USPTO Examiner SALVOZA M FRANCO G - Art Unit 1671

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18790657CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18788938CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18537448PREFUSION PIV F IMMUNOGENS AND THEIR USEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1711NoNo
18526015CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1811NoNo
18521590MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCERNovember 2023May 2025Allow1811NoNo
18517808COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF INTERFERING RIBONUCLEIC ACIDNovember 2023September 2024Allow1011YesNo
18471955BIVALENT DENGUE/HEPATITUS B VACCINESSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1821NoNo
18463609IMMUNITY-INDUCING AGENT AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAMESeptember 2023October 2024Allow1301NoNo
18453078SIMIAN ADENOVIRAL VECTORS WITH TWO EXPRESSION CASSETTESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1201NoNo
18200421EXPRESSION SYSTEMSMay 2023November 2024Abandon1701NoNo
18314490BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AGAINST HIVMay 2023May 2025Allow2411NoNo
18311056VACCINES AGAINST CORONAVIRUS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2023February 2025Abandon2111NoNo
18310066Nucleoside-modified mRNA-lipid nanoparticle lineage vaccine for hepatitis C virusMay 2023October 2024Allow1711YesNo
18299676VACCINATION IN NEWBORNS AND INFANTSApril 2023April 2025Allow2411NoNo
18113776NON-PSYCHOACTIVE CANNABINOIDS AS ADJUVANTS TO ENHANCE MUCOSAL IMMUNITYFebruary 2023June 2025Abandon2811NoNo
18172741Anti-Inflammatory PolypeptidesFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18164988HIV-1 ENV FUSION PEPTIDE IMMUNOGENS AND THEIR USEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2921NoNo
18150430AAV CHIMERASJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1911NoNo
18061831CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2921NoNo
18074220INFLUENZA B VIRUS MUTANTS AND USES THEREFORDecember 2022April 2025Allow2911NoNo
18059269METHODS OF PACKAGING MULTIPLE ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
17931215METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR STIMULATING IMMUNE RESPONSESeptember 2022August 2024Allow2311NoNo
17818610DENGUE VACCINE UNIT DOSE AND ADMINISTRATION THEREOFAugust 2022May 2025Abandon3311NoNo
17816788FORMULATIONS FOR SMALL INTESTINAL DELIVERY OF RSV AND NOROVIRUS ANTIGENSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2411NoNo
17750896TREATMENT OF INSECT BITE HYPERSENSITIVITYMay 2022October 2024Allow2811YesNo
17747713IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AGAINST INFLUENZAMay 2022January 2025Allow3211NoNo
17754877Vaccine ProductApril 2022February 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17544418AAV PRODUCTION USING SUSPENSION ADAPTED CELLSDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3521NoNo
17530103TREATMENT OF PRURITUS IN HORSESNovember 2021July 2024Allow3211YesNo
17496250ANTIBODIES THAT TARGET HIV GP120 AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2021March 2025Allow4111YesNo
17408104METHODS OF PREDICTING ANCESTRAL VIRUS SEQUENCES AND USES THEREOFAugust 2021March 2025Allow4231NoNo
17402973USE OF VISTA AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS TO SUPPRESS OR ENHANCE HUMORAL IMMUNITYAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4521NoNo
17374399VACCINE AGAINST INFECTIOUS BRONCHITISJuly 2021October 2024Allow3921NoNo
17333052VACCINE COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING RABIES, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2021March 2025Allow4621NoNo
17306884METHODS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND RESULTING INFLAMMATION-INDUCED LUNG INJURYMay 2021March 2025Abandon4701NoNo
17227527ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS PURIFICATION METHODSApril 2021October 2024Allow4331NoNo
17218930METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING CO-INFECTION WITH SARS-COV-2 AND INFLUENZA A VIRUS AND/OR INFLUENZA B VIRUSMarch 2021February 2025Abandon4612NoNo
17216660METHODS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND RESULTING INFLAMMATION-INDUCED LUNG INJURYMarch 2021April 2025Abandon4901NoNo
17212051STIMULATION OF AN IMMUNE RESPONSE BY ENANTIOMERS OF CATIONIC LIPIDSMarch 2021February 2025Abandon4641NoNo
17249071COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF VIRAL SEQUENCESFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4921NoNo
17053733ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) DELIVERY OF ANTI-FAM19A5 ANTIBODIESNovember 2020September 2024Allow4631NoNo
17051296LENTIVIRAL-BASED VECTORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EUKARYOTIC GENE EDITINGOctober 2020April 2025Allow5321NoNo
17038031LENTIVIRAL VECTOR FORMULATIONSSeptember 2020April 2025Allow5551NoYes
16978177ENGINEERED VEGF VARIANTS FOR RETINAL NEUROPROTECTION, PROMOTION OF AXON GROWTH AND AXON REGENERATIONSeptember 2020May 2025Allow5621YesNo
16648922A GENE THERAPY STRATEGY TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL AND CARDIAC FUNCTION, AND CARDIAC STRUCTURE, IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHYMarch 2020December 2023Allow4521NoNo
16617805A METHOD TO CREATE PERSONALIZED CANCER VACCINESNovember 2019February 2025Abandon6041NoNo
16614441RECOMBINANT ONCOLYTIC VIRUSNovember 2019February 2025Allow6051NoNo
16604818METHODS OF CD40 AND TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR IMMUNE ACTIVATIONOctober 2019August 2024Allow5841NoNo
16481010PORCINE CORONAVIRUS VACCINESJuly 2019June 2024Allow5841YesNo
16480939B-CELL ENGINEERINGJuly 2019April 2025Abandon6041NoNo
16360278PARTICULATE VACCINE FORMULATIONSMarch 2019May 2025Abandon6071YesYes
16096673RELATIVE POTENCY ASSAY FOR VIRAL VECTOR ENCODING ISOMEROHYDROLASESOctober 2018March 2025Allow6031NoYes
16145848METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYSeptember 2018November 2019Allow1311YesNo
15964198ANTIGENS AND VACCINES DIRECTED AGAINST HUMAN ENTEROVIRUSESApril 2018September 2019Allow1711YesNo
15964211ANTIGENS AND VACCINES DIRECTED AGAINST HUMAN ENTEROVIRUSESApril 2018September 2019Allow1711YesNo
15863076PATTERNED DOSING OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS COUPLED TO SYNTHETIC NANOCARRIERSJanuary 2018December 2024Abandon6071NoNo
15782980METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYOctober 2017August 2019Allow2211YesNo
15728460INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATORS AND METHODS OF USE TO TREAT TUMORSOctober 2017May 2020Allow3121YesNo
15633906METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYJune 2017April 2019Allow2212YesNo
15584674A METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBYMay 2017September 2019Allow2922YesYes
15232736CONSTRAINED IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREFORAugust 2016February 2020Allow4222YesYes
15172947Vaccine and Therapeutic Delivery SystemJune 2016September 2017Allow1511YesNo
15035793HIV-1 ENV DNA Vaccine Plus Protein Boost Delivered by EP Expands B- and T-Cell Response and NeutralizingMay 2016July 2020Abandon50131NoNo
14604215VACCINE AND THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY SYSTEMJanuary 2015November 2017Allow3321YesNo
14402495Antigens and Vaccines Directed Against Human EnterovirusesNovember 2014March 2018Allow4031YesYes
14391904BISMUTH-CONTAINING CONCENTRATION AGENTS FOR MICROORGANISMSOctober 2014February 2018Allow4041NoNo
14124706PURIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BY CONSTRAINED COHYDRATION CHROMATOGRAPHYApril 2014September 2016Allow3321YesNo
14129613MODIFIED FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS (FMDV) VP1 CAPSID PROTEINMarch 2014June 2016Allow2911YesNo
14209921COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LIVE, ATTENUATED ALPHAVIRUS FORMULATIONSMarch 2014July 2018Allow5240NoNo
14207135HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINESMarch 2014January 2016Allow2211NoNo
14112388SAPOLEGINA PROTEIN IN FOR USE AS A MEDICAMENTOctober 2013May 2015Allow1920YesNo
14110214METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING INFLUENZA VIRUSES REPLICATIONOctober 2013July 2015Allow2121NoNo
14004308ADJUVANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING CITRULLINESeptember 2013March 2016Allow3031YesNo
13977108Device and Method for Sampling Bodily Fluid for Medical Analytes in Ultra Low ConcentrationsSeptember 2013March 2016Allow3321NoNo
13980392PVRL4 (Nectin4) is a Receptor for Measles VirusJuly 2013March 2016Allow3220YesNo
13979322COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONSJuly 2013March 2020Allow6062YesNo
13901392ORDERED FLAGELLIN ARRAY AS AN IMMUNOSTIMULANTMay 2013November 2015Allow2921YesNo
13636596METHODS OF INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF VECTOR PENETRATION OF TARGET TISSUEApril 2013October 2016Allow4821NoYes
13823735ACTIVATABLE TOXIN COMPLEXES COMPRISING A CLEAVABLE INHIBITORY PEPTIDEMarch 2013February 2016Allow3521YesNo
13668052PLASMINOGEN-ACTIVATING ANTIBODY, USE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND AGENT INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2012March 2014Allow1621NoNo
13530891BINDING MEMBERS FOR HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUSJune 2012January 2016Allow4340YesNo
13501371INFECTIOUS CLONES OF TORQUE TENO VIRUSJune 2012July 2014Allow2811YesNo
13499697METHOD, KIT, PLASMID AND COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO DENGUE VIRUS, ON THE BASIS OF DNA AND CHIMERIC VIRUS VACCINESJune 2012May 2019Allow6071YesYes
13378391RECOMBINANT RSV VACCINESDecember 2011June 2016Allow5431YesNo
13319813PEPTIDIC ANTIGEN THAT INDUCES ANTIBODY RECOGNIZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF HIV AND METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING SAMENovember 2011April 2015Allow4121YesNo
12937981COMBINATION OF MAL AND CADMI MARKERS FOR HPV INDUCED INVASIVE CANCERS AND THEIR HIGH-GRADE PRECURSOR LESIONSJanuary 2011December 2015Allow6031YesNo
12699340SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING REPLIKIN SCAFFOLDS AND USES OF SAID REPLIKIN SCAFFOLDSFebruary 2010September 2015Allow6042YesNo
11275842CULTURING CIRCULAR SSDNA VIRUSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VACCINESJanuary 2006April 2007Allow1411NoNo
10990204ESCAPE MUTANTS OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS AS MARKER VACCINESNovember 2004September 2005Allow1010NoNo
10826929DNA VACCINE EXPRESSING HA1 OF EQUINE-2 INFLUENZA VIRUSApril 2004March 2007Allow3530NoNo
10807194GENETICALLY BIOTINYLATED RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY IN IMMUNOFILTRATION ASSAY BY LIGHT ADDRESSABLE POTENTIOMETRIC SENSOR FOR IDENTIFICATION OF VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSMarch 2004August 2007Allow4020NoNo
10729421IDENTIFICATION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE CAPTURE, DETECTION AND QUANTITATION OF WEST NILE VIRUSDecember 2003June 2006Allow3011NoNo
10694247ORALLY-ADMINISTERED INTERFERON-TAU COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2003February 2007Allow4020NoYes
1068273912832, A NOVEL HUMAN KINASE-LIKE MOLECULE AND USES THEREOFOctober 2003December 2006Allow3820NoNo
10654737METHOD FOR GENERATING INFLUENZA VIRUSES AND VACCINESSeptember 2003October 2005Allow2510NoNo
10608029ATTENUATED FLAVIVIRUS STRAINS CONTAINING A MUTATED M-ECTODOMAIN AND THEIR APPLICATIONSJune 2003September 2006Allow3912YesNo
10459155IMMUNIZATION AGAINST FLAVIVIRUSJune 2003January 2006Allow3120NoYes
10388327ALPHAVIRUS RNA REPLICON SYSTEMSMarch 2003February 2007Allow4720NoNo
10354606COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EPIZOOTIC CATARRHAL ENTERITIS IN FERRETSJanuary 2003January 2006Abandon3521NoNo
10231405IN VITRO ACTIVITY ASSAY FOR HUMAN HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) DNA POLYMERASE, AND ITS USE FOR SCREENING FOR INHIBITORS OF HBV DNA POLYMERASEAugust 2002September 2005Allow3730YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(36.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(63.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
56.8%
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, 36.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G works in Art Unit 1671 and has examined 100 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G's allowance rate of 83.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G receive 2.21 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% 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 SALVOZA, M FRANCO G is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 +23.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G. This interview benefit is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 25% 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 41.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 60.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 77% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 4.8% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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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