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
18958449Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of DepressionNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18913072METHODS OF TREATING MIGRAINEOctober 2024June 2025Allow811YesNo
18811682COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18811674COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18811171Compositions and Methods for Treating Hypertension by Modulating Endocrine ActivityAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
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
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
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
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
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
18533619METHODS OF INHIBITING CYCLOOXYGENASE (COX) USING TOLTERODINEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1021NoNo
18510986PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMNovember 2023May 2024Abandon610NoNo
18510882USE OF DEXTROMETHORPHAN IN COMBINATION WITH CYP2D6 AND CYP3A4 ENZYME INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAINNovember 2023November 2024Allow1221YesNo
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
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
18466595NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCES BREAST CANCER METASTASIS THROUGH A TMEM-MEDIATED MECHANISMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18239195FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023June 2025Allow2221YesNo
18235986COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING REPERFUSION INJURY OR HEMORRHAGE AFTER RECANALIZATION THERAPYAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18236345Composition Comprising an Antiviral Agent and a CXCR4 Selective Antagonist and Methods For Using the SameAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18447117Dynamic Changes In Circulating Free RNA Of Neural TumorsAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18230693Medical Use of Pharmaceutical Combination or CompositionAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
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
18347970PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJuly 2023March 2025Allow2140NoNo
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
18298157MICROTUBULE POLYMERIZATION INHIBITOR PRODRUGS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEApril 2023June 2025Allow2611NoNo
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
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
18171126THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR FATTY LIVER DISEASEFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1730YesNo
18106363ANTI-METHANOGENIC LOVASTATIN ANALOGS OR DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18158268TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN CERTAIN PATIENT POPULATIONSJanuary 2023May 2023Allow410NoNo
18095691Tamper Resistant Pharmaceutical FormulationsJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18092800HEXYLAMINE SALTS AND METHODS OF USING HEXYLAMINEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1900NoNo
18087680Method and System for Reducing Active Ingredient Potency in Pain-Management Compositions to a Quarter Amount of Approved LevelsDecember 2022March 2024Allow1521YesNo
18076444METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF ROSACEADecember 2022January 2024Allow1320NoNo
18062729PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
18073885USE OF ATOVAQUONE AND PROGUANIL FOR TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES AND INFLAMMATIONDecember 2022January 2025Allow2620NoNo
18061206USE OF A PHOSPHODIESTERASE 10 INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF TOURETTE SYNDROMEDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18056975METHODS FOR TREATING DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMSNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17982745CANNABIDIOL AND CHITOSAN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMENovember 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
18051656PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMNovember 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
18051386INHIBITION OF SLC TRANSPORTER ACTIVITY OR EXPRESSION TO ATTENUATE ANTHRACYCLINE-INDUCED CARDIOTOXICITYOctober 2022April 2025Allow2920NoNo
17959661COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING INOSITOL-STABILIZED ARGININE SILICATE COMPLEXES AND INOSITOL FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN VIDEO GAMERSOctober 2022February 2025Abandon2810NoNo
17953536METHODS OF TREATING MIGRAINESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3011YesNo
17930272PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMSeptember 2022March 2023Allow620YesNo
17822039ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZER WITH IMPROVED DERMAL COMPATIBILITY AND FEELAugust 2022September 2024Allow2520NoNo
17888356Method of Treating Renal Cell Carcinoma Using N-(4-(6,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yloxy)phenyl)-N'-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide, (2S)-hydroxybutanedioateAugust 2022August 2023Abandon1211NoNo
17886354SmartCore Compositions and MethodsAugust 2022July 2023Allow1121NoNo
17881875METHOD FOR INDUCING A SUSTAINED IMMUNE RESPONSEAugust 2022January 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17817191Levodopa and Carbidopa Intestinal Gel and Methods of UseAugust 2022July 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17880420IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDSAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17871920BUFFER-FREE, STABLE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS OF KETOROLAC AND PHENYLEPHRINE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFJuly 2022February 2023Allow711NoNo
17871924TREATMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGICAL CONDITIONS USING BUFFER-FREE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS OF KETOROLAC AND PHENYLEPHRINEJuly 2022June 2023Allow1121NoNo
17865609METHOD FOR TREATING SICKLE CELL DISEASE USING QUERCETIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3230NoNo
17863967Anti-Androgens For The Treatment Of Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17860246MARKERS OF TISSUE AGING AND USES THEREFORJuly 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17833315Methods Of Treatment Of Inflammation Related Conditions Using Pluripotent Anti-inflammatory And Metabolic ModulatorsJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17831926STABLE LIQUID FORMULATIONS OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AND PROCESSES TO PREPARE THE SAMEJune 2022October 2024Allow2810NoNo
17663826SIRNA, MEDICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING TYPE II DIABETES USING THE SAMEMay 2022April 2023Allow1111NoNo
17742417Novel compounds for use in treating depression and migraineMay 2022September 2024Allow2820NoNo
17730356SOLUBILIZATE WITH CURCUMIN AND BOSWELLIA AND XANTHOHUMOLApril 2022September 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17726934GLYCOGEN OR POLYSACCHARIDE STORAGE DISEASE TREATMENT METHODApril 2022August 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17770543KETAMINE TREATMENT FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISApril 2022June 2024Allow2620NoNo
17725357METHODS OF TREATING MIXED DYSLIPIDEMIAApril 2022January 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17723935CANNABINOID DERIVATIVES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATIONApril 2022June 2024Allow2610NoNo
17723771PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMApril 2022August 2022Allow410YesNo
17699600Compositions For Affecting Weight LossMarch 2022July 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17655632METHODS OF TREATING DISEASE WITH LEVOKETOCONAZOLEMarch 2022December 2023Allow2111NoNo
17681997USES OF DPP IV INHIBITORSFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3011NoNo
17637455USE OF WNT INHIBITOR WNT-C59 IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR TREATING SCN5A MUTATION-INDUCED DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHYFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1612NoNo
17672549STERILE AQUEOUS CHOLINE SALT COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710NoNo
17670123Compositions And Methods For The Treatment Of DepressionFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17650270Methods and Compositions for Reducing Side Effects in Chemotherapeutic TreatmentsFebruary 2022May 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17588943Methods Of Treating Fabry Disease In Patients Having The G9331A Mutation In The GLA GeneJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3620NoNo
17581354ENEMA FOR RECTAL APPLICATIONJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17648046METHOD OF TREATMENTJanuary 2022June 2024Abandon2910NoNo

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
36.4%
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
40
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(32.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
27
(67.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.3%
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, 32.5% 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 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 1,234 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 77.8%, 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 77.8% places them in the 37% 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 1.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% 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 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E. This interview benefit is in the 56% 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, 36.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 74.7% 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 88% 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 87.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 81.5% 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, 51.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 64% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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 41.7% 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

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