USPTO Examiner HOLLAND PAUL J - Art Unit 1656

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18775468PHENYL ALCOHOLS FROM GAS FERMENTATIONJuly 2024December 2025Abandon1730NoNo
18747818Peptides for Characterization of Botulinum NeurotoxinsJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18741089DESTABILISING DOMAINS FOR CONDITIONALLY STABILISING A PROTEINJune 2024September 2025Allow1510YesNo
18672557COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING VARIANT MICROBIAL PROTEASESMay 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18604927METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENOME EDITINGMarch 2024December 2025Abandon2111NoNo
18603491ENGINEERED ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROBIOCATALYSIS AND PROCESS TO CONSTRUCT THE SAMEMarch 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18598993METHODS FOR RAPID SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF DNA TOPOLOGICAL FORMSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18589147METHODS FOR INCREASING MANNOSE CONTENT OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINSFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1820NoNo
18432802VARIANT LOVD POLYPEPTIDES AND THEIR USESFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1411NoNo
18419368HARVEST OPERATIONS FOR RECOMBINANT PROTEINSJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1301NoNo
18404227TOBACCO-DERIVED PROTEIN COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2531YesNo
18404392DESIGN OF PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION SITES BY RAPID EXPRESSION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF N-GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASESJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18394404METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF ARYLSULFATASE ADecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18392928COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED MRNA TRANSLATION AND STABILITYDecember 2023June 2025Allow1721YesNo
18520960PICHIA PASTORIS STRAINS FOR PRODUCING PREDOMINANTLY HOMOGENEOUS GLYCAN STRUCTURENovember 2023March 2025Allow1510YesNo
18515733CYSTEINE POLYSULFIDATION AND MITOCHONDRIAL BIOENERGETICS REGULATED BY CYSTEINYL-tRNA SYNTHETASENovember 2023December 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18514046SAFE AND EFFECTIVE BETA-LACTAMASE DOSING FOR MICROBIOME PROTECTIONNovember 2023January 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18511046METHOD FOR PRODUCING BACTERIALLY SYNTHESIZED CELLULOSE NON-WOVENNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18558849Optimization of a Thermophilic PHB Depolymerase for Industrial ApplicationsNovember 2023June 2025Allow2021YesNo
18496409EXTENDED METABOLISM METHODS FOR INCREASING AND EXTRACTING METABOLITES FROM ALGAE AND MICROORGANISMSOctober 2023May 2024Allow721YesNo
18286984PROMOTERS FOR VIRAL-BASED GENE THERAPYOctober 2023March 2026Allow2900YesNo
18376684PURIFICATION OF PROTEINS WITH CATIONIC SURFACTANTOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2831NoNo
18463979CODON OPTIMIZED GLA GENES AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2430YesNo
18448864COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLSAugust 2023February 2026Allow3030NoNo
18344690ENGINEERED BIOCATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING CHIRAL AMINESJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18336636LUCIFERASE ENZYMES FOR USE WITH THERMOSTABLE LUCIFERINS IN BIOLUMINESCENT ASSAYSJune 2023October 2025Allow2830YesNo
18329541REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION THROUGH CTCF LOOP ANCHORSJune 2023October 2024Allow1620YesNo
18320575COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITISMay 2023December 2025Allow3100YesNo
18311555METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CELL-FREE BIODISCOVERY OF NATURAL PRODUCTSMay 2023February 2026Abandon3420NoYes
18311000METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR GENOME EDITING IN NON-DIVIDING CELLSMay 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18137604Cells for Characterization of Botulinum NeurotoxinsApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18302387CLASS II, TYPE V CRISPR SYSTEMSApril 2023June 2024Allow1400YesNo
18134291METHODS FOR INCREASING MANNOSE CONTENT OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINSApril 2023February 2024Allow1020YesNo
18296687HUMAN KYNURENINASE ENZYMES AND USES THEREOFApril 2023July 2024Allow1511NoNo
18179876Novel In Vitro and In Vivo Enrichment Strategy Targeting Lymphocytes Derived from Vector Transduced HSCS for Therapy of DisordersMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18179311METHYLATION-MEDIATED ADAPTER REMOVAL ON NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCESMarch 2023January 2026Allow3510YesNo
18174569ADENOSINE NUCLEOBASE EDITORS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1100YesNo
18165809METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THERAPEUTIC GAMMA PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID-BASED MOLECULESFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3100YesNo
18165023ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAMEFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2120YesNo
18007178Cells Having Gene Duplications and Uses ThereofJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710YesNo
18098615METHODS FOR RAPID SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF DNA TOPOLOGICAL FORMSJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1120YesNo
18153851Promoter of Hspa5 GeneJanuary 2023May 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18010762JELLYFISH COLLAGEN USEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410YesNo
18008758ASSESSING AND TREATING BIOLOGICAL AGINGDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
18074660Conjugate Vaccines Containing Hydrazine-PEG-Hydrazine LinkersDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3801NoNo
180568532-O-Sulfation Enzyme Mutant and 3-O-Sulfation Enzyme Mutant, and Method for Using SameNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010YesNo
18055274INCORPORATION OF UNNATURAL AMINO ACIDS INTO PROTEINS USING BASE EDITINGNovember 2022April 2024Allow1810NoNo
17982673PLANT-DERIVED PROTEIN PURIFICATIONNovember 2022January 2025Abandon2630NoNo
18045650CODON OPTIMIZED GLA GENES AND USES THEREOFOctober 2022September 2023Allow1120NoNo
17942543TREATMENT FOR UPGRADING HEAVY CRUDE OILSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4210NoNo
17817223GENOME EDITING USING CRISPR IN CORYNEBACTERIUMAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17875551TREATING ACUTE LIVER DISEASE WITH TLR-MIK INIHIBITORSJuly 2022December 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17815128COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HEMOGLOBINOPATHIESJuly 2022March 2024Allow1921YesNo
17814679Detergent Compositions and Uses of the SameJuly 2022March 2024Abandon2010NoNo
17867602METHODS FOR INCREASING MANNOSE CONTENT OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINSJuly 2022January 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17864255HARVEST OPERATIONS FOR RECOMBINANT PROTEINSJuly 2022April 2024Abandon2101NoNo
17812359TREATING & PREVENTING E COLI INFECTIONSJuly 2022December 2023Allow1721YesNo
17791846TARGETED AND LOCALIZED IN VIVO DELIVERY OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDESJuly 2022November 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17810396METHODS FOR PURIFICATION OF ARYLSULFATASE AJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17790484METHOD FOR TREATING USHER SYNDROME AND COMPOSITION THEREOFJune 2022October 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17790487LEAPER TECHNOLOGY BASED METHOD FOR TREATING MPS IH AND COMPOSITIONJune 2022November 2025Abandon4001NoNo
17787343USE OF BIOMAGNETISM FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTIONJune 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17807544PLANT LECTINS AS CARRIERS OF ASSOCIATED DRUG SUBSTANCES INTO ANIMAL AND HUMAN CELLSJune 2022January 2025Allow3121YesNo
17785864GENETICALLY MODIFIED MICRORGANISMS THAT CARRY OUT THE HETEROLOGOUS PRODUCTION OF MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THE SURFACTANT PROTEIN LV-RANASPUMIN-1(LV-RSN-1), THE MODIFIED VERSIONS OF SAID SURFACTANT PROTEIN, THE SYNTHETIC GENES ENCODING SAID SURFACTANT PROTEIN, THE EXPRESSION CASSETTES CONTAINING SAID SYNTHETIC GENES, AND THE EXPRESSION VECTORS CONTAINING SAID SYNTHETIC GENESJune 2022December 2025Allow4210YesNo
17834026CELL CULTURE MEDIA CONTAINING COMBINATIONS OF PROTEINSJune 2022September 2022Allow401YesNo
17782505REGULATABLE EXPRESSION SYSTEMSJune 2022November 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17829316NUCLEIC ACID-GUIDED NUCLEASESMay 2022July 2024Allow2520YesNo
17778656INSULINOTROPIC AND GLUCAGONOTROPIC EFFECTS OF BETA-LACTOGLOBULINMay 2022October 2025Allow4110YesNo
17778783ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTOR VARIANTSMay 2022February 2026Allow4520YesNo
17734809NANOPARTICLE BIOHYBRID COMPLEXESMay 2022July 2025Abandon3830NoNo
17731201VGLL4 WITH UCP-1 CIS-REGULATORY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFApril 2022April 2025Allow3500NoNo
17728978COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING WATER-IMMISCIBLE COMPOUNDS FROM MICROBIAL BIOMASSApril 2022February 2024Allow2110NoNo
17727588CHLOROPHYTE ALGAE HAVING IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITYApril 2022January 2026Allow4411YesNo
17719742Compositions and Methods for Cell-Based AssaysApril 2022June 2025Allow3820NoNo
17720186COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HEMOGLOBINOPATHIESApril 2022April 2023Allow1200YesNo
17717313METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO RECOMBINANT NEIL2April 2022August 2023Allow1610YesNo
17717601Glycosyl HydrolasesApril 2022September 2025Allow4111NoNo
17715602ENRICHMENT OF AMINO ACIDS FROM BIOMASS RESIDUUMApril 2022December 2024Allow3240YesNo
17705772TRANSGLUTAMINASE VARIANTSMarch 2022December 2023Abandon2001NoNo
17706466CLASS II, TYPE V CRISPR SYSTEMSMarch 2022February 2023Allow1111YesNo
17762974RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION ENGAGING METATHESIS AND MICROBIAL OXIDATIONMarch 2022July 2024Allow2840YesNo
17695856ESCHERICHIA COLI FOR PRODUCING 5-AMINO- LEVULINIC ACID AND METHOD OF PRODUCING 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACIDMarch 2022August 2024Abandon2921NoNo
17760711DACH1 BUILDS ARTERY NETWORKS THAT PROTECT AGAINST CARDIAC INJURY IN ADULTSMarch 2022October 2025Abandon4311NoNo
17692069NUCLEIC ACID-GUIDED NUCLEASESMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820YesNo
17641754AAV-ZYME AND USE FOR INFUSION REPLACEMENT THERAPYMarch 2022January 2026Abandon4611NoNo
17684277COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLSMarch 2022January 2023Abandon1010NoNo
17680289METHODS FOR INCREASING OBSERVED EDITING IN BACTERIAFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910YesNo
17680337DETERGENT COMPOSITIONFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2420YesNo
17680479COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRAL VECTORSFebruary 2022September 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17674220DESTABILISING DOMAINS FOR CONDITIONALLY STABILISING A PROTEINFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2520YesNo
17588256NUCLEIC ACID-GUIDED NUCLEASESJanuary 2022May 2022Allow410YesNo
17630488MUTATED PGLB OLIGOSACCHARYLTRANSFERASE ENZYMESJanuary 2022November 2025Allow4521YesNo
17627052TREATMENT OF NEURONAL DISEASESJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4511NoNo
17572055SAFE AND EFFECTIVE BETA-LACTAMASE DOSING FOR MICROBIOME PROTECTIONJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1920NoNo
17554736NUCLEIC ACID-GUIDED NUCLEASESDecember 2021March 2022Allow200YesNo
17551890NOVEL ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHETASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURINE NUCLEOTIDES USING THE SAMEDecember 2021February 2023Allow1400NoNo
17546810Modulating Human Cas9-Specific Host Immune ResponseDecember 2021April 2024Allow2811YesNo
17536067METHODS FOR INCREASING OBSERVED EDITING IN BACTERIANovember 2021February 2022Allow300YesNo
17533004METHODS FOR INCREASING MANNOSE CONTENT OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINSNovember 2021April 2022Allow510NoNo
17528619PICHIA PASTORIS STRAINS FOR PRODUCING PREDOMINANTLY HOMOGENEOUS GLYCAN STRUCTURENovember 2021August 2023Allow2110YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HOLLAND, PAUL J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
11
(68.8%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(31.2%)
Reversal Percentile
47.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
73
Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(17.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
60
(82.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.6%
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, 17.8% 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 HOLLAND, PAUL J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HOLLAND, PAUL J works in Art Unit 1656 and has examined 771 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 58.2%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HOLLAND, PAUL J's allowance rate of 58.2% places them in the 18% 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 HOLLAND, PAUL J receive 2.29 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% 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 HOLLAND, PAUL J is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 46% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +71.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HOLLAND, PAUL J. This interview benefit is in the 99% 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, 19.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 19% 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 27.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 39% 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, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 62% 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 66.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 71.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 67.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 58% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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.
  • 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

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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