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
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
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
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
18759724COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PLN-TARGETING ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY-POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CARDIOMYOPATHYJune 2024June 2025Allow1211YesNo
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 2025Allow1511NoNo
18590853ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-11 RECEPTOR SUBUNIT ALPHA (IL-11RA) ANTIBODIESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow611YesNo
18431764NUCLEIC ACIDS, VECTORS, AND CELLS THAT ENCODE ANTIBODIES AND OTHER PROTEINS THAT BIND FOLATE RECEPTOR ALPHAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1211NoNo
18542929POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING ANTI-GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR (GLP1R) ANTAGONIST ANTIBODIESDecember 2023June 2025Allow1711NoNo
18528957METHOD OF TREATING AN OCULAR CONDITION BY ADMINISTERING MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES THAT ACTIVATES TIE2 AND BINDS A RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE AGONISTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1701NoNo
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
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
18450222METHODS OF TREATING A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS WITH ANTI-TNF THERAPY BASED IN PART ON A TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERAugust 2023April 2024Allow811YesNo
18365505METHOD OF TREATING AN EYE-RELATED DISORDER BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR ALPHA (ANTI-IL-4RA) ANTIBODYAugust 2023April 2024Allow821YesNo
18365536METHODS FOR TREATING DIGITALLY-IDENTIFIED IL-4/IL-13 RELATED DISORDERSAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1621YesNo
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
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
18337901MODULATION OF IFI16 AND STING ACTIVITYJune 2023May 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18335636ANTI-CD19 ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATESJune 2023June 2024Allow1201YesNo
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
18314117ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO C-TYPE LECTIN DOMAIN FAMILY 2 MEMBER D (CLEC2D)May 2023July 2025Allow2611NoNo
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
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
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
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
18062265Compositions and Methods for Treating CancerDecember 2022February 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18056029ENGINEERED EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES COMPRISING FUSION PROTEINSNovember 2022March 2025Allow2811YesNo
18055340TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) SUPERFAMILY RECEPTOR IGM ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFNovember 2022February 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18050234TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR (TFR)-SELECTIVE BINDING PEPTIDES CAPABLE OF CROSSING THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022January 2025Allow2711NoNo
17974949ANTI-HLA-DQ2.5 ANTIBODY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT CELIAC DISEASEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2811NoNo
18045592HUMAN ANTIBODIES TO THE HUMAN GLUCAGON RECEPTOR (HGCGR) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO LOWER BLOOD GLUCOSE OR KETONE LEVELSOctober 2022November 2024Allow2611YesNo
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
17930545METHOD OF DEPLETING TARGET ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODY FROM A PATIENT BY ADMINISTERING A FUSION PROTEIN (SELDEG) FOR SELECTIVELY DEPLETING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIESSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3221NoNo
17823854OLIGOMERIC COMPOUNDS FOR REDUCING DMPK EXPRESSIONAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110YesNo
17822757ARRAY-BASED PEPTIDE LIBRARIES FOR THERAPEUTIC ANTIBODY CHARACTERIZATIONAugust 2022June 2024Abandon2222YesNo
17821199STABLE ANTIBODY VARIABLE DOMAIN FRAMEWORK COMBINATIONSAugust 2022November 2024Abandon2701NoNo
17874239POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND THE EC3 DOMAIN OF CADHERIN-6 (CDH6) AND POSSESS INTERNALIZATION ABILITYJuly 2022October 2024Allow2711NoNo
17815110CHIMERIC TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN COMPRISING ANTIBODY DIMERIZATION DOMAINS AND A TYPE I CYTOKINE RECEPTOR ENDODOMAIN, ENCODING NUCLEIC ACIDS THEREOF AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2022October 2024Allow2721YesNo
17864000METHODS FOR REDUCING EOSINOPHILIC INFILTRATION BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR (IL4R) ANTIBODYJuly 2022December 2024Allow3011NoNo
17855510NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING AND METHODS OF PRODUCING PROTEINS COMPRISING ANTIBODY CHAINSJune 2022September 2024Allow2611NoNo
17846738METHODS OF DELIVERING AN OLIGONUCLEOTIDE TO A SUBJECT HAVING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYJune 2022September 2022Allow310YesNo
17842293METHODS OF ASSIGNING A COVID PATHOLOGICAL TYPE BASED ON A CYTOKINE/CHEMOKINE PANELJune 2022November 2024Allow2911YesNo
17804396A METHOD OF TREATING AN OCULAR CONDITION BY ADMINISTERING A HUMANIZED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES THAT TARGET VE-PTP (HPTP-Beta)May 2022July 2024Allow2621NoNo
17752710A VHH IMMUNOGLOBULIN CHAIN VARIABLE DOMAIN THAT BINDS TO IL-7R AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TREATING AUTOIMMUNE AND/OR INFLAMMATORY DISEASESMay 2022February 2023Allow910YesNo
17740849METHOD OF PROMOTING A T-CELL RESPONSE OR TREATING CANCER BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTAGONIST TO HUMAN C-TYPE LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR-1 (CLEC-1)May 2022May 2024Allow2421YesNo
17661450ANTI-C-MET ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATESApril 2022January 2023Allow911YesNo
17772350ANTI-INTERLEUKIN-4 RECEPTOR (IL-4R) SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODY, ENCODING POLYNUCLEOTIDE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE ANTIBODY FOR IL-4R DETECTION AND DISEASE TREATMENTApril 2022February 2024Allow2211NoNo
17720956METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE BASED ON SOLUBLE TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR II (sTNFRII) LEVELS IN A PATIENT SAMPLE AND TREATING THEREAFTERApril 2022February 2025Allow3421NoNo
17714032METHODS OF TREATING A TUMOR BY ADMINISTERING A CLAUDIN-6 (CLDN6) OR CLDN9 ANTIBODY-PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE CONJUGATEApril 2022April 2024Allow2511YesNo
17709712METHODS OF TREATING CANCERMarch 2022April 2024Abandon2401NoNo
17706839Single Domain Antibodies to Programmed Cell Death (PD-1)March 2022February 2025Abandon3511NoNo
17698823POLYPEPTIDES COMPRISING IMMUNOGLOBULIN CHAIN VARIABLE DOMAINS WHICH BIND TO INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTOR (IL-6R) AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF TO TREAT AUTOIMMUNE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASESMarch 2022April 2024Allow2511NoNo
17695081PSGL-1 Antagonists and Uses ThereofMarch 2022February 2024Abandon2301NoNo
17673691A METHOD OF TREATING OR AMELIORATING A PATHOGENIC INFECTION BY ADMINISTERING AN INTERLEUKIN-2/TGF-BETA RECEPTOR FUSION POLYPEPTIDEFebruary 2022January 2023Allow1111YesNo
17671707METHODS OF INTRAVENOUISLY DELIVERING ANTI-TRANSFERRIN ANTIBODY/OLIGONUCLEOTIDE COMPLEXES TO SUBJECTS HAVING MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYFebruary 2022June 2022Allow410YesNo
17670398METHODS OF TREATING HLA-E-EXPRESSING CANCERS BY ADMINISTERING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELL INHIBITORY RECEPTOR GROUP 2A (NKG2A)February 2022May 2024Allow2721NoNo
17668825METHOD OF TREATING SKIN TISSUE DAMAGE BY TOPICALLY ADMINISTERING A BI-SPECIFIC PROTEIN COMPRISING A HUMAN INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR VARIANT AND A HUMAN ANNEXIN A5 VARIANTFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2821YesNo
17668807NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND NATURAL KILLER CELL INHIBITORY RECEPTOR GROUP 2A PROTEIN (NKG2A)February 2022January 2024Allow2311YesNo
17632327METHOD OF TREATING TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA IN A CANINE BY ADMINISTERING LAPATINIB, WHEREIN THE CARCINOMA HARBORS A BRAF MUTATIONFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3111NoNo
17580970ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES COMPRISING A TNF FAMILY LIGAND TRIMERJanuary 2022August 2024Abandon3111NoNo
17580980METHODS OF TREATING CANCER BY ADMINISTERING TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) FAMILY LIGAND TRIMER-CONTAINING ANTIGEN-BINDING MOLECULESJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2811NoNo
17563149BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES WHICH BIND BLOOD COAGULATION FACTOR VIII AND HAVE ENHANCED ACTIVITY, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TREATING BLEEDING AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3221YesNo
17559022METHODS OF TREATING AN INFLAMMATORY DISORDER BY ADMINISTERING AN ANTIBODY WHICH BINDS TO A CONNEXIN CX43 HEMICHANNELDecember 2021July 2024Allow3111NoNo
17556714PEPTIDE-LINKED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMDecember 2021September 2022Allow911YesNo
17620030POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING, AND METHOD OF MAKING, A POLYPEPTIDE COMPRISING A VHH WHICH BINDS INTERLEUKIN- RECEPTOR (IL-7R)December 2021October 2024Allow3401YesNo
17550787METHOD OF TREATING AGING-ASSOCIATED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT BY REDUCING CCR3December 2021October 2023Allow2211NoNo
17543697ANTIBODY-PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE CONJUGATE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF FOR TREATING A TUMORDecember 2021August 2022Allow811NoNo
17542698METHODS FOR INDUCIBLE EXPRESSIONDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3731NoNo
17535100METHOD FOR TREATING MYELOFIBROSIS BY ADMINISTERING A TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA TYPE II RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTNovember 2021February 2024Allow2620YesNo
17532193METHOD OF USING AN ANTI-EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) ACTIVATABLE ANTIBODY TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A CLEAVING AGENT AND EGFRNovember 2021July 2024Allow3111YesNo
17530209ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES TARGETING HUMAN CLAUDIN 18.2November 2021September 2022Allow1011NoNo
17529794PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS COMRPISING ANTI-RANKL ANTIBODIES AND AN AROMATIC AMINO ACID COMPRISING A PHENYL OR AN INDOLENovember 2021October 2023Allow2310NoNo

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
34.0%
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
70
Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(30.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
49
(70.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
42.3%
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, 30.0% 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 1,550 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 70.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LANDSMAN, ROBERT S's allowance rate of 70.2% places them in the 25% 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 LANDSMAN, ROBERT S receive 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 35% 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 25 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +24.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LANDSMAN, ROBERT S. This interview benefit is in the 75% 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, 37.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 77.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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 70% 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, 50.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 62% 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 10.0% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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 6.4% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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

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.

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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.