USPTO Examiner WILSON MICHAEL C - Art Unit 1638

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17133142PROCESS OF TRANSFECTING PRIMORDIAL GERM CELLS IN AN AVIANDecember 2020October 2024Allow4630YesNo
17131564GENE THERAPY FOR JUVENILE BATTEN DISEASEDecember 2020January 2025Allow4940YesNo
17125368METHOD FOR PREPARING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (AD) ANIMAL MODELDecember 2020April 2024Abandon4020YesNo
17110868GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOUSE THAT EXPRESSES HUMANIZED PD1 AND PD-L1 PROTEINSDecember 2020May 2024Allow4121NoNo
17055003PRODUCTS FOR THERAPY OF A MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITION AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTIONNovember 2020April 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17070276GENETICALLY MODIFIED CHICKEN WITH AN INACTIVATED OVOMUCOID GENEOctober 2020June 2024Abandon4430YesNo
16976720CONJUGATES COMPRISING AAVs AND CAS9 POLYPEPTIDESAugust 2020April 2025Allow5641YesNo
16975422NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES ENCODING PEPTIDE LINKERSAugust 2020February 2024Abandon4201NoNo
16970350PLASMID ENCODING A C-TERMINAL FRAGMENT OF PARASPECKLE COMPONENT 1 FOR TREATING TUMORSAugust 2020December 2024Allow5221YesNo
16939871Universal Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells And Method Of Forming The SameJuly 2020April 2024Abandon4531NoNo
16938661CRISPR-RELATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSJuly 2020April 2024Abandon4401NoNo
16961195TRANSGENIC RAINBOW SHARKJuly 2020March 2024Allow4541YesNo
16956798PLACENTA-DERIVED CELL-CONDITIONED MEDIUM FOR INDUCING DEDIFFERENTIATION INTO INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS FROM SOMATIC CELLS AND METHOD FOR INDUCING DEDIFFERENTIATION USING THE SAMEJune 2020March 2024Abandon4431YesNo
16771541GENETICALLY MODIFIED RAT THAT EXPRESSES AN F54L TXN1 MUTANTJune 2020December 2023Allow4230YesNo
16759352PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE OF GPSCSApril 2020October 2024Abandon5421YesNo
16842309METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REGENERATING HAIR CELLS AND/OR SUPPORTING CELLSApril 2020July 2024Allow5141YesNo
16835144HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL MANUFACTURED STEM CELLSMarch 2020November 2024Abandon5641NoNo
16651862FISH AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FISHMarch 2020February 2024Abandon4740YesNo
16816826LOSS OF FUNCTION RODENT MODEL OF SOLUTE CARRIER 39 MEMBER 5March 2020March 2025Abandon6030YesYes
16778558METHOD OF ENHANCING VIRAL-MEDIATED GENE DELIVERYJanuary 2020April 2025Abandon6051YesNo
16625999TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL OF NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1December 2019March 2024Allow5131YesNo
16612675MEASURING FREQUENCY OF VARIOUS SUBSETS OF PATHOGEN-SPECIFIC T CELLS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD AS ESTABLISHED BY VARIOUS PATTERNS OF TCR-INDUCED CA2+ SIGNALINGNovember 2019May 2025Abandon6040NoNo
16607074METHOD FOR GENERATING A GENETICALLY MODIFIED PIG WITH INACTIVATED PORCINE ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS (PERV) ELEMENTSOctober 2019September 2023Allow4730NoNo
16600117AGENT FOR ACCELERATING MATURATION OR AGING OF CELLSOctober 2019October 2024Allow6061YesNo
16499636TRANSGENIC RAINBOW SHARKSeptember 2019June 2024Abandon5621NoYes
16530452TRANSGENIC C57BL6-BTBR MOUSE WITH A HUMANIZED MHC II GENE THAT EXPRESSES GAD65August 2019March 2024Allow5541YesNo
16476891METHOD OF TRANSDIFFERENTIATING HAIR FOLLICLE STEM CELLS INTO SPERM STEM CELLSJuly 2019October 2024Allow6080YesNo
16361873TRANSGENIC MICE WITH HUMANIZED MHC I AND IMMUNOGLOBLUIN HEAVY CHAIN GENESMarch 2019March 2025Abandon6061YesYes
16203004GUIDE RNA THAT TARGETS A MUTANT HUMAN GUANYLATE CYCLASE 2A ALLELENovember 2018August 2024Allow6061YesNo
16203056GUIDE RNA THAT TARGETS A MUTANT HUMAN INOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE DEYHYDROGENASE I ALLELENovember 2018December 2024Allow6061YesNo
16197164SELF-INACTIVATING LENTIVIRAL VECTOR ENCODING BETA- OR GAMMA-GLOBINNovember 2018June 2024Abandon6051YesYes
16195054IMPROVED METHOD OF MAKING INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS USING P53 INHIBITORSNovember 2018February 2024Allow6062YesNo
16082157METHOD OF INACTIVATING A FEL D1 GENE USING CRISPRSeptember 2018March 2024Allow6071YesYes
16070769TRANSGENIC MOUSE EXPRESSING HUMAN CEREBLONJuly 2018December 2023Allow6071YesNo
15818710GUIDE RIBONUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES THAT TARGET THE HUMAN CCR5 GENENovember 2017March 2025Abandon6090NoYes
15785530DUCK EMBRYONIC DERIVED STEM CELL LINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VIRAL VACCINESOctober 2017April 2024Abandon6040NoYes
15587254METHODS OF GENERATING RETINAL PROGENITOR CELL PREPARATIONS AND USES THEREOFMay 2017June 2024Abandon6081YesYes
15516731METHOD FOR GENERATING T-CELL PROGENITORSApril 2017April 2024Allow6081YesYes
15308116MOUSE MODEL OF HYPERURICEMIANovember 2016March 2019Allow2821YesNo
15127295A TRANSGENE CONSTRUCT ENCODING DELTA 12 FATTY ACIDSeptember 2016September 2018Allow2411NoNo
14873708Recombinant Influenza Viruses for Vaccines and Gene TherapyOctober 2015October 2016Allow1200NoNo
14733514PLURIPOTENT CELLS DERIVED FROM BONE MARROW AND METHODS FOR ISOLATIONJune 2015January 2017Abandon2070YesYes
14388220AN RNA VECTOR WITH AN OPEN READING FRAME, AN ALBUMIN 3' UTR, AND A HISTONE STEM LOOPSeptember 2014September 2017Allow3621NoNo
14328888Mito-Ob: A Transgenic Mouse Model for ObesityJuly 2014July 2017Allow3631NoNo
14236945RBAP48 TRANSGENIC MICE FOR DRUG DISCOVERY IN AGE-RELATED MEMORY DECLINEJune 2014March 2016Allow2501NoNo
14295004METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING INDUCED AIRWAY TISSUE PROGENITOR CELLSJune 2014November 2017Allow4241YesNo
14359850GENETICALLY MODIFIED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS EXPRESSING sST2 FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIRWAY IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY AND LUNG DISEASEMay 2014January 2016Allow2010NoNo
14157915REASSORTANT INFLUENZA VIRUSES FOR VACCINESJanuary 2014June 2015Allow1610NoNo
13775314IMMORTALIZED AVIAN CELL LINES AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2013May 2014Allow1400NoNo
13394481CELLS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING THEMAugust 2012November 2014Abandon3211NoNo
13538995Method for Producing Dendritic CellsJune 2012August 2014Allow2621NoNo
13501998Induction of Germ Cells from Pluripotent CellsMay 2012November 2017Allow6021NoYes
13471501EXPRESSION VECTOR AND METHODS OF PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF PROTEINSMay 2012October 2015Allow4120NoNo
13434805TRANSGENIC MICE EXPRESSING HUMAN TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 8March 2012December 2014Allow3210NoNo
13393103METHOD OF SELECTING SAFE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLSMarch 2012June 2014Allow2810NoNo
13375099METHOD FOR SELECTING CLONE OF INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLSJanuary 2012December 2014Allow3720YesNo
13265626A METHOD OF MAKING MACROPHAGE EXPRESSING AN ANTIBODY DIRECTED AGAINST BETA-AMYLOIDJanuary 2012June 2013Allow2011NoNo
13331314Recombinant Influenza Viruses for Vaccines and Gene TherapyDecember 2011January 2015Allow3630NoYes
13324856A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGENSDecember 2011September 2015Allow4521NoYes
13206056AVIAN CELL LINESAugust 2011June 2024Abandon60100NoYes
13179281A NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT HAVING AN OVALBUMIN PROMOTERJuly 2011October 2012Allow1501NoNo
13106080A METHOD OF MAKING RECOMBINANT INFLUENZA VIRUSMay 2011July 2014Allow3811YesNo
13051508METHODS OF TREATING HYPERTENSIONMarch 2011April 2012Allow1320YesNo
13023757REDUCTION OF DERMAL SCARRINGFebruary 2011August 2012Allow1820NoNo
12986868SUSTAINED CULTURE OF AVIAN GONOCYTESJanuary 2011August 2014Allow4421NoYes
12679570KNOCKOUT MICE FOR A P450 GENE CLUSTERSeptember 2010April 2014Allow4931YesNo
12855383TRANSGENIC ANIMALS FOR ANALYZING CYP3A4 CYTOCHROME P450 GENE REGULATIONAugust 2010August 2013Allow3621YesNo
12823243ANIMAL MODEL FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND CYSTIC FIBROSISJune 2010September 2014Allow5121YesNo
12602723A KNOCKIN MOUSE WITH A DISRUPTION IN A PXR GENE EXPRESSING HUMAN PXRJune 2010July 2013Allow4422NoNo
12791577METHODS OF TREATMENT USING A VECTOR ENCODING P21/CIP1June 2010November 2013Allow4141YesNo
12777731IMMORTALIZED AVIAN CELL LINES AND USE THEREOFMay 2010January 2013Allow3211NoNo
12451019STEM CELL LINES FROM DEER ANTLERS, THEIR APPLICATION AND CULTURE METHODSFebruary 2010March 2012Allow2910NoNo
11922548EXPRESSION VECTOR AND METHODS OF PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF PROTEINSJanuary 2010July 2015Allow6041YesNo
12532548A METHOD OF DETERMINING CHICKEN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLSSeptember 2009February 2012Allow2921YesNo
12524268A MOUSE MODEL FOR EYE DISEASEJuly 2009June 2012Allow3521NoNo
12378304IN VIVO TRANSFECTION IN AVIANSFebruary 2009June 2010Allow1620YesNo
12353463MOUSE CARRYING A KNOCK-OUT MUTATION OF THE QPCT-GENEJanuary 2009June 2016Allow6041NoYes
12313064METHODS OF PROTEIN PRODUCTION USING OVOMUCOID PROMOTERSNovember 2008May 2010Allow1820YesNo
12298221A TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODEL OF B CELL MALIGNANCYNovember 2008November 2009Allow1300NoNo
12209321TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODELS OF AB OVEREXPRESSIONSeptember 2008June 2012Allow4522YesNo
12219298METHODS FOR MAKING DEFINITIVE ENDODERM HEPATOCYTE (DE-HEP) PROGENITOR CELLSJuly 2008September 2014Allow6051YesNo
12088640SASPASE KNOCKOUT ANIMALJune 2008July 2010Allow2710NoNo
12151841System for and method of introducing additives to biological materials using supercritical fluidsMay 2008September 2014Allow6041YesYes
11660878TRANSGENIC MOUSE MODELS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) AND IDENTIFICATION OF HVC THERAPEUTICSMay 2008May 2009Allow2600NoNo
12110972MDR1 VARIANTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USEApril 2008April 2010Allow2410YesNo
12098037PROPAGATION AND/OR DERIVATION OF EMBRYONIC STEM CELLSApril 2008May 2009Allow1310NoNo
12075992COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OPHTHALMIC DISORDERSMarch 2008January 2011Allow3411NoNo
12012387METHODS OF PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN CELL LINESFebruary 2008June 2008Allow400NoNo
12021078COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR AMELIORATING MYOSIN VIIA DEFECTSJanuary 2008March 2010Allow2520NoNo
12010426Method for Transforming a Hair FollicleJanuary 2008May 2014Allow6080YesYes
11996003TRANSGENIC NON-HUMAN ANIMAL MODEL OF LUNG TUMORIGENESISJanuary 2008May 2009Allow1610NoNo
11986671TRANSGENIC MOUSE WHOSE GENOME COMPRISES A HOMOZYGOUS DISRUPTION OF ITS ALPHA1G GENE, A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME AND USE THEREOFNovember 2007July 2009Allow2010NoNo
11975760DESMIN GENE HAVING NOVEL POINT MUTATION CAUSATIVE OF DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHYOctober 2007August 2010Allow3321YesNo
11902018HUMAN SALIVARY GLAND-ORIGIN STEM CELLSeptember 2007September 2009Allow2410NoNo
11841648NON-HUMAN ORGANISM COMPRISING A GENE EXPRESSION MODULATION SYSTEM ENCODING A CHIMERIC RETINOID X RECEPTORAugust 2007July 2013Allow6061YesYes
11842406MOUSE MODEL OF CHOLINERGIC DYSFUNCTION TO EVALUATE COGNITIVE ENHANCERS AND DRUGS THAT IMPROVE MYASTHENIAAugust 2007May 2015Allow6060YesYes
11841526PULLULANASE VARIANTS WITH INCREASED PRODUCTIVITYAugust 2007November 2010Allow3921YesYes
11841597METHOD OF MODULATING GENE EXPRESSION USING AN ECDYSONE RECEPTOR-BASED INDUCIBLE GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEMAugust 2007July 2011Allow4741NoNo
11832165ISOLATION, SELECTION AND PROPAGATION OF ANIMAL TRANSGENIC STEM CELLSAugust 2007August 2008Allow1310NoNo
11815014DIABETES MODEL ANIMALJuly 2007September 2009Allow2610NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
11
Examiner Affirmed
6
(54.5%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(45.5%)
Reversal Percentile
67.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 45.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
49
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(28.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
35
(71.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.9%
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, 28.6% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner WILSON, MICHAEL C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WILSON, MICHAEL C works in Art Unit 1638 and has examined 147 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WILSON, MICHAEL C's allowance rate of 84.4% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WILSON, MICHAEL C receive 2.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WILSON, MICHAEL C is 44 months. This places the examiner in the 15% 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 -5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILSON, MICHAEL C. This interview benefit is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 19.3% 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 42.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 53% 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 71.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 58% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 48.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 90.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% 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 18.4% of allowed cases (in the 98% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.
  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.