THYROID HORMONESOctober 2020August 2024Abandon4630NoNo
17064898SYNERGISTIC FORMULATIONS FOR CONTROL AND REPELLENCY OF BITING ARTHROPODSOctober 2020December 2023Abandon3821NoNo
17045402Bambuterol for the Treatment of Alzheimer's DiseaseOctober 2020July 2024Abandon4620NoNo
17060013COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS INHIBITORS OF ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE OR CYTOCHROME BC1 COMPLEXSeptember 2020September 2022Allow2400NoNo
17032489METHODS OF USING DIAMINOPYRIMIDINE P2X3 AND P2X2/3 RECEPTOR MODULATORS FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASESSeptember 2020July 2024Abandon4611NoNo
17041815ALKYNE COMPOUND AND ARTHROPOD PEST CONTROL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAMESeptember 2020August 2022Allow2300YesNo
17027352THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3310NoNo
17024752CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORSSeptember 2020March 2023Allow3010NoNo
170258533'-[(2Z)-[1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-1,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-4H-pyrazol-4-ylidene]hydrazino]-2'-hydroxy-[1,1'-biphenyl]-3-carboxylic acid and its salts formulationSeptember 2020February 2023Abandon2901NoNo
16979001ORGANIC AMINE ESTER DERIVATIVE DRUG OF 2-(alpha-HYDROXYPENTYL)BENZOIC ACIDSeptember 2020June 2021Allow911YesNo
16969261NOVEL CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF TAMIBAROTENE FOR TREATMENT OF CANCERAugust 2020November 2023Abandon4001NoNo
16989689COMPOUNDS FOR THERAPEUTIC USEAugust 2020February 2023Abandon3010NoNo
16938628METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING GLAUCOMAJuly 2020January 2022Allow1821YesNo
16932508FATTY ACID ANALOGS AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS RELATED TO METABOLIC SYNDROMEJuly 2020June 2023Allow3521YesNo
16930487ANTI-ANDROGENS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTRATE CANCERJuly 2020June 2023Abandon3501NoNo
16920512COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING FORMALDEHYDE AND ORGANIC ACID FOR PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVERJuly 2020August 2023Abandon3820NoNo
16874251TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC DISEASES WITH AN HDAC6 INHIBITORMay 2020January 2023Allow3211NoNo
16870653SOLID STATE FORMS OF FUSED HETEROAROMATIC PYRROLIDINONESMay 2020February 2022Allow2111NoNo
16759051ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS AS FOOD ADDITIVES AND SUPPLEMENTSApril 2020October 2023Abandon4121NoNo
16853361TOPICAL PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING A LOW CONCENTRATION OF BENZOYL PEROXIDE IN SUSPENSION IN WATER AND A WATER-MISCIBLE ORGANIC SOLVENTApril 2020June 2022Allow2611NoNo
16756112AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BILASTINE AND MOMETASONEApril 2020February 2023Allow3421YesNo
16842686METHODS OF SKIN WHITENING BY USE OF CANOLA EXTRACTSApril 2020September 2023Allow4231YesNo
16839369COMBINATION OF DIET AND DRUG THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCERApril 2020November 2023Abandon4321NoNo
16839972JAK1 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMESApril 2020December 2021Abandon2111NoNo
16651238PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING ANTITUMOR EFFECT BY IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORMarch 2020November 2021Allow1921NoNo
16829484Dry Powder Inhalation Drug Products Exhibiting Moisture Control Properties and Methods of Administering the SameMarch 2020November 2022Abandon3221NoNo
16804802METHODS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERSFebruary 2020January 2024Abandon4631NoNo
16873190Method of reducing anxiety in non-human mammals by increasing brain serotonin levelsFebruary 2020March 2023Allow3721YesNo
16633540CYTISINE SALTSJanuary 2020May 2022Allow2701YesNo
16631761COMPOSITION COMPRISING ETHYL VANILLIN AS EFFECTIVE INGREDIENT FOR EXHIBITING EFFECT OF MUSCLE STRENGTHENING, MUSCLE ENHANCEMENT, MUSCLE DIFFERENTIATION, MUSCLE REGENERATION, OR SARCOPENIA SUPPRESSIONJanuary 2020October 2022Allow3311NoNo
16720574CO-CRYSTALS OF TRAMADOL AND COXIBSDecember 2019June 2022Allow3020NoNo
16712815NOVEL THYROMIMETICSDecember 2019June 2023Allow4221YesNo
16621942ORAL DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITION CONTAINING OXALIPLATIN AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMEDecember 2019July 2022Allow3111YesNo
16702819METHOD OF IMPROVING MUSCLE AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH SHILAJITDecember 2019April 2023Abandon4021NoNo
16701705MULTIBIOTIC AGENTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2019May 2023Abandon4221NoNo
16684439DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES BY DETECTING AGGREGATED AMYLIN IN ERYTHROCYTESNovember 2019May 2024Allow5451YesNo
16667159CONTROLLED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONSOctober 2019January 2021Allow1411YesNo
16665774Method and Composition for Increasing the Bioavailability of CarnitineOctober 2019February 2023Abandon3921YesNo
16666323REDUCED ADAPTIVE MICROBIAL RESISTANCE TREATMENT FOR FLESH EATING DISEASE (necrotizing fasciitis)October 2019September 2023Allow4721NoNo
16606534COMBINATIONS INCLUDING BETA-ADRENORECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR TREATMENT OF PARKINSON`S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDERSOctober 2019November 2023Abandon4931YesYes
16580697CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORSSeptember 2019September 2021Allow2430NoNo
16573371COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCERSeptember 2019December 2021Abandon2711NoNo
16569109MEDICAMENT FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER CANCERSeptember 2019March 2022Abandon3031YesNo
16561990COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING A POLYPHENOL FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTHSeptember 2019February 2022Allow2921YesNo
16560806DRUG COMPOSITIONSSeptember 2019January 2021Allow1711NoNo
16559006COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASESSeptember 2019June 2021Abandon2201NoNo
16530380METHODS FOR TREATING PANCREATIC CANCERAugust 2019October 2023Allow5021YesNo
16523493FORMULATIONS OF 3-(6-(1-(2,2-DIFLUOROBENZO[D][1,3]DIOXOL-5-YL) CYCLOPROPANECARBOXAMIDO)-3-METHYLPYRIDIN-2-YL)BENZOIC ACIDJuly 2019March 2021Abandon1911NoNo
16479382PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR COMBINATION THERAPYJuly 2019February 2021Allow1911YesNo
16514722FORMULATIONS FOR PARENTERAL DELIVERY OF COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2019October 2021Abandon2711NoNo
16450163METHODS OF INHIBITING MICROBIAL INFECTIONS USING ZINC-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONSJune 2019April 2024Allow5871YesYes
16440304STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF METHYLNALTREXONEJune 2019May 2022Abandon3531NoNo
16439570NON-PEPTIDE OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR AGONISTSJune 2019June 2022Allow3621YesNo
16408931METHODS OF TREATMENTMay 2019October 2020Allow1701YesNo
16405503METHODS OF TREATING OPTIC DISORDERSMay 2019December 2021Allow3231NoNo
16402231Novel Route of Nasal Administration of Aripiprazole for Treatment of Eating DisordersMay 2019April 2022Abandon3511NoNo
16402068TREATMENT OF BRAIN CANCERMay 2019September 2021Allow2831YesNo
16398026PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING MYOFIBERS IN THE TREATMENT OF MUSCLE INJURIESApril 2019December 2020Abandon2011NoNo
16396071NEOSAXITOXIN COMBINATION FORMULATIONS FOR PROLONGED LOCAL ANESTHESIAApril 2019September 2020Allow1721YesNo
16344492METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR MYELOID LEUKEMIAApril 2019November 2020Abandon1811NoNo
16373428THERAPEUTIC INHIBITORY COMPOUNDSApril 2019February 2021Allow2211NoNo
16336424Methods for Treating PruritisMarch 2019September 2022Abandon4231NoNo
16351262METHOD FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING VIRAL INFECTION AND TUMORMarch 2019May 2020Allow1411YesNo
16351198METHODS OF TREATMENTMarch 2019May 2020Abandon1410NoNo
16289857GEL COMPOSITIONMarch 2019May 2022Allow3931NoNo
16275437CO-CRYSTALS OF TRAMADOL AND COXIBSFebruary 2019September 2019Allow710NoNo
16259685PYRAZOLE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE COMPOUNDSJanuary 2019February 2022Allow3731NoYes
16257641Use of N-acetylcysteine Amide in the Treatment Of Disease and InjuryJanuary 2019October 2021Abandon3321NoNo
16257287COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISEASESJanuary 2019January 2020Abandon1201NoNo
15763023ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDSJanuary 2019February 2023Allow5941YesYes
16242266METHODS OF SKIN WHITENENING BY USE OF CANOLA EXTRACTSJanuary 2019May 2020Abandon1601NoNo
16236942TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF DICLOFENAC, CARBAMAZEPINE AND BENZYDAMINEDecember 2018March 2022Abandon3821NoNo
16225910METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS COADMINISTERED A FACTOR Xa INHIBITOR AND VERAPAMILDecember 2018June 2020Abandon1810YesNo
16306226SOLID ORAL DOSAGE FORMS OF 2R,6R-HYDROXYNORKETAMINE OR DERIVATIVES THEREOFNovember 2018July 2023Abandon5541NoNo
16201481METHOD OF TREATING PATIENTS COADMINISTERED A FACTOR Xa INHIBITOR AND VERAPAMILNovember 2018October 2020Abandon2320YesNo
16304955SOLID FORMS OF CEFTOLOZANE AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARINGNovember 2018September 2022Allow4511NoNo
16302574APPLICATIONS OF NOVEL THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE IN TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASESNovember 2018August 2022Allow4541NoNo
16302084COMBINATION THERAPIES USING INDAZOLYLBENZAMIDE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERNovember 2018July 2020Abandon2011NoNo
16301936METHODS FOR USING TRIAZOLO-PYRAZINYL SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATORS IN FIBROTIC DISORDERSNovember 2018September 2020Allow2211NoNo
16191351METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH CYP3A4 SUBSTRATE DRUGSNovember 2018September 2020Allow2221YesNo
16300552METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING ADVANCED STAGE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCERNovember 2018June 2023Allow5551YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, WILLIAM Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
63
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(9.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
57
(90.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.3%
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, 9.5% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner LEE, WILLIAM Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, WILLIAM Y works in Art Unit 1629 and has examined 604 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 42.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, WILLIAM Y's allowance rate of 42.7% places them in the 9% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, WILLIAM Y receive 2.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, WILLIAM Y is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +37.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, WILLIAM Y. This interview benefit is in the 84% 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, 18.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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 87.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 80% 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, 60.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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 1.2% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 83% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • 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.
  • 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

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