USPTO Examiner LANDSMAN ROBERT S - Art Unit 1647

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19231212MUSCLE TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYJune 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19211660COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF DELIVERING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECTMay 2025August 2025Allow301YesNo
19189163COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF DELIVERING AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECTApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19094954RNAi Agents for Inhibiting Expression of Microtubule Associated Protein Tau (MAPT), Compositions Thereof, and Methods of UseMarch 2025October 2025Allow611YesNo
19085184ANTI-HUMAN INTERLEUKIN 36 RECEPTOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT DISEASEMarch 2025October 2025Allow711YesNo
19065946MUSCLE TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO INDUCE EXON SKIPPING OF EXON 44 OF DYSTROPHIN IN A SUBJECTFebruary 2025May 2025Allow201YesNo
19066035Complexes Comprising An Anti-transferrin Receptor Antibody Linked to An Oligonucleotide And Method Of Delivering Oligonucleotide To A SubjectFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400YesNo
19058780ANTIBODIES THAT BIND THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF SARS-COV-2February 2025September 2025Allow601YesNo
19046824MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO INDUCE EXON SKIPPINGFebruary 2025May 2025Allow411YesNo
18940209METHOD OF USING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY TO DELIVER AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECT HAVING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYNovember 2024March 2025Allow511YesNo
18939894COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD OF DELIVERING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECTNovember 2024April 2025Allow511YesNo
18927497POLYPEPTIDE COMPRISING A SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODY VARIABLE REGION THAT BINDS DELTA-LIKE LIGAND 3 (DLL3) AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO MAKE A RADIONUCLIDE COMPLEXOctober 2024April 2025Allow511YesNo
18920375ANTI-CD19 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATESOctober 2024July 2025Allow911YesNo
18896799METHOD OF TREATING AN INTERLEUKIN-11-ASSOCIATED OR -MEDIATED FIBROTIC DISEASE OR CONDITION BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-11 RECEPTOR SUBUNIT ALPHA (IL-11RA) ANTIBODYSeptember 2024March 2025Allow611NoNo
18844737ANTIBODIES THAT INHIBIT ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ACTIVATION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CANCERSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1621YesNo
18844732METHOD OF TREATING CANCER BY ADMINISTERING AN INHIBITOR OF ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ACTIVITY COMPRISING EITHER ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR OR ERYTHROPOIETIN PROTEINSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1111YesNo
18806325BISPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS AND ENCODING POLYNUCLEOTIDES, VECTORS AND CELLS THEREOFAugust 2024July 2025Allow1111YesNo
18759724COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PLN-TARGETING ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY-POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CARDIOMYOPATHYJune 2024June 2025Allow1211YesNo
18753994METHOD OF MONITORING ANTI-TNF THERAPY IN A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BASED IN PART ON A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERJune 2024September 2025Allow1511YesNo
18656654COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDEMay 2024August 2024Allow411NoNo
18656672MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDEMay 2024August 2024Allow411YesNo
18651734MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TARGET DYSTROPHIN AND TO TREAT DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYMay 2024January 2025Allow911YesNo
18629444ANTIBODY-PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE CONJUGATE WHICH BINDS CLAUDIN-6 and CLAUDIN-9April 2024September 2024Allow611NoNo
18593157ANTI-HUMAN THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN (TSLP) MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF TO TREAT DISEASEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1511YesNo
18590853ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-11 RECEPTOR SUBUNIT ALPHA (IL-11RA) ANTIBODIESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow611YesNo
18443970MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SPECIFICALLY BINDING TO THIOREDOXIN 1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSISFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2011YesNo
18443945MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SPECIFICALLY BINDING TO THIOREDOXIN 1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSISFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2011YesNo
18442906ANTIBODIES AND ASSAYS FOR DETECTION OF FOLATE RECEPTOR 1February 2024March 2026Abandon2511NoNo
18437617CONNEXIN 43 (Cx43) HEMICHANNEL-BINDING ANTIBODIESFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1811NoNo
18431764NUCLEIC ACIDS, VECTORS, AND CELLS THAT ENCODE ANTIBODIES AND OTHER PROTEINS THAT BIND FOLATE RECEPTOR ALPHAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1211NoNo
18400943METHODS FOR MAKING RADIOLABELED ANTI-MET BINDING PROTEINSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2421YesNo
18542929POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING ANTI-GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR (GLP1R) ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIESDecember 2023June 2025Allow1711NoNo
18542451METHODS AND USES OF PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE INHIBITORY COMPOUNDSDecember 2023August 2025Abandon2001YesNo
18538748COMPOSITION COMPRISING ANTI-GLIADIN ANTIBODIES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO DETECT GLIADIN IN A SAMPLEDecember 2023August 2025Allow2111YesNo
18529915BISPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR THAT BINDS CD19 AND CD20, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CANCERDecember 2023November 2025Allow2311NoNo
18528957METHOD OF TREATING AN OCULAR CONDITION BY ADMINISTERING MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES THAT ACTIVATES TIE2 AND BINDS A RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE AGONISTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1701NoNo
18523048METHOD OF REDUCING SERUM AMYLOID A (SAA) PROTEIN LEVELS IN A PATIENT BY ADMINISTERING AN INTERLEUKIN-33 (IL-33) ANTIBODYNovember 2023December 2025Allow2511YesNo
18384230HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING SORTILINOctober 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18383121LYOPHILIZED POWDER CONFIGURED FOR RECONSTITUTION AS A LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION WITH REDUCED VISCOSITY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THEREOFOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810YesNo
18481578BINDING AGENTS THAT BIND OX40 (CD134) AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT DISEASEOctober 2023May 2025Allow2011YesNo
18475582ANTI-HLA-A2 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2811NoNo
18474096METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH NONFUCOSYLATED ANTI-CD70 ANTIBODIESSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18468580MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHODS OF DELIVERING OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECTSeptember 2023April 2024Allow711YesNo
18467851MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDESeptember 2023April 2024Allow711NoNo
18463037COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES TO HUMAN ADAMTS5 AND NERVE GROWTH FACTORSeptember 2023April 2024Allow721YesNo
18456323ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR HUMAN COMPLEMENT C5A RECEPTOR (C5AR)August 2023April 2024Allow711NoNo
18454391METHODS OF DIAGNOSING CERVICAL CANCER BASED ON ALTERED POLYPEPTIDE EXPRESSION AND TREATMENT THEREOFAugust 2023July 2025Allow2311NoNo
18450222METHODS OF TREATING A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH ANTI-TNF THERAPY BASED IN PART ON A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERAugust 2023April 2024Allow811YesNo
18365536METHODS FOR TREATING DIGITALLY-IDENTIFIED IL-4/IL-13 RELATED DISORDERSAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1621YesNo
18365505METHOD OF TREATING AN EYE-RELATED DISORDER BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA (ANTI-IL-4RA) ANTIBODYAugust 2023April 2024Allow821YesNo
18359437METHOD OF CHARACTERIZING A TUMOR BASED ON AN IMMUNE GENE EXPRESSION SIGNATURE IN REGULATORY T CELL (TREG)-ENRICHED TUMOR SAMPLESJuly 2023July 2025Allow2421NoNo
18347626NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING FCRN-BINDING ANTIBODIES, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO MAKE ANTIBODIESJuly 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18344311ANTIBODIES WITH IMPROVED STABILITY TO INTESTINAL DIGESTION, POLYNUCLEOTIDES THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT DISEASEJune 2023May 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18342572GLUCAGON RECEPTOR BINDING PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2023October 2025Abandon2811YesNo
18212542METHODS OF TREATING PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE OR CHRONIC GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF INTESTINAL BARRIER FUNCTIONJune 2023April 2025Allow2111NoNo
18337930METHODS FOR TREATING DIGITALLY-IDENTIFIED IL-4/IL-13 RELATED DISORDERS BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-IL4R-ALPHA ANTIBODYJune 2023August 2025Abandon2610YesNo
18337901MODULATION OF IFI16 AND STING ACTIVITYJune 2023May 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18335636ANTI-CD19 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATESJune 2023June 2024Allow1201YesNo
18334574ANTAGONISTIC ANTI-TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY POLYPEPTIDESJune 2023September 2025Abandon2711NoNo
18329069METHODS OF TREATING PNEUMONIA OR RESPIRATORY FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-LIGHT ANTIBODYJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18323543METHOD OF INCREASING PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN A CHINESE HAMSTER OVARY PERFUSION CELL CULTUREMay 2023April 2025Allow2311YesNo
18316210TREATMENT OF CANCER USING INHIBITORS OF TGF-BETA AND PD-1May 2023July 2025Abandon2610YesNo
18314117ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN FAMILY 2 MEMBER D (CLEC2D)May 2023July 2025Allow2611NoNo
18313858ANTI-CD96 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2023September 2025Abandon2811NoNo
18309450METHOD OF REDUCING OR TREATING FIBROSIS BY ADMINISTERING AN INTERLEUKIN-2/TGF-BETA RECEPTOR FUSION POLYPEPTIDEApril 2023February 2025Allow2111NoNo
18033600TYPE-II VNAR POLYPEPTIDES WHICH BIND HUMAN TFR-1, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOF AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFApril 2023August 2024Allow1611NoNo
18305235METHOD OF TREATING TYPE 1 INTERFERON (IFN)-MEDIATED DISEASE USING A SUBCUTANEOUS DOSING REGIMEN COMPRISING ANIFROLUMABApril 2023May 2024Allow1322NoNo
18304883METHOD OF ADMINISTERING LAPATINIB TO A CANINE TO TREAT BLADDER CANCER HARBORING A BRAF MUTATIONApril 2023April 2024Allow1111YesNo
18029540METHOD FOR TREATING AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-EPHRIN TYPE-A RECEPTOR 4 (EPHA4) ANTIBODYMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18184741MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEX COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDEMarch 2023July 2023Allow520NoNo
18184905METHODS OF PRODUCING MUSCLE-TARGETING COMPLEXES COMPRISING AN ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY LINKED TO AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDEMarch 2023August 2023Allow511NoNo
18182166NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING, ANTIBODIES THAT BIND HUMAN CHEMOKINE (C-C MOTIF) RECEPTOR 8 (CCR8)March 2023January 2025Allow2210YesNo
18181450ANTI-C-MET ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATESMarch 2023July 2024Abandon1600NoNo
18168519METHODS OF ENRICHING OR AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN A SAMPLE FROM A PATIENT WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2611YesNo
18164206ANTIBODIES AGAINST CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGENSFebruary 2023July 2023Allow611YesNo
18019001INTERFERON-GAMMA R2 (IFNGR2) BINDING MOLECULES COMPRISING SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODIES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT AUTOIMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASESJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1221YesNo
18162447BISPECIFIC CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS, ENCODING POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND USE OF RECEPTORS THEREOF TO TREAT CANCERJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1521NoNo
18158852RECOMBINANT VIRUS VECTOR (RVV) FOR INHIBITING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) ACTIVITY AND METHOD OF MAKING AN AGENT/TARGET CELL COMPLEX TO INCREASE CETUXIMAB-LIKE PROTEIN (CLP) PRODUCITONJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2731YesNo
18017593IL28RA BINDING MOLECULES COMPRISING A SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODYJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1721NoNo
18006169ANTIBODIES THAT BIND HUMAN AND MOUSE INSL5 AND ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOFJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3600NoNo
18005979MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST HENIPAVIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN G AND ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOFJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3410YesNo
18095753METHOD OF TREATING DISEASES OF THE KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT BY ADMINISTERING A PEPTIDE-LINKED THERAPEUTIC AGENTJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2201YesNo
18091361METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING SOLUBLE FORMS OF PSGL-1 AND FUSION MOLECULES THEREOFDecember 2022November 2024Allow2321YesNo
18146773METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH INTERFERON WHEREIN THE CANCER CELLS ARE HLA NEGATIVE OR HAVE REDUCED HLA EXPRESSIONDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3120NoNo
18065371METHODS OF TREATING CANCER BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE TARGETING HUMAN CLAUDIN 18.2December 2022February 2025Allow2611NoNo
18079307METHOD FOR PRODUCING BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES COMPRISING A Y436A FC-REGION MUTATION FOR IMPROVED PROTEIN A-BINDINGDecember 2022May 2025Allow2911NoNo
18062473HUMAN ANTIBODIES AGAINST TISSUE FACTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3211NoNo
18062265Compositions and Methods for Treating CancerDecember 2022February 2025Abandon2701NoNo
17926295ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND HUMAN ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR A (ETAR)November 2022December 2025Allow3710NoNo
17926018METHODS OF TREATING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN A SUBJECT INEFFECTIVELY TREATED WITH A JANUS KINASE INHIBITOR (JAKI) COMPRISING ADMINISTERING AN ANTIBODY AGAINST A HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTORNovember 2022December 2025Allow3710YesNo
18056029ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES COMPRISING FUSION PROTEINSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2811YesNo
18055340TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) SUPERFAMILY RECEPTOR IGM ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFNovember 2022February 2025Abandon2701NoNo
17974949ANTI-HLA-DQ2.5 ANTIBODY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CELIAC DISEASEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2811NoNo
18050234TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR (TFR)-SELECTIVE BINDING PEPTIDES CAPABLE OF CROSSING THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022January 2025Allow2711NoNo
18045592HUMAN ANTIBODIES TO THE HUMAN GLUCAGON RECEPTOR (HGCGR) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO LOWER BLOOD GLUCOSE OR KETONE LEVELSOctober 2022November 2024Allow2611YesNo
17938674ANTI-INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1 RECEPTOR (IGF-1R) ANTIBODIES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT THYROID-ASSOCIATED OPTHAMOLOGYOctober 2022February 2026Allow4011YesNo
17936483METHODS OF USING MUSCLE TARGETING COMPLEXES TO DELIVER AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECT HAVING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY OR A DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH MUSCLE WEAKNESSSeptember 2022February 2023Allow410YesNo
17934441METHOD OF ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF A TEST AGENT FOR MODULATING PROGRAMMED DEATH 1 (PD-1) SIGNALING BY USING ANTI-PHOSPHOTYROSINYLATED PD-1 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIESSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2811YesNo
17941741ANTI-HUMAN NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE (NAMPT) ANTIBODIESSeptember 2022August 2025Abandon3511NoNo
17930545METHOD OF DEPLETING TARGET ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY FROM A PATIENT BY ADMINISTERING A FUSION PROTEIN (SELDEG) FOR SELECTIVELY DEPLETING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIESSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3221NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LANDSMAN, ROBERT S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
34.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% 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
71
Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(29.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
50
(70.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.4%
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, 29.6% 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 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 LANDSMAN, ROBERT S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LANDSMAN, ROBERT S works in Art Unit 1647 and has examined 1,514 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LANDSMAN, ROBERT S's allowance rate of 69.2% places them in the 31% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LANDSMAN, ROBERT S receive 1.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 26% 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 LANDSMAN, ROBERT S is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LANDSMAN, ROBERT S. This interview benefit is in the 71% 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, 37.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% 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 76.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 95% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 81.1% 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, 54.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 11.0% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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 5.5% of allowed cases (in the 82% 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.
  • 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

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