USPTO Examiner GOUGH TIFFANY MAUREEN - Art Unit 1651

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18657510IVALTINOSTAT COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING PANCREATIC CANCERMay 2024October 2025Allow1721NoNo
18513343HISTOLOGICAL SPECIMEN TREATMENTNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2630NoNo
18360627CRYOPRESERVING UNGULATE EMBRYOSJuly 2023June 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18220975METHODS OF RECOVERING OIL FROM MICROORGANISMSJuly 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18338963FOLLICULAR FLUID METHODJune 2023September 2025Abandon2730NoNo
18062612COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING YEAST CELLS AND POLYPHENOLS AND THEIR USEDecember 2022May 2025Abandon2921NoNo
17758694TURKEY COLLAGEN HYDROLYSATES AND METHODS OF MAKINGJuly 2022September 2025Allow3820NoNo
17785531Methods, Kits and Compositions for Diagnosing and Treating Renal DiseaseJune 2022October 2025Allow4011NoNo
17780436BDELLOVIBRIO TREATMENT FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISMay 2022April 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17740126TREATING MYELIN DISEASES WITH OPTIMIZED CELL PREPARATIONSMay 2022August 2024Allow2711YesNo
17769301PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSApril 2022December 2025Abandon4421NoNo
17719084BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAIL FOR CONTROL OF SALMONELLA AND ESCHERICHIA COLIApril 2022February 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17765552Improved Methods for Purification of SophorolipidsMarch 2022April 2025Allow3711NoNo
17763005Treatment of Mitochondrial Deficits and Age-Related Diseases Using Blood ProductsMarch 2022October 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17685189CRYOPRESERVING UNGULATE EMBRYOSMarch 2022August 2023Allow1711YesNo
17673083METHODS OF ENHANCING THE POTENCY OF INCRETIN-BASED DRUGS IN SUBJECTS IN NEED THEREOFFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3131NoNo
17646143COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER, NEUROLOGIC DISEASES, OR PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES COMPRISING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM MICROCOCCUS LUTEUSDecember 2021February 2024Allow2641YesNo
17616446METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A FERMENTATION PROCESSDecember 2021December 2025Abandon4830NoNo
17455328Novel Lactobacillus Having Various Functions, and Use ThereofNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110YesNo
17478520ADAMTS13-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS HAVING THROMBOLYTIC ACTIVITYSeptember 2021December 2023Abandon2711NoNo
17431997NOVEL USES OF BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF TREMORAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4051YesNo
17428788DEHYDRATED BIOFILM ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING DEHYDRATED BIOFILM ASSEMBLIESAugust 2021April 2024Abandon3211NoNo
17392895DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS FOR MAINTAINING AND/OR RESTORING HEALTHY SKIN MICROBIOTAAugust 2021August 2025Abandon4940YesNo
17358333USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSJune 2021December 2025Abandon5330NoYes
17348038MACROMOLECULAR CLUSTERS OF CARDIAC STEM CELLS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEMJune 2021December 2024Abandon4230NoNo
17303946COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING BACTERIA FOR IMPROVING BEHAVIOR IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSJune 2021June 2024Allow3630YesNo
17298307MICROORGANISM FOR PRODUCING BIORETINOL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING BIORETINOL USING THE SAMEMay 2021January 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17332268FOLLICULAR FLUIDMay 2021June 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17296423Use of Megamonas funiformis in preventing and/or treating metabolic diseasesMay 2021January 2025Allow4420NoNo
17240542SECRETAGOGUES DERIVED FROM OXALOBACTER FORMIGENESApril 2021June 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17288037METHOD OF EXTRACTING A PIGMENT FROM MICROALGAEApril 2021July 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17287944METHOD FOR ANALYZING SAMPLESApril 2021June 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17281849NOVEL USES OF BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN FOR TREATING LIPOEDEMAMarch 2021June 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17279056HYDROLYSED PHOSPHOLIPID COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEMarch 2021December 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17208107COMBINATION THERAPEUTICS USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS (TTFIELDS)March 2021July 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17276555CLEANING COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2021August 2024Abandon4111NoNo
17276212PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING OBESITY OR SARCOPENIA, CONTAINING IF1 AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTMarch 2021November 2024Allow4420YesNo
17199484DEIMMUNIZED LYSOSTAPHIN AND METHODS OF USEMarch 2021April 2024Allow3710YesNo
17181482USE OF CELLS DERIVED FROM FIRST TRIMESTER UMBILICAL CORD TISSUEFebruary 2021June 2024Allow4010YesNo
17170706Method for Engineering Three-Dimensional Synthetic Vascular Networks Through Mechanical Micromachining and Mutable Polymer MicromoldingFebruary 2021February 2025Abandon4831NoNo
17265238METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO INHIBITING CARDIOVASCULAR CALCIFICATION VIA ANNEXIN A1February 2021November 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17164080IN VITRO METHOD, USE OF AN AGENT AND COLLECTION DEVICE FOR THE INHIBITION OF COAGULATION IN BLOODFebruary 2021May 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17264923COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISRODERSFebruary 2021February 2025Allow4820NoNo
17258397SOLUBILIZATE WITH CURCUMIN AND AT LEAST THE CANNABINOID THC AS A FURTHER ACTIVE SUBSTANCEJanuary 2021September 2024Abandon4411NoNo
15734327BLEOMYCIN FOR MIMICKING THE EFFECT OF IONIZING RADIATIONS ON T CELLSDecember 2020April 2023Allow2820YesNo
16952635COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, RELIEVING OR TREATING CLIMACTERIC DISORDERS COMPRISING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA AND PREBIOTICSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3110YesNo
17056451ELECTROPHORETIC BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE STAINING METHOD AND STAINING APPARATUS USINGNovember 2020February 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17081844METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR TREATING PLANT BASED RAW MATERIAL WITH AN ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSISOctober 2020May 2024Allow4210YesNo
17047851COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE IMMOBILIZATION OF MYOSTATIN-INHIBITORS ON THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX BY TRANSGLUTAMINASEOctober 2020November 2025Allow6031NoNo
16980189HIGH DENSITY 3D HEPATOCYTE SPHEROID PLATFORM FOR DRUG ADME STUDIESSeptember 2020May 2025Abandon5630NoNo
16995405HUMAN MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL CELL SYSTEM FOR LIVER DISEASEAugust 2020October 2025Abandon6041NoNo
16991502CHROMOGENIC MEDIUM FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI AND METHOD THEREFORAugust 2020December 2022Allow2800YesNo
16989718METHODS OF RECOVERING OIL FROM MICROORGANISMSAugust 2020June 2023Allow3420YesNo
16935837PROBIOTIC THERAPIES FOR TREATING RETT SYNDROMEJuly 2020September 2023Allow3820YesNo
16915851METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING/COUNTING LEUKOCYTES, REAGENT KIT FOR CLASSIFYING LEUKOCYTES, AND REAGENT FOR CLASSIFYING LEUKOCYTESJune 2020April 2024Allow4631YesNo
16954659PROBIOTICS FOR COGNITIVE AND MENTAL HEALTHJune 2020March 2024Abandon4511NoNo
16852236METHODS FOR THE ISOLATION OF MICROBES WITH ENHANCED PERSISTANCE AND COMPOSITIONS WITH SUCH MICROBESApril 2020April 2023Allow3621YesNo
16832010INCORPORATION OF PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE IN A MEDIA COMPOSITIONMarch 2020October 2023Abandon4350NoNo
16648175Composition for Increasing Muscle MassMarch 2020March 2024Abandon4850YesNo
16816403CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ENZYMESMarch 2020December 2023Abandon4541NoYes
16644769METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER USING METHIONYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE, AND PANCREATIC CANCER DIAGNOSTIC KIT USING SAMEMarch 2020June 2024Abandon5121NoNo
16641622INACTIVATED BACILLUS COAGULANTS AND USES THEREOF FOR REDUCING STRESSFebruary 2020April 2025Abandon6040NoYes
16799369HISTOLOGICAL SPECIMEN TREATMENTFebruary 2020December 2023Allow4551YesNo
16637283A METHOD FOR REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED LANDSFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1450YesNo
16635012BIOMARKERS IN EX VIVO LUNG PERFUSION (EVLP) PERFUSATEJanuary 2020April 2025Abandon6051NoNo
16743304Methods for Localized Modification of Tissue ProductsJanuary 2020August 2022Abandon3110NoNo
16724333IN VITRO BILIARY EXCRETION ASSAYDecember 2019August 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16722541METHOD OF CELL CULTUREDecember 2019September 2025Allow6070NoNo
16723723USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSDecember 2019January 2021Abandon1300NoNo
16723720USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSDecember 2019January 2021Abandon1300NoNo
16709232USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSDecember 2019September 2020Abandon1010NoNo
16709238USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSDecember 2019August 2020Abandon810NoNo
16698116METHOD, COMPOSITION, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR PROVIDING ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSINNovember 2019November 2023Abandon4830NoNo
16690238MULTI-COMPONENT DETERGENTS OR CLEANSERS CONTAINING A QUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASENovember 2019January 2023Abandon3821NoNo
16496971URINE FLOW CYTOMETRY AS BIOMARKER OF RENAL DISEASESSeptember 2019February 2023Abandon4101NoNo
16496719A NOVEL PROBIOTIC LACTOBACILLUS CASEI STRAIN AND ITS USESSeptember 2019July 2023Allow4541YesNo
16530502CARBON MONOXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE BIOCONVERSION PROCESSAugust 2019July 2023Allow4821YesNo
16530481CARBON DIOXIDE BIOCONVERSION PROCESSAugust 2019June 2023Allow4621YesNo
16520366COMPOSITE PROBIOTICS AND USE THEREOFJuly 2019May 2022Allow3421YesNo
16478001METHODS FOR IMPROVING FERTILITY IN ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATIONJuly 2019June 2023Abandon4721NoNo
16456972IN-VITRO METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING DRUGS ACCORDING TO THEIR POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LIVER CELL INJURYJune 2019February 2023Abandon4411NoNo
16474803A BLOOD COAGULATION FACTOR REPLACEMENT PRODUCT FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OR PROPHYLAXIS OF BLEEDINGSJune 2019May 2023Allow4621YesNo
16465320METHODS OF ENHANCING THE POTENCY OF INCRETIN-BASED DRUGS IN SUBJECTS IN NEED THEREOFMay 2019November 2021Allow3021YesNo
16422311METHODS FOR TREATING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMSMay 2019August 2022Abandon3921YesNo
16421068PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF LIPASE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR OF PANCREATINMay 2019January 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16349033Competition Test of an Enzyme Substrate with Internal Compensation for Enzyme ActivityMay 2019September 2022Abandon4121NoNo
16348542THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CEREBRAL INFARCTIONMay 2019October 2022Abandon4121NoNo
16348252AUXOTROPHIC SELECTION SYSTEMMay 2019July 2023Abandon5131NoNo
16285088USE OF AKKERMANSIA FOR TREATING METABOLIC DISORDERSMay 2019January 2021Abandon2201NoNo
16403095USE OF PURIFIED 2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE, 3-FUCOSYLLACTOSE AND LACTODIFUCOTETRAOSE AS PREBIOTICSMay 2019May 2024Abandon6041NoNo
16393684FATTY LIVER AND LIVER FIBROSIS EVALUATION SYSTEM BASED ON IMPEDANCEApril 2019March 2023Abandon4711NoNo
16343696AGENT ACTING ON TRANSCELLULAR ION TRANSPORTER IN INTESTINAL TRACT, AGENT FOR ACTIVATING CHLORIDE CHANNEL, AGENT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING RENAL DISEASE, OR AGENT FOR PROMOTING DEFECATIONApril 2019April 2022Allow3630YesNo
16384703PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING DEOXYCHOLIC ACIDApril 2019September 2023Abandon5350NoNo
16379276METHODS OF REMOVING ALPHA-GALACTOSEApril 2019January 2022Abandon3420NoNo
16377041METHOD FOR PREPARING CORNEAL TISSUEApril 2019May 2022Abandon3730YesNo
16335852Process of Converting Carbon Dioxide Using Combination of Carbon Dioxide Mineralization Process and Metabolism of Sulfur-Oxidizing MicroorganismsMarch 2019August 2023Allow5341YesNo
16334623A DETERGENT PRODUCT FOR COSMETIC USEMarch 2019June 2021Allow2720YesNo
16329483METHOD FOR CULTURING PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROALGAEFebruary 2019June 2021Abandon2810YesNo
16270415SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEQUESTERING SUBSTANCES IN BULK LIQUIDSFebruary 2019November 2020Allow2100YesNo
16266653MICROORGANISMS INHIBITING THE FORMATION OF FOOT MALODORFebruary 2019December 2021Abandon3511NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
26
Examiner Affirmed
25
(96.2%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(3.8%)
Reversal Percentile
21.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 3.8% 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
95
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(4.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
91
(95.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.7%
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, 4.2% 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 GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN works in Art Unit 1651 and has examined 463 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 29.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 46 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN's allowance rate of 29.4% places them in the 4% 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 GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN receive 2.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 81% 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 GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN is 46 months. This places the examiner in the 10% 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 +50.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN. 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, 8.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 4% 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 23.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% 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 38.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 6% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 68.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.6% 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 74% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

Important Disclaimer

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