USPTO Examiner SCHMITT MICHAEL J - Art Unit 1629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18653610ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSMay 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18653655ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSMay 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18628353METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)April 2024March 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18628366METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)April 2024March 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18627708METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18613270PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR MODIFIED RELEASEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300YesNo
18584914ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18486623METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18244500METHODS OF TREATING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITISSeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18220708ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSJuly 2023December 2023Allow500NoNo
18340005METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONJune 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18321159USING GENO- OR PHENOTYPING TO ADJUST LSD DOSINGMay 2023May 2025Abandon2440YesNo
18194761LYOPHILIZED ORALLY DISINTEGRATING TABLET FORMULATIONS OF d-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONSApril 2023May 2024Allow1320YesNo
18295138METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18295146METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18295114METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023November 2023Allow710NoNo
18295097METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONApril 2023November 2024Abandon2020NoNo
18194503METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18194496METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023November 2023Allow710NoNo
18194498METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18194491METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18161633BI-FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES TO DEGRADE CIRCULATING PROTEINSJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18011084NOVEL ACID SECRETION INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOFDecember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
18081603METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION DEFICIENCYDecember 2022September 2024Allow2230NoNo
18047188Increasing Cancer Patient Survival Time by Administration of Dithio-Containing CompoundsOctober 2022September 2024Allow2320NoYes
17902684METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITION OF CELLULAR DYSFUNCTION AND CELL DEATH WITH DEUTERATED PUFAsSeptember 2022March 2024Abandon1811NoNo
17892982METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)August 2022December 2022Allow410NoNo
17891991CCL5 InhibitorsAugust 2022February 2023Allow610YesNo
17877538ASGPR-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR THE DEGRADATION OF EXTRACELLULAR PROTEINSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1211NoNo
17869896USING GENO- OR PHENOTYPING TO ADJUST LSD DOSINGJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17842389TREATMENT OF HCM WITH PYRIMIDINEDIONE COMPOUNDSJune 2022March 2024Abandon2130YesNo
17830458COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RETINOPATHYJune 2022March 2025Allow3400NoNo
17831044METHODS OF TREATING NASHJune 2022October 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17749748METHOD OF TREATING RNA REPEAT MEDIATED DISEASES WITH RNA REPEAT BINDING COMPOUNDMay 2022February 2023Abandon910NoNo
17774489ACC INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOFMay 2022March 2025Allow3500NoNo
17734581USE OF ZINC PORPHYRIN AS AN ANTIMICROBIALMay 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17696723Compositions And Methods For Prevention And Reduction Of Traumatic Brain InjuryMarch 2022March 2024Allow2441YesNo
17693371NOVEL INHIBITORS OF LYSYL OXIDASESMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17684279SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING ALSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110YesNo
17591798METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17591808METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17591813METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3850NoNo
17591777METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3750NoNo
17591724METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISORDERSFebruary 2022February 2025Abandon3640NoNo
17631348OXAZEPINONE DERIVATIVE, AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL INSECTICIDE CONTAINING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17628904ORAL GSNOR INHIBITOR AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOFJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17580429CCL5 InhibitorsJanuary 2022May 2022Allow400YesNo
17537663ANALOGS OF DEUTETRABENAZINE, THEIR PREPARATION AND USENovember 2021August 2022Abandon910NoNo
17517796METHOD FOR TREATING HYPERTENSION BY USING COMPOUNDNovember 2021December 2023Allow2610NoNo
17492427SYNTHETIC LETHALITY AND THE TREATMENT OF CANCEROctober 2021March 2025Allow4210NoNo
17486721TREPROSTINIL ADMINISTRATION BY INHALATIONSeptember 2021April 2022Allow710YesNo
17486695GERM CELL NUCLEAR FACTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2021June 2025Allow4521NoNo
17479121METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4310NoNo
17474203COMPOSITION OF 2,4,6-TRIFLUORO-N-[6-(1-METHYL-PIPERIDIN-4-CARBONYL)-PYRIDIN-2-YL[-BENZAMIDESeptember 2021December 2024Allow3920NoNo
17471858ORAL COMPOSITION OF CELECOXIB FOR TREATMENT OF PAINSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17447397SOLID DISPERSION FORMULATIONS OF AN FXR AGONISTSeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17459117INHIBITORY EFFECT OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUND ON CANCER AND FIBROSISAugust 2021January 2025Allow4110NoNo
17411341TETRAHYDROQUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVES AS SELECTIVE CYTOTOXIC AGENTSAugust 2021January 2023Allow1600NoNo
17408285METHODS FOR INHIBITING THE PROGRESSION OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESAugust 2021June 2022Allow1011NoNo
17406689PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF L-DOPA-INDUCED DYSKINESIAAugust 2021January 2022Allow500NoNo
17403577TREATMENT OF RB-NEGATIVE TUMORS USING TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITORS IN COMBINATION WITH CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4/6 INHIBITORSAugust 2021December 2024Allow4000NoNo
17391869COMBINATION THERAPIESAugust 2021November 2023Allow2810NoNo
17391909METHODS OF TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISAugust 2021March 2022Allow710NoNo
17380219METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING PANCREATIC CANCERJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4601NoNo
17376996METHODS OF TREATING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITISJuly 2021October 2023Allow2710NoNo
17373834GSNO REDUCTASE INHIBITOR AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY WITH REMOTE ISCHEMIC CONDITIONING AND THROMBOLYTIC REPERFUSION THERAPIES IN STROKEJuly 2021December 2021Allow510NoNo
17372125PHOSPHATE AND PHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVES OF 7-AMINO-5-THIO-THIAZOLO[4,5-D]PYRIMIDINES AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF CX3CR1 AND/OR CX3CL1July 2021January 2022Allow610NoNo
17369203Uridine Phosphorylase Inhibitors to Treat or Prevent Pulmonary DiseaseJuly 2021October 2024Allow4030NoNo
17367863AZOLE COMOPUND OPHTHALMIC PREPARATIONJuly 2021December 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17366563TREATMENT OF PROGRESSIVE NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE WITH IBUDILASTJuly 2021November 2023Allow2910NoNo
17338172COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ISCHEMIC STROKEJune 2021March 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17330031METHODS OF TREATING VIRAL INFECTION USING PROTEASE INHIBITORSMay 2021August 2024Abandon3920NoYes
17232544GSNO REDUCTASE INHIBITOR AS AN ADJUNCT THERAPY IN CEREBRAL THROMBOSIS AND/OR THROMBOEMBOLIC STROKEApril 2021December 2021Allow811NoNo
17280763SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF DYRK/CLK AND USES THEREOFMarch 2021March 2024Allow3611NoNo
17214309TREATMENT OF SKIN LESIONSMarch 2021October 2023Allow3010NoNo
17210062EIF4A INHIBITOR COMBINATIONSMarch 2021November 2024Abandon4421NoNo
17197561METHODS FOR TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)March 2021August 2023Allow2910NoNo
17191196CCL5 InhibitorsMarch 2021January 2022Allow1110YesNo
17189091PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONMarch 2021October 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17269004BCL-2 INHIBITORSFebruary 2021August 2024Allow4221NoNo
17169271METHODS OF TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISFebruary 2021June 2021Allow401NoNo
17160009Intranasal Compositions For Treatment of Neurological And Neurodegenerative Diseases And DisordersJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17156387ISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2021April 2025Allow5011NoNo
17150000Compositions And Methods For Modulating CancerJanuary 2021October 2023Abandon3310NoNo
17149406METHODS OF PROVIDING SOLRIAMFETOL THERAPY TO SUBJECTS WITH IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTIONJanuary 2021June 2021Allow510NoNo
17259828COMBINATIONS OF PPAR AGONISTS AND P38 KINASE INHIBITORS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING FIBROTIC DISEASESJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4530NoNo
17145515Modulators of DUX4 for Regulation of Muscle FunctionJanuary 2021March 2025Abandon5031NoNo
17144810LYSINE-SPECIFIC HISTONE DEMETHYLASE AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASMSJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17136176COMPOUND, COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF IN PREPARATION OF DRUGDecember 2020July 2024Allow4210NoNo
17137216METHOD FOR AMELIORATION OF INSULIN RESISTANCEDecember 2020August 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17132743ENHANCED ERYTHROPOIESIS AND IRON METABOLISMDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810NoNo
17132491ENHANCED ERYTHROPOIESIS AND IRON METABOLISMDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810NoNo
17254729PROCESS FOR PREPARING TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDSDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17126488DRUG FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING DEMENTIADecember 2020November 2023Allow3410NoNo
17124640METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATIONDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3611NoNo
17252469Method for Producing Diarylpyridine DerivativesDecember 2020December 2023Allow3600NoNo
17106348METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY, FIBROTIC, AND PROLIFERATIVE CONDITIONS USING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DGLA AND/OR 15-HETRE, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSNovember 2020September 2023Abandon3301NoNo
17103621SPIROCYCLIC COMPOUNDSNovember 2020November 2022Allow2411NoNo
17058105USE OF A BISAMIDE DERIVATIVE OF MALONIC ACID FOR TREATING ALLERGIC AND OTHER DISEASES IN HUMANS AND ANIMALSNovember 2020October 2022Allow2200NoNo
17057384COMPOSITION COMPRISING TWO ENZYME INHIBITORS TARGETING TWO DIFFERENT CONFORMATIONS OF AN ENZYMENovember 2020September 2024Abandon4611YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SCHMITT, MICHAEL J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
48.3%
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
53
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(18.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
43
(81.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.5%
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, 18.9% 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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SCHMITT, MICHAEL J works in Art Unit 1629 and has examined 714 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.8%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SCHMITT, MICHAEL J's allowance rate of 60.8% places them in the 14% 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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J receive 1.74 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% 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 SCHMITT, MICHAEL J is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SCHMITT, MICHAEL J. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 20.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 15% 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 28.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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, 90.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 66% 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 88.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 62.5% 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, 38.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 49% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

  • 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.
  • 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

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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