USPTO Examiner BUCKMASTER MARLENE VRENI - Art Unit 1672

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18733545CORONAVIRUS VACCINE COMPRISING A MOSAIC PROTEINJune 2024March 2026Allow2131NoNo
18154278RECOMBINANT ARTERIVIRUS REPLICON SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2023September 2024Allow2010NoNo
17924800REDIRECTION OF TROPISM OF AAV CAPSIDSNovember 2022March 2026Allow4011YesNo
17997595METHODS TO DETECT A VIRUS IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLEOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4010NoNo
17970814METHODS OF DETECTING ANTIBODIES TO SARS-COV-2October 2022March 2026Abandon4110NoNo
17920772Lateral Flow Device for Detection of Neutralizing Antibodies Against SARS-COV-2October 2022March 2026Abandon4101NoNo
17995546VACCINES, ADJUVANTS, AND METHODS OF GENERATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSEOctober 2022February 2026Abandon4101NoNo
17908916NOVEL CORONAVIRUS S PROTEIN DOUBLE-REGION SUBUNIT NANO-VACCINE BASED ON BACTERIAL COMPLEXSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17898870PHOSPHATE-REGULATED EXPRESSION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE RECOMBINANT CORONAVIRUS GLYCOPROTEINS AND OTHER RECOMBINANT PROTEINS IN PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUMAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17798021SARS-COV-2 VACCINEAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17789652QUANTITATIVE PCR SCREENING OF INDUCIBLE PROPHAGE FROM BACTERIAL ISOLATESJune 2022February 2026Abandon4401NoNo
17827451NEW SALIVA-BASED LATERAL-FLOW ANTIBODY TEST PLATFORM FOR ASSESSING INFECTIONS AND VACCINATION EFFICACYMay 2022January 2026Abandon4401NoNo
17735415DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR VACCINE VALIDATION AND AUTHENTICATION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2022January 2026Abandon4401NoNo
17726110SARS-COV-2 SUBUNIT AND VARIANT VACCINESApril 2022January 2026Abandon4501NoNo
17720334METHOD FOR PREPARING ATOMIZING SARS-COV-2 NANOVACCINEApril 2022December 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17631528Elisa Method as an Alternative to Neutralization Potency Assay and Use ThereofMarch 2022October 2025Abandon5210NoNo
17589427IMMUNOMODULATION PLATFORM AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4411NoNo
17560830ANTIBODIES USEFUL IN PASSIVE INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION, AND COMPOSITIONS, COMBINATIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOFDecember 2021August 2025Allow4311YesNo
17619316METHOD FOR PURIFYING VIRUS OR VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLEDecember 2021November 2025Abandon4720YesNo
17618122RATIONALLY ENGINEERED CARRIER PROTEINS FOR VACCINESDecember 2021January 2026Abandon4911NoNo
17512027Anti-Viroporin Antibodies and Methods of Treating COVID-19October 2021January 2026Abandon5121NoNo
17603331A RECOMBINANT HTLV-1 VACCINEOctober 2021February 2026Abandon5221NoNo
17602532Chimeric Zika-Japanese Encephalitis VirusOctober 2021October 2025Abandon4911NoNo
17491568COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019October 2021October 2025Abandon4821NoNo
17447348METHOD FOR PREPARING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE AND FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL SPECIES PRESENT IN THE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLESeptember 2021October 2025Abandon4920NoNo
16623205PEPTIDE IMMUNOGENS FROM THE C-TERMINAL END OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN PROTEIN AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATMENT OF SYNUCLEINOPATHIESDecember 2019May 2023Allow4161YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI works in Art Unit 1672 and has examined 10 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 20.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 49 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI's allowance rate of 20.0% places them in the 2% 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 BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI is 49 months. This places the examiner in the 6% 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 +66.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI. This interview benefit is in the 98% 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, 16.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 13% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 3% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 3% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

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.
  • 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

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