USPTO Examiner NEAGU IRINA - Art Unit 1629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19098294Selective Serotonin Receptor Modulators and Methods of Making and Using the SameApril 2025January 2026Allow921YesNo
18719054MANUFACTURING OF DIMERIC CONTRAST AGENTJune 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18671217RUFINAMIDE FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF MYOTONIAMay 2024September 2025Allow1610YesNo
18657123N-SUBSTITUTED TETRAHYDROTHIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOFMay 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
18643431COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANNABINOID HYPEREMESIS SYNDROMEApril 2024November 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18623327SUSTAINED RELEASE OLANZAPINE FORMULATIONSApril 2024August 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18622139Formulation of ResiniferatoxinMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18600974HETEROCYCLIC PDK1 INHIBITORS FOR USE TO TREAT CANCERMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18430855OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION OF DIFLUPREDNATEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420YesNo
18403100USE OF METFORMIN AND ANALOGS THEREOF TO REDUCE RAN PROTEIN LEVELS IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2421YesNo
18530663USE OF PHOSPHOINOSITIDE 3-KINASE INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONSDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18531259COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 15-OHEPA AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1920YesNo
18386101COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF CARDIAC METABOLISMNovember 2023February 2025Allow1610YesNo
18378480EFFICIENT ANTI-BACTERIAL HYDROXY ACID ESTER OLIGOMEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18462080COMPOSITIONS, GELS AND FOAMS WITH RHEOLOGY MODULATORS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2711YesNo
18461253FUSED 1,4-DIHYDRODIOXIN DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1September 2023July 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18456612COMPOSITIONS, GELS AND FOAMS WITH RHEOLOGY MODULATORS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023February 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18450379CERTAIN (2S)-N-[(1S)-1-CYANO-2-PHENYLETHYL]-1,4-OXAZEPANE-2-CARBOXAMIDES FOR TREATING BRONCHIECTASISAugust 2023March 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18233398CALCIUM SUCCINATE MONOHYDRATE FORMULATIONAugust 2023October 2024Abandon1420NoNo
18447059COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS RELATED TO AGINGAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1711NoNo
18231977COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITISAugust 2023July 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18363328ISOFLAVONOID COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810YesNo
18345623TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BIMATOPROST AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING HAIR GROWTH THEREWITHJune 2023March 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18340308ISOFLAVONOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERJune 2023January 2025Allow1910YesNo
18258514(2S)-2-Aminopentanethioic S-acid for use as medicament and in therapy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisJune 2023September 2025Allow2700YesNo
18210217CO-CRYSTALSJune 2023December 2024Allow1801YesNo
18210046COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF TINNITUS AND OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONSJune 2023October 2024Allow1611YesNo
18200517ISOTHIOCYANATE FUNCTIONAL SURFACTANTS, FORMULATIONS INCORPORATING THE SAME, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USEMay 2023September 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18144593TREATMENT OF B-CELL MALIGNANCIES BY A COMBINATION JAK AND PI3K INHIBITORSMay 2023November 2025Abandon3021YesNo
18302691(2S)-1-[4-(3,4-DICHLOROPHENYL)PIPERIDIN-1-YL]-3-[2-(5-METHYL-1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YL)BENZO[B]FURAN-4-YLOXY] PROPAN-2-OL OR ITS METABOLITE FOR TREATING ANXIETY DISORDERSApril 2023June 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18246861TOPICAL RUXOLITINIB FOR TREATING LICHEN PLANUSMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3530NoNo
181204844-(PHENOXYALKYL)THIO)-PHENOXYACETIC ACIDS AND ANALOGSMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18176008Use of Sodium Octanoate in Preparation of Medicine for Improving the Efficacy of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Post-Resuscitation Multiple Organ DysfunctionFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18170379COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOOD ENHANCEMENTFebruary 2023March 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18163811STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF HYDROXYUREAFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2531YesNo
18158889ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CATIONIC ACTIVE INGREDIENTSJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1921YesNo
18095498PHOSPHOLIPID COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONJanuary 2023December 2024Abandon2311NoNo
18001556Composition and Method for Treating Chronic PainDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18077832COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF GAMMA-KETOALDEHYDE SCAVENGERS FOR TREATING, PREVENTING OR IMPROVING NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD), NASH, ALD OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE LIVERDecember 2022April 2025Allow2811NoNo
17918542TREATMENT OF VIRAL PATHOLOGIES WITH EXOGENOUS KETONESOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17897116NOVEL ANTHRANILIC AMIDES AND THE USE THEREOFAugust 2022November 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17883245PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 (PAI-1) INHIBITOR AND METHOD OF USEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3221YesNo
17810044LIPIDS WITH ODD NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS AND THEIR USE AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OR NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTJune 2022December 2025Allow4101YesNo
17789631DOSAGE REGIME WITH ESKETAMINE FOR TREATING MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERJune 2022December 2024Allow2920YesNo
17839202FUSED CYCLOOCTYNE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN METAL-FREE CLICK REACTIONSJune 2022September 2024Allow2720YesNo
17755720SOLID DISPERSION OF URSOLIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SALTMay 2022December 2025Allow4311YesNo
17642068AVOCATIN B FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONSMarch 2022July 2025Allow4001YesNo
17640411TREATMENT OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME WITH IBUDILAST IN COMBINATION WITH METFORMIN, CANNBIDIOL, SERTRALINE OR QUERCETINMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4611NoNo
17638614HUMECTANT AND/OR BUFFERED STARCH COMPOSITIONS AND USE IN ORAL CARE SUCH AS TREATING XEROSTOMIAFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17669425USE OF LOW DOSE EMETINE FOR INHIBITION OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (HCMV)February 2022September 2024Allow3111YesNo
17630652PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NEUROPATHIC PAINJanuary 2022December 2025Abandon4710NoNo
17628691COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY EDEMA OR LUNG INFLAMMATIONJanuary 2022January 2026Abandon4811NoNo
17556793METHODS OF TREATING TOBACCO SMOKING ADDICTION, AND TREATING NICOTINE AND TOBACCO SMOKING ADDICTIONDecember 2021September 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17555898INHIBITION OF BETA-2 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATHOLOGYDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4030NoNo
17616628METHOD FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING SACCHARIDE-RELATED DISEASES OR DISORDERSDecember 2021February 2026Abandon5001NoNo
17457420METHOD FOR TREATING ASTHMADecember 2021October 2025Abandon4620YesNo
17531379MODULATING AFFERENT SIGNALS TO TREAT MEDICAL CONDITIONSNovember 2021August 2025Abandon4510NoNo
176115393-ARYLOXY-3-FIVE-MEMBERED HETEROARYL PROPYLAMINE COMPOUND, AND CRYSTAL FORM AND USE THEREOFNovember 2021October 2025Allow4821YesNo
17610417SUBSTITUTED FLUORINE-CONTAINING IMIDAZOLE SALT COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION THEREOF AND USE THEREOFNovember 2021February 2026Allow5121YesNo
17521813Arginine Silicate For Periodontal DiseaseNovember 2021July 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17606125NOVEL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17510375Efficient anti-bacterial hydroxy acid ester oligomerOctober 2021November 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17604618LIQUID SILDENAFIL CITRATE COMPOSITIONSOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17369268ANAPLEROTIC AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF PROPIONATE AND LONG CHAIN FAT METABOLISMJuly 2021March 2025Allow4411YesNo
17289606PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAINApril 2021April 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17231674NOVEL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASESApril 2021November 2025Abandon5521NoNo
17230840INHIBITION OF AUTOPHAGY USING PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITORSApril 2021February 2025Abandon4621NoNo
17223096STABLE READY TO USE CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE LIQUID FORMULATIONSApril 2021April 2025Allow4830NoNo
17279732DERIVATIVE OF SARSASAPOGENIN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFMarch 2021June 2025Allow5121YesNo
17279763METHODS OF TREATING MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERSMarch 2021November 2025Abandon5621NoNo
17274725COMBINED SIROLIMUS AND NINTEDANIB THERAPY FOR VASCULAR LESIONS AND HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIAMarch 2021November 2024Allow4411YesNo
17191084Methods and Compositions for Treatment of Asthma or Parkinson's DiseaseMarch 2021January 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17103327NEW USENovember 2020December 2025Abandon6041YesNo
17099664METHODS OF TREATING TRANSPLANT REJECTIONNovember 2020September 2025Abandon5821NoYes
17097080COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERNovember 2020April 2025Allow5321YesNo
16949603METHOD OF TREATING TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERSNovember 2020October 2024Abandon4701NoNo
17086198COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS RELATED TO AGINGOctober 2020November 2025Abandon6051YesNo
17031642USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUSSeptember 2020November 2024Abandon4940YesNo
16996401METHODS OF TREATING OSTEONECROSIS WITH LLP2A-BISPHOSPHONATE COMPOUNDSAugust 2020November 2025Allow6061YesNo
16963672SYNERGISTIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION OF THE ACTIVE ENANTIOMER S-KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE AND TRAMADOL CHLORHYDRATEJuly 2020December 2024Abandon5360YesNo
16852225METHODS OF TREATING OCULAR CONDITIONSApril 2020January 2025Abandon5731NoNo
16757312COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIVIRAL THERAPYApril 2020September 2024Allow5331YesYes
16641145ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS AND USES OF COMPOUNDS IN DISEASE TREATMENTSFebruary 2020April 2025Allow6041YesYes
16791683METHODS OF REDUCING THE RISK OF A CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT IN A STATIN-TREATED SUBJECT BY INCREASING SERUM AND PLASMA EPA AND DPA LEVELSFebruary 2020December 2025Abandon6061NoNo
16630114PROBENECID FOR USE IN TREATING EPILEPTIC DISEASES, DISORDERS OR CONDITIONSJanuary 2020January 2025Allow6060YesNo
16590478IN SITU GENERATION OF PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS AT ALKALINE pH, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2019December 2025Allow6091YesNo
16490655Methods of Treating Conditions Associated with Leaky Gut BarrierSeptember 2019December 2024Abandon6041NoNo
16347755USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSIONMay 2019May 2025Abandon6051YesYes
16225772THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR BILE DUCT CANCERDecember 2018October 2019Allow1010NoNo
16300935TREATMENT OF MINIERE'S DISEASENovember 2018June 2025Allow6041YesYes
16088866USE OF BIOMARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH LINE-1September 2018August 2025Abandon6061YesNo
16069706USE OF LONG-TERM FASTING MIMICKING AS DIETARY TREATMENT FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND OTHER CANCERSJuly 2018July 2025Abandon6041NoYes
16067994INHIBITORS OF ATAXIA-TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED AND RAD3-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE (ATR) FOR USE IN METHODS OF TREATING CANCERJuly 2018October 2024Allow6061YesNo
15978854PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING AMORPHOUS LENALIDOMIDE AND AN ANTIOXIDANTMay 2018March 2019Allow1111YesNo
15568025NOVEL COMPOUNDSOctober 2017May 2019Allow1911YesNo
15547139THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR BILE DUCT CANCERJuly 2017September 2018Allow1411YesNo
15642899OXAZOLINE AND ISOXAZOLINE DERIVATIVES AS CRAC MODULATORSJuly 2017January 2019Allow1821YesNo
15514259AQUEOUS COMPOSITION CONTAINING RIPASUDIL, OR A SALT, OR A SOLVATE THEREOFMarch 2017March 2019Allow2430NoNo
15217301FORMULATIONS FOR SOLUBILIZING HORMONESJuly 2016February 2019Allow3031YesNo
14913135AMIDE DERIVATIVES AS LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTSFebruary 2016May 2018Allow2712YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NEAGU, IRINA.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(18.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(81.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
23.0%
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, 18.8% 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 NEAGU, IRINA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NEAGU, IRINA works in Art Unit 1629 and has examined 116 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NEAGU, IRINA's allowance rate of 77.6% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NEAGU, IRINA receive 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% 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 NEAGU, IRINA is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +55.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NEAGU, IRINA. This interview benefit is in the 95% 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, 27.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 32.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% 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, 31.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

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.

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.

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