USPTO Examiner SWIFT CANDICE LEE - Art Unit 1657

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19254402Zonal and Targeted Methods and Uses for Treating a Chronic Post-Traumatic Headache Associated with a Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19059018Zonal and Targeted Methods and Uses for Treating a Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
18599428PH20 POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOFMarch 2024August 2024Allow530YesNo
18594617SYNTHESIS OF BETA-HYDROXYISOVALERATE AND METHODS OF USEMarch 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18421205Orally Ingestible Delivery SystemJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18416049Selection and Use of Melatonin Supporting Bacteria to Reduce Infantile ColicJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2421YesNo
18493590ACONITIC ACID EXPORTER (AEXA) INCREASES ORGANIC ACID PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUSOctober 2023May 2025Allow1820YesNo
18467280METHOD FOR PREPARING A TRANSFORMED, SALMO SALAR INTERFERON GAMMA (IFNG)-PRODUCING LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS BACTERIUMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610YesNo
18467511COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF ISOTHIOCYANATESSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2530YesNo
18244279INJECTABLE BOTULINUM TOXIN METHODS FOR TREATING HEADACHESSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2921NoNo
18358046METHOD FOR IMPROVING GUT MICROBIOTA WITH LACTIPLANTIBACILLUS PLANTARUM TCI837July 2023October 2024Allow1520NoNo
18345619STABLE BACTERIAL EXTRACTS AS PHARMACEUTICALSJune 2023March 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18338189PH20 POLYPEPTIDE VARIANTS, FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOFJune 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18183262METHOD FOR TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASEMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18005816APPLICATION OF MICROBIAL GLYCOSIDASE AS AN ANTI-VIRAL THERAPEUTIC, PROGNOSTIC, AND DIAGNOSTICJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3831YesNo
18011014METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ADASDecember 2022March 2026Abandon3911NoNo
18010876READY-TO-USE PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3611NoNo
18077484Composition and Kit for colonization in gut of external probiotics through bioorthogonal click chemistryDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3761NoNo
17996709SELECTIVE MEDIA FOR DETECTION OF ZYGOSACCHAROMYCESOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3711NoNo
18045822MICROORGANISM WITH INCREASED CARBON MONOXIDE AVAILABILITY AND 2,3-BDO PRODUCTION USING THE SAMEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2220YesNo
17793249COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE MICROBES AND IMPROVING ANIMAL HEALTHJuly 2022October 2025Abandon3911NoNo
17825386COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF IMMUNE HEALTHMay 2022January 2024Abandon2011NoNo
17658217SYNTHESIS OF BETA-HYDROXYISOVALERATE AND METHODS OF USEApril 2022October 2023Allow1811YesNo
17762332METHODS FOR DETERMINING GROWTH AND RESPONSEMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3201NoNo
17693309METHOD OF TESTTING INHIBITORY EFFECT OF CARBON DIOXIDE ON SPOILAGE CAUSING ABILITY OF SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENSMarch 2022May 2023Abandon1410NoNo
17681321Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Mutant Strain And Use ThereofFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2521NoNo
17670982SALUTARY EFFECTS OF INDIGENOUS PROBIOTICS AND NANOAEROSOL METHODS TO MITIGATE MICROBIAL INFECTIONS INCLUDING COVID 19February 2022August 2023Abandon1811NoNo
17568444Protein-based multifunctional molecular switch for antibody detectionJanuary 2022August 2024Abandon3221YesNo
17564250LACTIPLANTIBACILLUS PLANTARUM TCI837, METHODS FOR USING THE SAME, AND IRON SUPPLEMENT COMPOSITION HAVING THE SAMEDecember 2021April 2023Allow1611NoNo
17558025COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF ISOTHIOCYANATESDecember 2021June 2023Allow1811NoNo
17554626METHOD OF REDUCING TOBACCO ADDICTION IN SMOKING SUBJECT WITH LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM GKF3December 2021June 2023Allow1820YesNo
17554463Iron-reducing Tessaraccocus Oleiagri Strain DH10 and Applications thereofDecember 2021March 2024Abandon2730NoNo
17553491PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND HEALTH FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING OR TREATING THROMBOSIS CONTAINING EXTRACT OF VESPA VELUTINA NIGRITHORAX AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTDecember 2021March 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17548806COMPOSITION FOR MODULATING IMMUNITY AND THE USE THEREOFDecember 2021October 2024Allow3431NoNo
17540349COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BACTERIAL STRAINSDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4010NoNo
17616088COMPOSITION CONTAINING ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING OBESITY OR METABOLIC SYNDROMES INDUCED THEREBYDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020YesNo
17535982METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL BIOMARKERSNovember 2021May 2024Abandon3011YesNo
17530430RECOMBINANT ENDOXYLANASES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2021May 2024Abandon3021YesNo
17453573DRUG FOR TREATING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS AND COMPLICATIONS THEREOF AND USE OF THE DRUGNovember 2021February 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17507964METHOD FOR PREPARING NATURAL VANILLIN VIA BIOOXIDATION 4-METHYLGUAIACOLOctober 2021July 2023Abandon2110NoNo
17505411HEME-CONTAINING CELL CULTURE MEDIA AND USES THEREOFOctober 2021March 2025Abandon4141NoNo
17497582METHOD FOR TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASEOctober 2021December 2023Allow2620NoNo
17474242STABLE BACTERIAL EXTRACTS AS PHARMACEUTICALSSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2330YesNo
17466389METHODS FOR HEAT-ASSISTED ENZYME DIGESTIONSeptember 2021April 2025Allow4320YesNo
17433755COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING PILI FORMATION IN BACTERIUM OF GENUS BIFIDOBACTERIUMAugust 2021December 2024Allow3940YesNo
17432630PRODUCTION OF NATURAL ORGANIC GLUCONATESAugust 2021September 2025Allow4940YesNo
17406266CARBAPENEMASES FOR USE WITH ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOMEAugust 2021December 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17405720PROTECTION AGAINST CORONAVIRUS INFECTION BY EXTRACTS AND EXTRACT COMPONENTSAugust 2021December 2023Abandon2801NoNo
17394044COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING WOUNDS IN LIVESTOCKAugust 2021January 2024Abandon2911NoNo
17425691METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE USING BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENSJuly 2021August 2025Abandon4960NoNo
17424291COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE VIABILITY OF FREEZE-DRIED PROBIOTICSJuly 2021October 2025Abandon5041YesNo
17372236CELL BASED METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN POTENCY BASED ON WESTERN BLOTTINGJuly 2021August 2025Abandon6051YesNo
17421717PRODUCT DERIVED FROM RHODOCOCCUS RUBER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL USE THEREOFJuly 2021August 2024Allow3721YesNo
17366757ROBUST SELF-REGENERATABLE STIFF LIVING MATERIALSJuly 2021July 2023Allow2521NoNo
17420122FORMULATION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST KIWI BACTERIOSIS, CAUSED BY THE BACTERIUM PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. ACTINIDIAE (PSA)June 2021May 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17358856Reverse transcriptase with increased enzyme activity and application thereofJune 2021January 2026Abandon5441NoNo
17355547SERINE HYDROLASE PROFILING ASSAY IN BIOTHERAPEUTICSJune 2021August 2023Abandon2601NoNo
17415989PROCESS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASSJune 2021July 2025Allow4931YesNo
17347109ACONITIC ACID EXPORTER (AEXA) INCREASES ORGANIC ACID PRODUCTION IN ASPERGILLUSJune 2021July 2023Allow2511NoNo
17303916TREHALOSE PHOSPHORYLASEJune 2021August 2024Allow3811YesNo
17342578COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BACTERIAL STRAINSJune 2021January 2024Abandon3101NoNo
17311464HOMING ENDONUCLEASE VARIANTSJune 2021March 2025Allow4521YesNo
17338388Zonal and Targeted Methods and Uses for Treating a Migraine DisorderJune 2021October 2024Allow4131NoNo
17297383ENGINEERED BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS FOR PRODUCTION OF 1,5-DIAMINOPENTANE BY FERMENTATIONMay 2021October 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17297371ENGINEERED BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS FOR PRODUCTION OF 2-OXOADIPATE BY FERMENTATIONMay 2021August 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17331174MEDIA SUPPLEMENTS AND METHODS TO CULTURE HUMAN GASTROINTESTINAL ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMSMay 2021June 2025Abandon4930YesNo
17296218CYCLOHEXENECARBOXYLATE ESTER HYDROLASE, AND MUTANT, CODING GENE, EXPRESSION VECTOR, RECOMBINANT BACTERIUM AND USE THEREOFMay 2021August 2024Allow3911YesNo
17295736Proteins for Blocking Neurotransmitter ReleaseMay 2021August 2024Allow3920YesNo
17294032BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS STRAINS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PESTSMay 2021August 2024Abandon3911NoNo
17292683BACILLUS SP. PROBIOTIC STRAINS AND MUTATIONSMay 2021July 2024Abandon3811NoNo
17314541METHODS FOR HEAT-ASSISTED ENZYME DIGESTIONMay 2021September 2024Allow4020NoNo
17246837ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS NON-PARENTERAL THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY PLATFORMMay 2021July 2025Allow5151YesNo
17236928CARBOXYESTERASE POLYPEPTIDES FOR AMIDE COUPLINGApril 2021December 2024Allow4430YesNo
17285605ANTIBODY FOR HAIR IMPROVEMENT USEApril 2021January 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17221810MICROBIAL OILS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDSApril 2021March 2025Allow4751YesNo
17220684ENGINEERED PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE POLYPEPTIDESApril 2021August 2024Abandon4101NoNo
17219119METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO MODIFIED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP) WITH AN EMBEDDED FOREIGN PEPTIDEMarch 2021March 2025Allow4741YesNo
17280891STREPTOMYCES SP. SNC087 STRAIN ISOLATED FROM SEAWATER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING STAUROSPORINE USING SAME, METHOD OF CULTURING SAME, AND PURE CULTURE MEDIUM OF SAMEMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110NoNo
17272618PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A RECOMBINANT FRAGMENT OF THE C-TERMINAL REGION OF THE FLAVIVIRUS NONSTRUCTURAL SOLUBLE PROTEIN NS1, PURIFICATION PROCESS, PRODUCT, USE OF THE PRODUCT, METHOD OF DETECTION AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSISMarch 2021March 2025Abandon4920NoNo
17188139Acetylation of Miro1March 2021September 2025Allow5551YesNo
17187778ACTIVITY BASED HOST CELL PROTEIN PROFILINGFebruary 2021August 2024Allow4121YesYes
17271958TRICHODERMA REESEI MUTANT STRAIN, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PROTEINFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2511NoNo
17175265BIOMARKERS THAT INDICATE INFECTION WITH COCCIDIOIDESFebruary 2021September 2025Allow5550YesNo
17267050LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM, BLOOD IRON INCREASING AGENT, AND ANEMIA IMPROVING AGENTFebruary 2021June 2024Allow4020NoNo
17161796METHODS FOR WHOLE-CELL GLYCOPROTEOMIC ANALYSISJanuary 2021August 2025Abandon5541NoNo
17153896APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEJanuary 2021July 2023Allow2921NoNo
17258862VIRAL-VECTORED VACCINE FOR MALARIAJanuary 2021September 2024Abandon4511NoNo
17258377RIBOSOME VARIANTS FOR SEQUENCE DEFINED POLYMER SYNTHESISJanuary 2021May 2025Allow5230YesNo
17052116REAGENT TO LABEL PROTEINS VIA LYSINE ISOPEPTIDE BONDSOctober 2020December 2022Allow2511YesNo
17082082SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR ALGAE CULTIVATIONOctober 2020April 2025Abandon5331YesNo
17075030ORALLY INGESTIBLE DELIVERY SYSTEMOctober 2020October 2023Allow3611NoNo
17073088Transparent Cellulose-Based Materials and Methods of Making the SameOctober 2020November 2023Abandon3721YesNo
17046397GINGIVITIS DIAGNOSTIC METHODS, USES AND KITSOctober 2020March 2025Abandon5321YesNo
17039153ELECTROCONDUCTIVE DECELLULARIZED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COMPOSITIONS FOR PREPARATION OF ENGINEERED TISSUES AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2020July 2023Abandon3401NoNo
17042738BIOMARKER AND TREATMENT TARGET FOR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITISSeptember 2020August 2025Allow5921YesNo
17005913ENGINEERED LIPASE VARIANTSAugust 2020January 2024Allow4021YesNo
16937692IDENTIFICATION OF VIABLE HUMAN EMBRYOSJuly 2020August 2024Allow4950YesNo
16963079Inert Carrier Salmonella and Potential Use ThereofJuly 2020July 2024Allow4830YesNo
16962980METHOD FOR DETERMINING MICROORGANISM CONCENTRATIONJuly 2020January 2025Abandon5421NoNo
16961598Selection and Use of Melatonin Supporting Bacteria to Reduce Infantile ColicJuly 2020October 2023Allow3911YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SWIFT, CANDICE LEE.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
77.3%
Higher 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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SWIFT, CANDICE LEE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SWIFT, CANDICE LEE works in Art Unit 1657 and has examined 87 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 54.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SWIFT, CANDICE LEE's allowance rate of 54.0% places them in the 15% 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 SWIFT, CANDICE LEE receive 2.28 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 SWIFT, CANDICE LEE is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 +40.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SWIFT, CANDICE LEE. This interview benefit is in the 87% 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, 25.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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 27.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 38% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 87% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 2% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 78% 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • 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

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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