USPTO Examiner SMALL KATHERINE R - Art Unit 1633

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18990401COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF PROTEINSDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18046740Self-Complementary Adeno-Associated Virus Vector and its Use in Treatment of Muscular DystrophyOctober 2022July 2024Allow2111NoNo
17895418METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND PURIFYING MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FROM HERNIA SAC AND METHOD FOR TISSUE REPAIR BY USING MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FROM HERNIA SACAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3331YesNo
17886407INDUCTION OF NEUROGENESIS USING UMBILICAL CORD DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOFAugust 2022May 2024Abandon2201NoNo
17819052USE OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A MEDICAMENT FOR TREATING HARD-TO-HEAL BURN WOUNDSAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3331NoNo
17603831COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSISOctober 2021June 2025Abandon4411NoNo
17500426REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING CONE PHOTORECEPTOR ACTIVITYOctober 2021May 2025Allow4301NoNo
17437172NON-VIRAL DNA VECTORS AND USES THEREOF FOR EXPRESSING PHENYLALANINE HYDROXYLASE (PAH) THERAPEUTICSSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4411YesNo
17435235INDUCED PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTIONAugust 2021June 2025Allow4611YesNo
17430269DUAL LEUCINE ZIPPER KINASE INHIBITORS FOR GENE THERAPYAugust 2021January 2025Allow4120NoNo
17429996REVERSE IMMUNOSUPPRESSIONAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4520YesNo
17427551Inducible AAV System Comprising Cumate Operator SequencesJuly 2021May 2025Allow4520NoNo
17425935CELL POPULATIONS WITH IMPROVED PRODUCTION AND THERAPEUTIC CHARACTERISTICSJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17375808COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR SMALL-MOLECULE REGULATION OF CRISPR-CAS9 ACTIVITY USING RNA APTAMERSJuly 2021May 2025Allow4621NoNo
17417131CHARACTERIZATION AND INACTIVATION OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES IN CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY CELLSJune 2021April 2025Allow4611YesNo
17417123ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII BACTERIOPHAGE MIKAB48 OR LYTIC PROTEIN DERIVED FROM THE BACTERIOPHAGEJune 2021December 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17416559OPTIMIZED GALC GENES AND EXPRESSION CASSETTES AND THEIR USEJune 2021March 2025Allow4511YesNo
17312808CRISPR GENE THERAPY OF FUSION GENE RELATED CANCERSJune 2021August 2024Allow3810NoNo
17312755CELLJune 2021December 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17299542VECTORS FOR PROTEIN MANUFACTUREJune 2021July 2024Allow3810YesNo
17320758LIVER-SPECIFIC VIRAL PROMOTERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMay 2021February 2025Allow4512YesNo
17293568CRY2 VARIANT HAVING INCREASED PHOTOSENSITIVITY AND USE THEREOFMay 2021July 2024Allow3810NoNo
17292357RECOMBINANT VECTORS COMPRISING GENES FOR BINDING DOMAINS AND SECRETABLE PEPTIDESMay 2021November 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17288311COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND OTHER DISEASESApril 2021November 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17287379SYNP27 (PROB12), A PROMOTER FOR THE SPECIFIC EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PROTOPLASMIC ASTROCYTESApril 2021October 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17222910CHIMERIC NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES WITH NON-AUG TRANSLATION INITIATION SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOFApril 2021September 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17222851SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARTMENT SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONApril 2021August 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17276186DESIGN OF ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 2 (ADH2) PROMOTER VARIANTS BY PROMOTER ENGINEERINGMarch 2021June 2024Allow3910NoNo
17200574COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXCISION WITH SINGLE GRNAMarch 2021July 2025Abandon5220NoNo
17275169ORGANOID COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOFMarch 2021June 2025Allow5131YesNo
17272172PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH 1 (PD1) SPECIFIC NUCLEASESFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17272018DIRECTED PSEUDOURIDYLATION OF RNAFebruary 2021November 2024Abandon4510NoNo
17180535SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLYNUCLEOTIDE SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONFebruary 2021October 2024Abandon4311NoNo
17266528PROMOTER of Hspa8 GENEFebruary 2021August 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17262789IN VIVO DELIVERY SYSTEM OF THE GENOME DNA MODIFYING ENZYMES AND THE USE THEREOFJanuary 2021June 2025Abandon5331YesNo
17259165VESICLES FOR TRACELESS DELIVERY OF GUIDE RNA MOLECULES AND/OR GUIDE RNA MOLECULE/RNA-GUIDED NUCLEASE COMPLEX(ES) AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17058381COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNOONCOLOGYNovember 2020October 2024Abandon4701NoNo
17050145PHARMACEUTICAL KIT AND USES THEREOFOctober 2020February 2025Abandon5210NoNo
17048928CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR AND CAR-T CELLS THAT BIND A HERPES VIRUS ANTIGENOctober 2020March 2024Allow4110NoNo
17045087VIRUS VECTORS FOR TARGETING OPHTHALMIC TISSUESOctober 2020June 2024Allow4410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner SMALL, KATHERINE R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SMALL, KATHERINE R works in Art Unit 1633 and has examined 39 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 43.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SMALL, KATHERINE R's allowance rate of 43.6% places them in the 5% 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 SMALL, KATHERINE R receive 1.13 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SMALL, KATHERINE R is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 4% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +35.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMALL, KATHERINE R. This interview benefit is in the 86% 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, 23.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 22% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 38% 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 0.0% 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:

  • 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.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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