USPTO Examiner SALVOZA M FRANCO G - Art Unit 1672

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19322628CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19209113CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
18748995NOVEL TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERSJune 2024October 2025Allow1621NoNo
18599308TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERSMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010NoNo
18443314MICROPOROUS ANNEALED PARTICLE GEL SYSTEMFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2111NoNo
18390486BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTI-HIV-1 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2023July 2025Allow1921YesNo
18533676Therapeutic Vaccine for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) using the HBV Core AntigenDecember 2023August 2025Allow2011NoNo
18526015CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1811NoNo
18479761METHODS OF REDOSING GENE THERAPY VECTORSOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18364884EGG ALLERGY ANTIGENAugust 2023October 2025Allow2712NoNo
18336409Compositions and Methods for Treating Retinal DisordersJune 2023July 2025Allow2511NoNo
18206249HBV VACCINEJune 2023September 2025Allow2721NoNo
18314490BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AGAINST HIVMay 2023May 2025Allow2411NoNo
18022488CIRCULAR RNA VACCINES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3710NoNo
18164988HIV-1 ENV FUSION PEPTIDE IMMUNOGENS AND THEIR USEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2921NoNo
18164942RECOMBINANT AAV1, AAV5, AND AAV6 CAPSID MUTANTS AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2023November 2025Abandon3421NoNo
18005027Method for the Production of AAVJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3620NoNo
18067508RAPID VERIFICATION OF VIRUS PARTICLE PRODUCTION FOR A PERSONALIZED VACCINEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3410NoNo
18061831CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FORMULATIONSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2921NoNo
18000651MULTIMERIC IMMUNOMODULATOR TARGETING 4-1BBDecember 2022February 2026Abandon3801NoNo
17926444MRNA OR MRNA COMPOSITION, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17997996MEANS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (SARS-COV-2)November 2022March 2026Abandon4101NoNo
17996879FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE ANTIGEN, VACCINE COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD, AND USE THEREOFOctober 2022February 2026Allow4011YesNo
17907576DETECTION OF LOW ABUNDANCE VIRUSESSeptember 2022February 2026Abandon4101NoNo
17909777Conditions Improving Poxvirus StabilitySeptember 2022February 2026Allow4111NoNo
17759803Compositions and Methods for Preventing and Treating Coronavirus Infection - Sars-Cov-2 VaccinesJuly 2022December 2025Abandon4101NoNo
17795181T CELL EPITOPES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS USEFUL IN THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF COVID-19July 2022January 2026Abandon4201NoNo
17865257Transient Expression of Biologic MaterialsJuly 2022November 2025Allow4011NoNo
17757303RNA NANOPARTICLE FOR LIVER CANCER TREATMENTJune 2022February 2026Allow4421NoNo
17782366POPTAG PEPTIDE AND USES THEREOFJune 2022March 2026Allow4511YesNo
17733719Compositions and Methods for Multiplex Detection of Microorganisms Using Peptide-Tagged Recombinant Infectious AgentsApril 2022March 2026Abandon4611NoNo
17729375COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASEApril 2022October 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17657296EXOSOME-MEDIATED DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS VIRUS INFECTIONS AND DISEASESMarch 2022November 2025Allow4331NoNo
17573529COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING A DNA NANOSWITCH FOR THE DETECTION OF RNAJanuary 2022February 2026Abandon4911NoNo
17458812Methods and Compositions for the Detection of Host Protein Cleavage by Group IV Viral ProteasesAugust 2021March 2026Allow5511NoNo
17386289NANOPARTICLE VACCINES WITH NOVEL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTSJuly 2021September 2025Allow4911YesNo
17420002PEPTIDE IMMUNOGENS TARGETING CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE (CGRP) AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MIGRAINEJune 2021February 2026Allow5521YesNo
17418977POLYMERIC NANOVACCINES AND USES THEREOFJune 2021October 2025Allow5221NoNo
17294016HIGH-AFFINITY TCR FOR AFP RECOGNITIONMay 2021September 2025Allow5211NoNo
17220647Methods and Systems for Detection of PathogensApril 2021September 2025Allow5341NoNo
17218930METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING CO-INFECTION WITH SARS-COV-2 AND INFLUENZA A VIRUS AND/OR INFLUENZA B VIRUSMarch 2021February 2025Abandon4622YesNo
17249071COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF VIRAL SEQUENCESFebruary 2021March 2025Allow4921NoNo
17052478USE OF BETA-GLUCAN EXTRACT IN THE IMMUNOPOTENTIATION OF AN AVIAN ANIMALNovember 2020February 2026Allow6081YesNo
17050946SYNTHETIC CHIMERIC VACCINIA VIRUSOctober 2020October 2025Allow5931NoNo
17034168METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE PREPARATION OF PURIFIED PREPARATION OF RECOMBINANT LENTIVIRAL VECTOR AT GMP GRADESeptember 2020November 2025Allow6041NoNo
16980341METHODS FOR TREATING HPV-ASSOCIATED DISEASESSeptember 2020December 2025Allow6041NoNo
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
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
11170056INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS (IBDV) VARIANT FROM GEORGIAJune 2005March 2007Allow2122NoNo
11122373FBL2-SPECIFIC AGENTS AS MODULATORS OF FLAVIVIRIDAE RNA REPLICATIONMay 2005December 2006Allow1931NoYes
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
10049316PROTECTIVE ANTIGEN OF EPSTEIN BARR VIRUSFebruary 2002September 2005Allow4322YesYes
09884481METHOD FOR EXPRESSING AND PURIFYING PROTEINS USING BUDDED BACULOVIRUSJune 2001January 2006Allow5561YesNo

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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(55.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(44.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
86.6%
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, 55.6% 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 SALVOZA, M FRANCO G - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G works in Art Unit 1672 and has examined 63 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SALVOZA, M FRANCO G's allowance rate of 95.2% places them in the 84% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G receive 2.56 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 75% 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 SALVOZA, M FRANCO G is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 29% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SALVOZA, M FRANCO G. This interview benefit is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 25.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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 51.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% 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, 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 87% 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, 85.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% 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 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 72% 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 10.0% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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.
  • 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.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.