USPTO Examiner SALVOZA M FRANCO G - Art Unit 1648

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18444663Composition for Treating or Preventing Insulin ResistanceFebruary 2024September 2024Allow701YesNo
18365869ANTIBODIES THAT TARGET HIV GP120 AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2023March 2024Allow711YesNo
18323135CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMay 2023June 2024Allow1312YesNo
18308590METHODS OF PREDICTING ANCESTRAL VIRUS SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOFApril 2023June 2024Allow1401NoNo
18300124COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA TREATMENTApril 2023September 2024Abandon1801NoNo
18103343ENGINEERED INFLUENZA POLYNUCLEOTIDES, VIRUSES, VACCINES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1711NoNo
18151803CLOSED-ENDED, LINEAR, DUPLEX ADENOASSOCIATED VIRUS DNA, AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2023July 2024Abandon1801NoNo
18079336VIRAL VECTOR STABILIZATIONDecember 2022September 2024Abandon2111NoNo
18046267FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING MODIFIED ALPHA VIRUS SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS AND TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN AND METHODS THEREOFOctober 2022June 2024Allow2011NoNo
17877933MICROPOROUS ANNEALED PARTICLE GEL SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2023Allow1221YesNo
17814674ENGINEERED CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC DIAGNOSTICSJuly 2022February 2024Abandon1921NoNo
17810729HIGH-TRANSDUCTION-EFFICIENCY RAAV VECTORS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2022April 2024Allow2111NoNo
17806236METHODS OF REACTIVATING LATENT HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONSJune 2022September 2024Abandon2811NoNo
17745261PROPHYLACTIC PROTECTION AGAINST VIRAL INFECTIONSMay 2022April 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17662770EXOSOME-MEDIATED DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS VIRUS INFECTIONS AND DISEASESMay 2022June 2024Abandon2502NoNo
17724958VIRUS FILTRATIONApril 2022January 2024Allow2131YesNo
17721554Therapeutic Vaccine for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) using the HBV Core AntigenApril 2022September 2023Allow1701NoNo
17708763BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTI-HIV-1 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2022October 2023Allow1811NoNo
17694115MODIFIED VACCINIA VECTORSMarch 2022May 2024Abandon2611NoNo
17672045SYNTHETIC PLASMID DNA VACCINE EXPRESSING A CODON-OPTIMIZED SARS-COV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN AND METHODS FOR ITS USEFebruary 2022July 2023Abandon1612NoNo
17573616CHIMERIC MOLECULES AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3021NoNo
17572182CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSJanuary 2022August 2023Allow2011YesNo
17569253ANTI-INFLUENZA B VIRUS NEURAMINIDASE ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2611NoNo
17503972ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED GENE THERAPYOctober 2021March 2024Allow2911NoNo
17499555METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYOctober 2021April 2022Allow610NoNo
17499531METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYOctober 2021September 2022Allow1210NoNo
17481576AAV-BASED CONDITIONAL EXPRESSION SYSTEMSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2401NoNo
17471904CpG-ADJUVANTED SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS VACCINESeptember 2021February 2023Allow1731YesNo
17466577RETROVIRAL VECTOR FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND EXPRESSION OF REPLICON RNA EXPRESSING HETEROLOGOUS NUCLEIC ACIDSSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17466605RETROVIRAL VECTOR FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND EXPRESSION OF REPLICON RNA EXPRESSING HETEROLOGOUS NUCLEIC ACIDSSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17398354MODULATORS OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIVAugust 2021October 2023Abandon2601NoNo
17378587PREFUSION PIV F IMMUNOGENS AND THEIR USEJuly 2021August 2023Allow2501NoNo
17359324AAVRH.10 VARIANTS WITH HOST ANTIBODY ESCAPE CAPABILITIES AND ALTERED TISSUE TARGETING PROPERTIESJune 2021February 2024Allow3211YesNo
17298070RECOMBINANT PORCINE PARVOVIRUS ANTIGENIC PROTEIN AND USE THEREOFMay 2021June 2024Allow3701NoNo
17319564METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYMay 2021September 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17244106MUTANT OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) CAPSID PROTEINApril 2021January 2024Abandon3211NoNo
17233621METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AEROSOLSApril 2021May 2024Allow3721NoNo
17285786FUSION PROTEINApril 2021May 2024Abandon3711NoNo
17229098ADENOVECTORS FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC GENETIC MATERIAL INTO T CELLSApril 2021July 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17222807PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTApril 2021June 2024Allow3911NoNo
17301502ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS ENCODING A B7 PROTEINApril 2021August 2023Abandon2801NoNo
17216819NON-PSYCHOACTIVE CANNABINOIDS AS ADJUVANTS TO ENHANCE MUCOSAL IMMUNITYMarch 2021July 2023Abandon2701NoNo
17212327ATTENUATED POXVIRUS VECTOR BASED VACCINE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19March 2021July 2023Abandon2711NoNo
17211632Rabies Composition Comprising Pika AdjuvantMarch 2021May 2024Allow3821NoNo
17209336VARIANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUSES AND METHODS OF USINGMarch 2021November 2023Allow3121YesNo
17205990CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSMarch 2021August 2021Allow521NoNo
17203978METHOD FOR TREATING SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM FLAVIVIRUS INFECTIONMarch 2021April 2023Allow2520YesNo
17194834PREFUSION CORONAVIRUS SPIKE PROTEINS AND THEIR USEMarch 2021December 2023Allow3321NoNo
17185458VACCINES AGAINST CORONAVIRUS AND METHODS OF USEFebruary 2021July 2022Allow1711NoNo
17174587RECOMBINANT AAV1, AAV5, AND AAV6 CAPSID MUTANTS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2021May 2023Abandon2711NoNo
17174244IMMUNOASSAY METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING INFECTION INVOLVING USE OF TEST ANTIGENS AS CROSS-REACTIVE CONTROL ANTIGENSFebruary 2021October 2023Allow3221NoNo
17170367CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1911NoNo
17130814GENOMIC DELETION IN AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VACCINE ALLOWING EFFICIENT GROWTH IN STABLE CELL LINESDecember 2020June 2023Allow3011NoNo
17251965COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR STABILISING VACCINES IN A SOLID DOSAGE FORMATDecember 2020June 2022Abandon1801NoNo
15734263RUBELLA VIRUS SPIKE CONSTRUCTDecember 2020June 2023Allow3111NoNo
17107067CONFORMATIONALLY-SPECIFIC VIRAL IMMUNOGENSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3011NoNo
17104125ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POLYPEPTIDESNovember 2020November 2022Allow2322YesNo
16953639ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POLYPEPTIDESNovember 2020November 2022Allow2421NoNo
17057235RECOMBINANT MEASLES VIRUS EXPRESSING PROTEINS OF A PLASMODIUM PARASITE AND THEIR APPLICATIONSNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4501NoNo
17097111Methods for Adeno-Associated Viral Vector ProductionNovember 2020March 2023Abandon2811NoNo
17096579COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO TREAT AIDSNovember 2020February 2023Allow2711NoNo
17082994ANTI COVID-19 THERAPIES USING CD40 LIGAND FUSION PROTEINOctober 2020September 2022Abandon2311NoNo
17049741STEM CELLS COMPRISING SYNTHETIC CHIMERIC VACCINIA VIRUS AND METHODS OF USING THEMOctober 2020February 2024Abandon4021NoNo
17069680COMPOSITIONS AGAINST CAT ALLERGYOctober 2020October 2022Allow2411NoNo
17067709VACCINATION IN NEWBORNS AND INFANTSOctober 2020July 2024Abandon4551NoYes
17067515COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR TREATING COMPLEMENT RELATED DISORDERSOctober 2020December 2022Allow2711NoNo
17045838METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE 2 PROTEINOctober 2020March 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17064215PROPHYLACTIC PROTECTION AGAINST VIRAL INFECTIONS, PARTICULARLY HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV)October 2020October 2023Abandon3631NoNo
16948930DENDRITIC HUMAN UNIVERSAL NON-ANTIGEN EDUCAP VACCINEOctober 2020September 2022Abandon2331NoNo
17020490COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA TREATMENTSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2811YesNo
16978657AAV CHIMERASSeptember 2020October 2022Allow2521YesNo
17013024PERSISTENT TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2020February 2022Allow1721YesNo
17009929MODIFIED ADENOVIRUSES FOR CANCER VACCINES DEVELOPMENTSeptember 2020December 2022Allow2811NoNo
16997001CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSAugust 2020December 2020Allow411NoNo
16994882Methods Of Treating Inflammation Associated Airway Diseases And Viral InfectionsAugust 2020May 2024Allow4541YesNo
16989857METHODS OF PACKAGING MULTIPLE ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORSAugust 2020August 2022Allow2421YesNo
16989517CORONAVIRUS-TARGETING UNIVERSAL DC CELL VACCINE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFAugust 2020March 2023Allow3121NoNo
16967451A PROCESS FOR ENTEROVIRUS PURIFICATION AND INACTIVATION AND VACCINE COMPOSITIONS OBTAINED THEREOFAugust 2020October 2023Allow3931NoNo
16985736IMMUNE COMPOSITION COMPRISING RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) G POLYPEPTIDEAugust 2020January 2023Allow3021YesNo
16964325RAPID VERIFICATION OF VIRUS PARTICLE PRODUCTION FOR A PERSONALIZED VACCINEJuly 2020October 2022Allow2621YesNo
16964007SELF-ANTIGEN SPECIFIC T-CELLS AS VACCINES FOR AUGMENTING ENGRAFTMENT AND STABILITY OF AUTOLOGOUS TRANSFERJuly 2020February 2023Allow3111YesNo
16931600Viral Vector StabilizationJuly 2020September 2022Allow2611YesNo
16931615Viral Vector StabilizationJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16961857Compositions and Methods for Treating Retinal DisordersJuly 2020January 2023Allow3011NoNo
16959622MODIFIED VACCINIA VECTORSJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2201NoNo
16917131RECOMBINANT VERSICAN ISOFORMS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJune 2020July 2023Allow3611YesNo
16910845VACCINATION IN NEWBORNS AND INFANTSJune 2020December 2022Allow3011NoNo
16906849METHODS OF PREDICTING ANCESTRAL VIRUS SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOFJune 2020June 2022Allow2411NoNo
16955950NS2B AS MARKER FOR ZIKA VIRUS INFECTIONSJune 2020December 2022Abandon3011NoNo
16954592LASSA VACCINEJune 2020December 2023Allow4241NoNo
16899763STIMULATION OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE BY ENANTIOMERS OF CATIONIC LIPIDSJune 2020August 2023Allow3831NoNo
15931180METHODS OF REDOSING GENE THERAPY VECTORSMay 2020June 2023Allow3811NoNo
16870816NOVEL AAV'S AND USES THEREOFMay 2020July 2023Allow3841NoNo
16760269ADENOVIRUS AND USES THEREOFApril 2020August 2023Allow4011NoNo
16862326GENE THERAPY STRATEGY TO RESTORE CARDIAC ELECTRICAL AND STRUCTURAL FUNCTION IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHYApril 2020December 2023Allow4411NoNo
16759868RABIES VIRUS VACCINEApril 2020January 2024Allow4551NoNo
16758019ONCOLYTIC VIRUS (ONCOLYTIC IMMUNOTHERAPY) CAPABLE OF EFFECTIVELY TREATING EVEN METASTATIC CANCER WHILE ENSURING SAFETY, WITH EXPRESSION CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDING OPTIMAL EXPRESSION LEVEL OF MOUNTED IMMUNOGENIC GENEApril 2020October 2023Allow4521YesNo
16756377SIMIAN ADENOVIRAL VECTORS WITH TWO EXPRESSION CASSETTESApril 2020November 2023Abandon4341YesNo
16756380ADENOVIRAL VECTORS WITH TWO EXPRESSION CASSETTES ENCODING RSV ANTIGENIC PROTEINS OR FRAGMENTS THEREOFApril 2020August 2023Allow4021NoNo
16755283LIFE-CYCLE-DEFECTIVE ADENOVIRUS HELPER VIRUSES, THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE FOR PRODUCING RAAVApril 2020June 2024Allow5021YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
5
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
0.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
30
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(16.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(83.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.1%
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, 16.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 SALVOZA, M FRANCO G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G works in Art Unit 1648 and has examined 541 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 61.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G's allowance rate of 61.0% places them in the 21% 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 SALVOZA, M FRANCO G receive 2.17 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +38.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G. 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, 22.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 93.3% 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, 75.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 66% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 8.5% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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.

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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