USPTO Examiner SULLIVAN STEPHANIE LAUREN - Art Unit 1635

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18933878COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF INTERFERING RIBONUCLEIC ACIDOctober 2024April 2025Allow520NoNo
18518014COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF INTERFERING RIBONUCLEIC ACIDNovember 2023February 2025Allow6040YesNo
18065194GENETIC ELEMENT E3 FOR ENHANCED INTRACELLULAR EXPRESSION OF TARGET PROTEIN ENCODED IN RNA THERAPEUTICSDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210NoNo
18060179Compositions for FNIP1/FNIP2 Gene Modulation and Methods ThereofNovember 2022July 2024Abandon1911NoNo
18047341EUKARYOTIC CELLS COMPRISING ADENOVIRUS-ASSOCIATED VIRUS POLYNUCLEOTIDESOctober 2022October 2024Allow2440YesNo
18046291Treatment Of Uveitis With Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase 1 (ERAP1) InhibitorsOctober 2022July 2024Allow2121NoNo
17932996METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING PATHOGENIC ISOFORMSSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1811NoNo
17815035CIRCULAR RNA MOLECULE AND USE THEREOF IN TARGETED DEGRADATION OF PROTEIN OF INTERESTJuly 2022June 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17870754UNC13A ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDESJuly 2022August 2024Allow2531YesNo
17574163ALLELE-SPECIFIC INACTIVATION OF MUTANT HTT VIA GENE EDITING AT CODING REGION SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMSJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3520YesNo
17609334METHODS FOR TREATING MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY USING INHIBITORY OLIGONUCLEOTIDES TO CD49DNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4401NoNo
17436451INTRACELLULAR TARGETING OF MOLECULESSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17433568APPLICATION OF CIRCULAR RNA IN PREPARING DRUG FOR TREATING SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUSAugust 2021April 2025Allow4310YesNo
17433528FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN INTERFERING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USING SAMEAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4510YesNo
17425853COMPOSITION FOR ADMINISTERING AND RELEASING OLIGONUCLEOTIDESJuly 2021April 2025Allow4520YesNo
17424843ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES TARGETING SCN2A RETAINED INTRONSJuly 2021December 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17423757RNA-EDITING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF USHER SYNDROMEJuly 2021April 2025Allow4511YesNo
17423620ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF LEBER`S CONGENITAL AMAUROSISJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17366946Prostate Neoantigens And Their UsesJuly 2021January 2025Allow4221YesNo
17251549OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-BASED PROTEOLYSIS TARGETING CHIMERAJune 2021April 2025Allow5211YesNo
17353572DONOR T-CELLS WITH KILL SWITCHJune 2021March 2025Abandon4511NoNo
17297521MODULATION OF SPTLC1 VIA RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VECTORSMay 2021April 2025Allow4721YesNo
17297045METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND/OR TREATING ACUTE OR CHRONIC LIVER, KIDNEY OR LUNG DISEASEMay 2021January 2025Allow4311NoNo
17297017VDAC INHIBITORS FOR TREATING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASESMay 2021November 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17296530NOVEL RNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ANGPTL8May 2021May 2025Allow6021NoNo
17291884Compositions and Production of Recombinant AAV Viral Vectors Capable of Glycoengineering In VivoMay 2021May 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17290758METHOD FOR PREVENTING OXIDATION OF POLYPHENOL BY MEANS OF APTAMER, MATERIAL THEREOF, AND USE THEREOFMay 2021November 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17285399DISRUPTING GENOMIC COMPLEX ASSEMBLY IN FUSION GENESApril 2021April 2025Abandon4811NoNo
17229040USE OF AKT INHIBITORS IN OPHTHALMOLOGYApril 2021October 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17191870COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTIONMarch 2021December 2024Abandon4601NoNo
17272783COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HEMOGLOBIN PRODUCTIONMarch 2021December 2024Allow4520NoNo
17272269COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CONTROLLING MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUSESFebruary 2021March 2024Allow3710NoNo
17268390COMBINATION THERAPY FOR SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHYFebruary 2021July 2024Abandon4110NoNo
17268068COMPOUNDS OF CHEMICALLY MODIFIED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2021October 2024Abandon4411NoNo
17171050Aptamer Compositions and Methods of Use ThereofFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4301NoNo
17162045COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING CTGF EXPRESSIONJanuary 2021October 2024Allow4511NoNo
17258288VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2021May 2024Allow4010NoNo
17257951NOVEL METHOD TO ENGINEER TRANSPLANTABLE HUMAN TISSUESJanuary 2021November 2024Allow4621NoNo
17252947PROTEINS THAT INHIBIT CAS12A (CPF1), A CRIPR-CAS NUCLEASEDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17251482ENGINEERED UNTRANSLATED REGIONS (UTR) FOR AAV PRODUCTIONDecember 2020March 2024Allow3910NoNo
17059815COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DOMINANT RETINITIS PIGMENTOSANovember 2020September 2024Allow4521YesNo
17058911METHOD TO PRODUCE CONDITIONALLY APOPTOTIC CELLSNovember 2020March 2025Allow5220NoNo
17057398BASE EDITORS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2020April 2024Allow4111NoNo
17055942MOLECULAR TOOLS AND METHODS FOR TRANSGENE INTEGRATION AND THEIR TRANSPOSITION DEPENDENT EXPRESSIONNovember 2020December 2024Allow4920YesNo
17047615MULTIFUNCTIONAL NUCLEIC ACID REPORTER CONSTRUCTSOctober 2020March 2025Allow5320NoNo
16606443P-ETHOXY NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR BCL2 INHIBITIONOctober 2019October 2024Allow6011NoNo
16310515CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM, MATERIALS AND METHODSDecember 2018January 2025Abandon6010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN works in Art Unit 1635 and has examined 46 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 58.7%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN's allowance rate of 58.7% places them in the 12% 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 SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN receive 1.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN is 44 months. This places the examiner in the 2% 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 +46.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN. This interview benefit is in the 93% 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, 40.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% 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 83.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 97% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 7.4% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

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