USPTO Examiner WEDDINGTON KEVIN E - Art Unit 1629

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19278636DOSAGE REGIMENS FOR BENZGALANTAMINEJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19263324PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19249959COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19225991COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19096247(S)-2-((S)-(2-ETHOXYPHENOXY)(PHENYL)METHYL)-4-NITROSOMORPHOLINEMarch 2025January 2026Allow911NoNo
19055916METHODS OF TREATING MIGRAINEFebruary 2025November 2025Allow911NoNo
19045070METHODS FOR TREATING A FATTY LIVER DISEASEFebruary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19030296PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1220YesNo
18968681BUPROPION AS A MODULATOR OF DRUG ACTIVITYDecember 2024November 2025Abandon1120YesNo
18958449Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of DepressionNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18950383Oral Brexanolone Compositions and Methods of Preparation and UseNovember 2024February 2026Allow1430NoYes
18948977Compositions and Methods for Treatment and Prevention of Actinic Keratosis Using Copper ChlorinNovember 2024July 2025Allow811NoNo
18935332SOLID FORMS OF MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, SALTS AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF, AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAMENovember 2024July 2025Allow811YesNo
18913072METHODS OF TREATING MIGRAINEOctober 2024June 2025Allow811YesNo
18913492METHODS OF TREATING MIGRAINEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1331NoNo
18817153Methods of Treatment With an Iboga AlkaloidAugust 2024July 2025Allow1021NoNo
18811171Compositions and Methods for Treating Hypertension by Modulating Endocrine ActivityAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18811674COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18811682COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18796081COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESAugust 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18778617AGENTS THAT TARGET TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE (TERT) FOR TREATING CANCER AND SENSITIZING CANCER CELLS TO GENOTOXIC THERAPYJuly 2024June 2025Allow1121YesNo
18678224BERBERINE ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE SALT, CRYSTALLINE FORM, METHODS OF PREPARATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFMay 2024March 2025Allow911NoNo
18674761PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A TOLFENAMIC ACIDMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18670041COMPOUNDED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PAINMay 2024March 2025Allow1021NoNo
18670627EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS HAVING IMPAIRED LEARNING AND/OR MEMORY OR CERTAIN EEG CHARACTERISTICS WITH A BENZYLPIPERAZINE-AMINOPYRIDINE AGENTMay 2024September 2024Allow420YesNo
18669417COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSMay 2024July 2025Allow1420YesNo
18659413PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICINES AND THEIR USE FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERSMay 2024December 2024Allow711YesNo
18620036INHIBITORS OF RNA HELICASE DHX9 AND USES THEREOFMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18615452Compositions and Methods for Treating Hypertension by Modulating Endocrine ActivityMarch 2024August 2024Allow511NoNo
18438118Antimicrobial Compositions and Related Methods of UseFebruary 2024July 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18436555Systems and Methods for Treating an Opioid-Induced Adverse Pharmacodynamic ResponseFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2120NoNo
18428937Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of DepressionJanuary 2024July 2024Allow520NoNo
18428542THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR ENHANCING EPITHELIAL AND/OR ENDOTHELIAL BARRIER FUNCTIONJanuary 2024October 2024Allow821NoNo
18422531COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow820YesNo
18421519USE OF ATOVAQUONE AND PROGUANIL FOR TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES AND INFLAMMATIONJanuary 2024July 2024Allow620NoNo
18414250METHODS OF TREATING DISEASE WITH LEVOKETOCONAZOLEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18407337PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1910NoNo
18397220BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHAN FOR REDUCTION OF SUICIDE RISK IN DEPRESSION PATIENTSDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18541574COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1530YesNo
18538866AAV9-MEDIATED GENE THERAPY FOR TREATING MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS TYPE IDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2711NoNo
18533619METHODS OF INHIBITING CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX) USING TOLTERODINEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1021NoNo
18529506USE OF A PHOSPHODIESTERASE 10 INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF TOURETTE SYNDROMEDecember 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18517512Anti-Androgens For The Treatment Of Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerNovember 2023August 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18510986PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMNovember 2023May 2024Abandon610NoNo
18510882USE OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN IN COMBINATION WITH CYP2D6 AND CYP3A4 ENZYME INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAINNovember 2023November 2024Allow1221YesNo
18509114Compositions and Methods for Treating Chronic Inflammation and Inflammatory DiseasesNovember 2023September 2025Allow2211NoNo
18502166ADMINISTRATION OF TESTOSTERONE COMPOSITIONSNovember 2023September 2025Allow2220NoNo
18501967COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESNovember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18501966COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18385468EUTECTIC FORMULATIONS OF CYCLOBENZAPRINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDEOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18490993CHLORINATED TETRALIN COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2621NoNo
18489685PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMOctober 2023June 2024Abandon820NoNo
18483952METHOD FOR PREDICTING A SUBJECT'S RESPONSE TO SLC MODULATOR THERAPYOctober 2023May 2025Abandon2001NoNo
18477175PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE ACTING AS A FUNCTIONAL ANTAGONIST FOR S1PR1 AND S1PR4September 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18373816HEXYLAMINE SALTS AND METHODS OF USING HEXYLAMINESeptember 2023September 2025Allow2420NoNo
18466595NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCES BREAST CANCER METASTASIS THROUGH A TMEM-MEDIATED MECHANISMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18239195FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023June 2025Allow2221YesNo
18236345Composition Comprising an Antiviral Agent and a CXCR4 Selective Antagonist and Methods For Using the SameAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18235986COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING REPERFUSION INJURY OR HEMORRHAGE AFTER RECANALIZATION THERAPYAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18447117Dynamic Changes In Circulating Free RNA Of Neural TumorsAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18230693Medical Use of Pharmaceutical Combination or CompositionAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18359858SIRNA, MEDICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING DIABETES USING THE SAMEJuly 2023August 2025Allow2521NoNo
18359214Method of Treating Renal Cell Carcinoma Using N-(4-(6,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-N’-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide, (2S)-hydroxybutanedioateJuly 2023May 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18355232EP4 INHIBITORS AND USE THEREOFJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18354215COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSJuly 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18219633USE OF ISOTHIOCYANATE IN SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2621YesNo
18347970PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJuly 2023March 2025Allow2140NoNo
18342157Method of Inhibiting Constitutively Active Phosphorylated FLT3 KinaseJune 2023August 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18342190VACCINE ADJUVANTS AND FORMULATIONSJune 2023July 2025Allow2511NoNo
18335315TOPICAL ROFLUMILAST FORMULATION HAVING ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIESJune 2023April 2025Allow2220YesNo
18333944TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN CERTAIN PATIENT POPULATIONSJune 2023November 2023Allow510NoNo
18323714BUPROPION AND DEXTROMETHORPHAN FOR REDUCTION OF SUICIDE RISK IN DEPRESSION PATIENTSMay 2023December 2023Allow710YesNo
18199475PHARMACEUTICAL RESINATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOFMay 2023May 2025Allow2411NoNo
18196377HUNGER SUPPRESSIONMay 2023April 2025Allow2320NoNo
18140864SOLID DISPERSION FORMS OF RIFAXIMINApril 2023March 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18301754CHLORINATED TETRALIN COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSApril 2023August 2023Allow410NoNo
18248499SODIUM OXYBATE TO TREAT IDIOPATHIC HYPERSOMNIAApril 2023November 2025Allow3210YesNo
18298157MICROTUBULE POLYMERIZATION INHIBITOR PRODRUGS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEApril 2023June 2025Allow2611NoNo
18132268AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES CONTAINING A DISULFANYL GROUP AS AN INHIBITOR OF NEP AND APN FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TRIGEMINAL NERVE PAINApril 2023August 2025Allow2811YesNo
18247261ALLOSTERIC AKT INHIBITORS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIAMarch 2023September 2025Allow3000NoNo
18190843Next Generation FKBP52 Targeting Drugs for the Treatment of Prostate and Breast CancerMarch 2023April 2025Allow2511NoNo
18188894Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of DepressionMarch 2023January 2024Allow1020NoNo
18124774ESCALATING DOSING REGIMEN FOR EFFECTING WEIGHT LOSS AND TREATING OBESITYMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18185697ENERGY-EFFICIENT SOLVENT-FREE METHOD FOR PRODUCING METAL CHELATESMarch 2023April 2025Allow2511YesNo
18117059COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520NoNo
18173291COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSFebruary 2023June 2023Allow310YesNo
18042632Methods of Treatment with Myosin ModulatorFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18171126THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASEFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1730YesNo
18168382COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITYFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18106363ANTI-METHANOGENIC LOVASTATIN ANALOGS OR DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18104045AMORPHOUS SOLID FORM OF A BET PROTEIN INHIBITORJanuary 2023October 2025Abandon3311NoNo
18018951Digestive Lipase Activity Inhibitor, Blood Triglyceride Concentration Increase Inhibitor, and Fat Absorption InhibitorJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710NoNo
18159270PCSK9 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3211YesNo
18158268TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN CERTAIN PATIENT POPULATIONSJanuary 2023May 2023Allow410NoNo
18017591COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITISJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18095691Tamper Resistant Pharmaceutical FormulationsJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18150933PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POH DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2023March 2026Abandon3821NoNo
18092800HEXYLAMINE SALTS AND METHODS OF USING HEXYLAMINEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1900NoNo
18092818HEXYLAMINE SALTS AND METHODS OF USING HEXYLAMINEJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3111NoNo
18089752THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3221YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
3
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
37.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority 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
45
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(28.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
32
(71.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.3%
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, 28.9% 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 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 WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E works in Art Unit 1629 and has examined 1,165 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E's allowance rate of 77.9% 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 WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E receive 1.59 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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 WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E. This interview benefit is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 72.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 93% 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, 150.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 89% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 88.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 82% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.6% 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, 57.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 45.2% of allowed cases (in the 97% 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:

  • 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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • 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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