USPTO Examiner PARKIN JEFFREY S - Art Unit 1671

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19294594VARIANT STRAIN-BASED CORONAVIRUS VACCINESAugust 2025March 2026Allow711YesNo
18733214IMMUNOGENIC TRIMERSJune 2024December 2025Allow1920NoNo
18680137METHODS AND CONSTRUCTS FOR PRODUCTION OF LENTIVIRAL VECTORMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18675059CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS (CHIKV) VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES (VLPS) COMPRISING THE C, E1, AND E2 STRUCTURAL PROTEINSMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18649467A549 HOST CELLS COMPRISING A RECOMBINANT ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS WITH MODIFIED E1A CANCER-SPECIFIC PROMOTERApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18597488METHOD FOR IMPROVING RETROVIRAL TRANSDUCTION AND GENE EDITING IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS USING CLYCLOSPORIN H AND UM171March 2024August 2025Allow1720NoNo
18444033METHOD FOR KILLING HIV-INFECTED CELLS USING BCL-2 INHIBITORSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18292949ENHANCED EXPRESSION OF POLO-LIKE KINASE 3 (PLK3) IN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)-INFECTED CELLSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1020YesNo
18402480METHODS OF ELICITING ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO FULL-LENGTH GLYCOSYLATED HIV-1 ENV USING MULTIMERIZED ENV CORESJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2120NoNo
18396370Vaccine Compositions For Preventing Coronavirus DiseaseDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2501NoNo
18394555REPLICATION-DEFICIENT MODIFIED VACCINIA ANKARA (MVA) EXPRESSING MARBURG VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN (GP) AND MATRIX PROTEIN (VP40)December 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18392147ARENAVIRUS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USESDecember 2023April 2025Allow1611NoNo
18385250METHOD OF TREATING TUMORS COMPRISING ADMINISTERING A LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGTITIS VIRUS (LCMV) WITH IMPROVED TUMOR REGRESSION PROPERTIESOctober 2023May 2025Allow1911NoNo
18488629SARS-COV-2 VACCINES COMPRISING HUMAN ADENOVIRUS VECTORS ENCODING SPIKE AND NUCLEOCAPSID-ETSD IMMUNOGENSOctober 2023February 2025Allow1611YesNo
18454011ANTIBODIES THAT POTENTLY NEUTRALIZE RABIES VIRUS AND OTHER LYSSAVIRUSES AND USES THEREOFAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18452002METHODS OF TREATING HIV-1 INFECTION UTILIZING BROADLY NEUTRALIZING HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 (HIV-1) GP120-SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIESAugust 2023May 2025Allow2121NoNo
18449739COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED TO HIV-1 IMMUNOGENSAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18352657ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) PRODUCER CELL LINE AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2023September 2025Allow2630YesNo
18212606METHODS AND KITS FOR QUANTIFYING THE REMOVAL OF MOCK VIRUS PARTICLES FROM A PURIFIED SOLUTIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2821NoNo
18312532METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 COMPRISING ADMINSTERING REPLICATION- DEFECTIVE ADENOVIRUSES ENCODING THE SARS-COV-2 SPIKE GLYCOPROTEIN AND MODIFIED NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINMay 2023November 2024Allow1820YesNo
18297301BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES THAT TARGET HIV ENV V3 N-GLYCANSApril 2023February 2025Allow2311NoNo
18041295SAMPLE PREPARATION AND VIRAL DETECTION METHODSFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3510NoNo
18153667RECOMBINANT BOVINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES COMPRISING AN INFLUENZA HA TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN AND C-TERMINUSJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2421YesNo
17925308NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION ASSAY USING 3-D MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DETECTION FOR SCREENING LARGE POPULATIONSNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4001NoNo
18054594NOVEL MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-COV-2 AND USES THEREOFNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4001NoNo
18049552POINT-OF-CARE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022January 2026Abandon3901NoNo
17917512RAPID DETECTION OF VIRAL INFECTION USING RT-PCROctober 2022March 2026Abandon4101NoNo
17959168COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESISTANCE TO INHIBITORS OF VIRUS ENTRY USING RECOMBINANT VIRUS ASSAYSOctober 2022December 2024Allow2620NoNo
17916647GENOME INTEGRITY ANALYSIS OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORSOctober 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
17883189METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR DETERMINING SPECIFIC ANTIBODY RESPONSES TO SPECIES OF FILOVIRUSAugust 2022November 2025Allow4041YesNo
17817301ENGINEERED IMMUNE-MOBILIZING T-CELL RECEPTORS WITH ENHANCED AFFINITY FOR HIV-1 GAGAugust 2022October 2025Allow3831NoNo
17816708FC-FUSION PROTEIN DERIVATIVES WITH HIGH DUAL HIV ANTIVIRAL AND IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITYAugust 2022April 2025Abandon3221NoNo
17866261TAT-INDUCED CRISPR/ENDONUCLEASE-BASED GENE EDITINGJuly 2022November 2024Abandon2811NoNo
17851813INACTIVATED VACCINE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUSJune 2022November 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17779510NOVEL AAV3B VARIANTS THAT TARGET HEPATOCYTES AND EVADE THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSEMay 2022January 2026Allow4411NoNo
17749044NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO THE ZIKA VIRUS DOMAIN III ENVELOPE REGIONMay 2022August 2024Allow2720NoNo
17745723COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING LONG COVIDMay 2022October 2025Abandon4131YesYes
17724526PRIMER SET OF LAMP-LFD VISUAL DETECTION FOR DETECTING LEAF CURL VIRUS OF MELIA AZEDAEACHL AND DETECTION METHODApril 2022January 2026Abandon4510NoNo
17754211Novel Vectors and Uses ThereofMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17672871ANTI-CHIKV ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3221NoNo
17610040METHOD OF INDUCING AN HIV-1-SPECIFIC IMMUNE RESPONSE USING A CHIMPANZEE ADENOVIRUS VECTOR ENCODING AN HIVACAT T-CELL IMMUNOGEN AND TLR7 AGONISTNovember 2021December 2025Allow4920NoNo
17516172CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPURITIES IN ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SAMPLES AND FORMULATION COMPOSITIONS TO STABILIZE AAVNovember 2021December 2025Allow4911NoNo
17594576RECOMBINANT INFLUENZA ANTIGENSOctober 2021January 2026Allow5121NoNo
17500171HIV-1 GP120 CD4 BINDING SITE ANTIBODIES TARGETING HIV ESCAPE MUTANTSOctober 2021August 2024Allow3411NoNo
17497354Method for Restoring Immune Tolerance In VivoOctober 2021January 2026Abandon5111NoNo
17441177FLOW CYTOMETRY EVALUATION FOR UNASSOCIATED NON-ENVELOPED VIRAL PARTICLESSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4611YesNo
17471573Broadly Neutralizing Anti-HIV Antibodies and Epitope ThereforSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3931NoNo
17470463MODIFIED HIV-1 PROVIRAL VECTORS WITH ENHANCED DENDRITIC CELL TRANSDUCTION EFFICIENCIES COMPRISING THE JRFL ENVELOPESeptember 2021August 2025Allow4731NoNo
17468639Toilet Wastewater Collection and TestingSeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4402NoNo
17310832KAWASAKI DISEASE ANTIBODIES IDENTIFY HEPACIVIRUS PEPTIDESAugust 2021July 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17409260MULTI-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES TARGETING HIV AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2021March 2024Allow3111NoNo
17405393METHOD OF INDUCING IMMUNITY AGAINST SARS-COV-2 USING SPIKE AND NUCLEOCAPSID-ETSD IMMUNOGENS DELIVERED BY RNA AND REPLICATION-DEFECTIVE ADENOVIRUSESAugust 2021December 2024Allow4020NoNo
17431070RECOMBINANT INFLUENZA VIRUSES COMPRISING TRUNCATED NS1 FUSION PROTEINSAugust 2021November 2025Allow5121YesNo
17399501IMMUNOGENIC TRIMERSAugust 2021January 2026Allow5351NoNo
17429965STABILIZED LIVE ATTENUATED INFLUENZA VACCINE COMPOSITIONSAugust 2021March 2025Allow4311NoNo
17429196A MONOPHOSPHORYL LIPID-A LIPOSOME BASED CANCER VACCINEAugust 2021February 2026Abandon5421NoNo
17429235METHOD FOR T CELL ACTIVATION FOR CANCER TREATMENTAugust 2021March 2026Abandon5521NoNo
17429206METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS TYPE 1 (HTLV-1) ASSOCIATED DISEASESAugust 2021November 2025Abandon5121NoNo
17444223DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES TO SARSR-COVAugust 2021February 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17390252METHODS FOR ASSESSING VIRAL CLEARANCEJuly 2021November 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17425944RECOMBINANT HIGH GROWTH RATE INFLUENZA VIRUS COMPRISING MUTATIONS IN M1, NS2, AND PB2July 2021March 2025Allow4320NoNo
17425309METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING VIRAL VECTORSJuly 2021September 2025Allow5011NoNo
17418974ADAPTED ENTEROVIRUS D68 THAT PROPAGATES TO HIGH TITER IN VERO CELLSJune 2021January 2025Allow4201NoNo
17417893THERMOSTABLE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LIVE ATTENUATED HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 1June 2021March 2025Allow4511NoNo
17417596METHOD FOR THE EXPANSION OF HPV IMMUNOGEN SPECIFIC T-CELLSJune 2021June 2025Allow4821NoNo
17416642METHODS OF INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSEJune 2021February 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17314255METHOD FOR THE EVALUATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) EFFECTIVENESS IN HIV-1 CD4+CD89+ CELLULAR RESERVOIRSMay 2021August 2024Allow4020YesNo
17289900METHOD OF LABELLING VIRAL PARTICLES COMPRISING ANIONIC LIPIDS WITH FLUORESCENTLY-LABELLED NEGATIVELY-CHARGED POLYNUCLEOTIDES IN THE PRESENCE OF POLYVALENT CATIONSApril 2021December 2025Allow5621YesNo
17285956MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES TARGETING MULTIPLE EPITOPES ON THE HIV-1 ENVELOPEApril 2021March 2025Allow4711YesNo
17232666ALPHAVIRUS REPLICON ENCODING CHIMERIC SARS-COV-2 RECEPTOR BINDING DOMAINSApril 2021December 2024Allow4441NoNo
17283471METHOD OF INHIBITING GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL QUORUM SIGNALLING MOLECULES USING THE MACROCYCLE PILLAR[5]ARENEApril 2021June 2025Allow5121NoNo
17281933ENGINEERED HIV-1 ENVELOPE IMMUNOGENS DESIGNED TO BIND TO PRECURSORS AND UNMUTATED COMMON ANCESTORS OF BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIESMarch 2021August 2024Allow4001NoNo
17281918HIV-1 ENVELOPE STABILIZING MUTATIONSMarch 2021June 2024Allow3911NoNo
17188813METHODS OF ACTIVATING ANTI-CD19 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR) T CELLS USING AMPHIPHILIC LIGAND CONJUGATES COMPRISING CAR-TARGETING PROTEIN SEQUENCE MOTIFSMarch 2021June 2025Allow5112NoNo
17271888NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS K (HERV-K) ENVELOPE PROTEINS CONTAINING MODIFIED IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DOMAINS (ISD) AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2021April 2025Allow4931NoNo
17180147REPLICATION-COMPETENT ATTENUATED CHIMERIC VSV VECTORS ENCODING IMMUNOGENIC SARS-COV-2 SPIKE PROTEINSFebruary 2021January 2025Allow4741NoNo
17267392REPLICATION-COMPETENT RECOMBINANT HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 1 (HSV-1) COMPRISING DELETIONS IN THE ICP6 AND IR REGIONSFebruary 2021December 2025Allow5830NoNo
16964809ANTIGEN-SURFACE-COUPLED LIPOSOME VACCINE FOR NON-HUMAN ANIMALSJanuary 2021November 2024Allow5220NoNo
17258581ANTI-TUMOR COMPOSITIONJanuary 2021January 2026Allow6031NoNo
17252335COMBINATORIAL GENE THERAPYDecember 2020March 2025Abandon5111NoNo
17114432ONCOLYTIC RHABDOVIRUSDecember 2020October 2025Abandon5820NoYes
16952016DUAL-AAV VECTOR-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING OVERSIZED GENES TO MAMMALIAN CELLSNovember 2020February 2025Abandon5111NoNo
17067496ONCOLYTIC ADENOVIRUS WITH ENHANCED REPLICATION PROPERTIES COMPRISING MODIFICATIONS IN E1A, E3, AND E4October 2020February 2025Allow5211NoNo
17041787NUCLEIC ACID-BASED THERAPEUTICSSeptember 2020September 2025Abandon5921NoNo
16975782USING INFECTIOUS NUCLEIC ACID TO TREAT CANCERAugust 2020May 2025Abandon5721NoNo
16760869ADAPTER-BASED RETROVIRAL VECTOR SYSTEM FOR THE SELECTIVE TRANSDUCTION OF TARGET CELLSApril 2020March 2025Allow5930NoYes
16838264METHOD OF INHIBITING ENVELOPED VIRUS BINDING TO TARGET CELLS BY INCORPORATING P-SELECTIN GLYCOPROTEIN LIGAND-1 (PSGL-1) INTO VIRIONSApril 2020June 2024Allow5051YesNo
16647082DNA-ENCODED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TARGETING THE EBOLAVIRUS GLYCOPROTEINMarch 2020July 2024Allow5341NoNo
16787870METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LENTIVIRAL INFECTIONSFebruary 2020September 2024Allow5520NoNo
16636141NANOPARTICLE PLATFORM FOR ANTIBODY AND VACCINE DELIVERYFebruary 2020August 2024Allow5450YesNo
16607980SELF-INACTIVATING RABIES VIRUS VECTOR ENCODING A NUCLEOPROTEIN AND DEGRONOctober 2019October 2024Allow5931NoNo
16494843VLP-BASED MONOVALENT EBOLA VACCINES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMESeptember 2019June 2025Allow6041YesYes
16476529HIV IMMUNOTHERAPY WITH NO PRE-IMMUNIZATION STEPJuly 2019March 2026Allow6041YesYes
16337900METHOD FOR PREPARING MULTIMERIC FORMS OF THE HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN 2 (HCV E2)March 2019August 2022Abandon4041YesNo
16087146CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS CODELIVERY IMMUNIZING COMPOSITION COMPRISING DNAS ENCODING ANTI-CHIKV ENVELOPE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND CHIKV ENVELOPESeptember 2018January 2026Allow6081NoNo
15783675CHIMERIC DENGUE VIRUS E GLYCOPROTEINS COMPRISING MUTANT DOMAIN I AND DOMAIN II HINGE REGIONSOctober 2017June 2018Allow900NoNo
15504928SUBSTITUTION MONOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR HIV-1 INFECTION EMPLOYING ANTIBODY PRO140June 2017October 2019Allow3220NoNo
15426055Direct Method for providing Immunological Memory against HIVFebruary 2017July 2023Abandon6080YesYes
15339225CHIMPANZEE ADENOVIRAL VECTOR-BASED FILOVIRUS VACCINESOctober 2016October 2019Allow3530NoNo
15264926DIMERIC SCAFFOLD PEPTIDES COMPRISING HIV-1 GP120 AND GP41 EPITOPESSeptember 2016June 2018Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PARKIN, JEFFREY S.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
2
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
49.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
41
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(29.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(70.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.9%
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, 29.3% 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 PARKIN, JEFFREY S - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PARKIN, JEFFREY S works in Art Unit 1671 and has examined 260 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PARKIN, JEFFREY S's allowance rate of 90.4% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PARKIN, JEFFREY S receive 2.32 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 65% 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 PARKIN, JEFFREY S is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 9% 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 +0.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PARKIN, JEFFREY S. This interview benefit is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.3% 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 54.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% 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, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% 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 92.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 85.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 71.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 78% 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 25.4% of allowed cases (in the 99% 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 13.6% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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