USPTO Examiner BORGEEST CHRISTINA M - Art Unit 1675

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18899511METHOD FOR AMELIORATING OR AVOIDING THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS GONADOTROPINS ON REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCESeptember 2024April 2025Allow720NoNo
18443769GDNF FUSION POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18529590METHODS FOR PROMOTING WOUND HEALINGAND HAIR GROWTH COMPRISING GDNF ADMINISTRATIONDecember 2023March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18138000STABLE LIQUID GONADOTROPIN FORMULATIONApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18299458FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING PROGRANULINApril 2023February 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18153944TICK CHEMOKINE BINDING PROTEINS FOR USE IN THERAPY AND DIAGNOSISJanuary 2023November 2024Abandon2311NoNo
17937110METHODS OF INCREASING ENDOGENOUS LUTEINIZING HORMONESeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3220NoNo
17942763PSILOCYBIN COMPOSITIONSSeptember 2022April 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17823937NEOANTIGEN VACCINES FOR TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCERAugust 2022November 2024Allow2711NoNo
17880962BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERSAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720NoNo
17879330ASSAYS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED TREATMENT OF HYDROSALPINXAugust 2022January 2025Allow2921NoNo
17815749COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANTI-PACAP ANTIBODIESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2811NoNo
17863028Antagonist Antibodies Directed Against Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Methods Using SameJuly 2022January 2025Abandon3011NoNo
17716754METHODS OF REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME AND RISK OF RELAPSE TO DRUG SEEKINGApril 2022June 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17710756ASSESSMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA USING ASSAYS FOR FREE AND DISSOCIATED PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTORMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17709305HUMAN-DERIVED RECOMBINANT FSH FOR CONTROLLED OVARIANMarch 2022September 2024Allow3021NoNo
17696920DIMER IMMUNOADHESIN, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSTION AND USE THEREOFMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3901NoNo
17672172Methods for Treating Conditions by Restoring Central Nervous System Endocrine Gland Function, and Compositions and Devices for Practicing the SameFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3731NoNo
17544579METHODS FOR TREATING MUSCLE WASTING AND BONE DISEASE USING NOVEL HYBRID ACTRIIB LIGAND TRAP PROTEINSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3221NoNo
17500741ANTI-MERTK ANTIBODIES AND THEIR METHODS OF USEOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4301NoNo
17600344Biomarker Pairs of Preterm BirthSeptember 2021March 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17488906METHOD FOR DETECTING IMMINENT CHILDBIRTHSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17442593MULTISPECIFIC AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCERSeptember 2021June 2025Abandon4511NoNo
17437065ADAM17 BINDING MOLECULES AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2021March 2025Allow4310NoNo
17463876DYNAMIC OF SFLT-1 OR ENDOGLiN/PIGF RATIO AS AN INDICATOR FOR IMMINENT PREECLAMPSIA AND/OR HELLP SYNDROMESeptember 2021March 2025Allow4230NoNo
17446369METHOD FOR EVALUATING URINE OF A SUBJECT TO ESTIMATE THE FERTILE WINDOW BY EVALUATING FOR THE PRESENCE OF ANALYTES OF ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONEAugust 2021August 2024Allow3630NoNo
17432265CD33 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME TO TREAT CANCERAugust 2021February 2025Allow4210NoNo
17429602VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTORS THAT TARGET THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER AND METHODS OF USEAugust 2021March 2025Allow4310NoNo
17427208MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES HAVING SPECIFICITY FOR TNFA AND IL-17A, ANTIBODIES TARGETING IL-17A, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2021June 2025Allow4720NoNo
17422353SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VESICLE CARGO LABELING AND DETECTIONJuly 2021May 2025Abandon4611NoNo
17371436AUTOLOGOUS SOMATIC STEM CELL THERAPY, METHOD OF CONTROLLABLE PREPARATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION AND PROCEDURE OF ADAPTIVE TREATMENT OF IVF PATIENTJuly 2021April 2025Allow4541NoNo
17422102IN VITRO METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OR PROGNOSIS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERSJuly 2021February 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17415031METHODS OF USING BUTYROPHILIN ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING HIV INFECTIONJune 2021January 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17311538A METHOD OF DETERMINING RISK FOR SKIN CANCER DEVELOPMENT AND SKIN CANCER THERAPEUTIC PREVENTION BY MEASURING PD-1/PD-L1 SIGNALING PATHWAY MEMBERSJune 2021May 2025Allow4720NoNo
17311509USE OF CD26 AND CD39 AS NEW PHENOTYPIC MARKERS FOR ASSESSING MATURATION OF FOXP3+ T CELLS AND USES THEREOF FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSESJune 2021December 2024Abandon4201NoNo
17291858COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PROGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION FOR PREECLAMPSIAMay 2021February 2025Allow4611NoNo
17232513PREECLAMPSIA SCREENING DEVICE AND METHODS MEASURING ACTIVIN AND/OR INHIBIN AApril 2021December 2024Allow4441YesNo
17285314COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATIONApril 2021January 2025Allow4630NoNo
17284302DETECTING TUMOR MUTATION BURDEN WITH RNA SUBSTRATEApril 2021November 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17282307IMMUNOASSAY AND MEASUREMENT REAGENT FOR LEUCINE-RICH ALPHA2 GLYCOPROTEINApril 2021November 2024Allow4311YesNo
17044220COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATIONSeptember 2020February 2025Abandon5341NoNo
16638179METHOD OF IDENTIFYING LAUNDRY MALODOR, MOLDY MALODOR AND/OR SWEAT MALODOR MODULATING COMPOUNDSFebruary 2020December 2024Abandon5821NoYes
16603952DETECTION OF PREDICTORS OF PREECLAMPSIAOctober 2019November 2024Abandon6031NoNo
16488935Determining Toxicity Risk in CAR T-Cell TherapyAugust 2019July 2024Allow5931NoNo
16468073METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF THE AESTHETIC QUALITIES OF THE SKINJune 2019February 2025Allow6041NoNo
16343624DOSE DETERMINATION FOR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTSApril 2019May 2025Abandon6061NoNo
16242519COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF DEPRESSION SENSITIVITY TESTINGJanuary 2019September 2024Allow6061NoYes
16088785METHOD FOR EXTRACORPOREAL TREATMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA AND RELATED DISORDERSSeptember 2018January 2025Allow60101NoNo
15777547RECOMBINANT HUMAN C1 ESTERASE INHIBITOR AND USES THEREOFMay 2018September 2024Allow6081NoNo
15889261Detection and Treatment of Pregnancy Complications Comprising Determining Sialyl Lewis Antigens and Administering hCGFebruary 2018October 2019Allow2020NoNo
15285240METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MANAGING REPRODUCTIONOctober 2016January 2020Allow3931YesNo
15079503METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME, AND KIT THEREFORMarch 2016August 2018Allow2821YesNo
14773677PRE-ECLAMPSIA BIOMARKERSSeptember 2015March 2018Allow3021NoNo
14662482Pharmaceutical Composition Using Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GNRH) Combined Variants as ImmunogenMarch 2015March 2016Allow1210NoNo
14594772SOLUBLE VEGFR-1 VARIANTS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PREECLAMPSIAJanuary 2015January 2016Allow1210NoNo
14396377METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF STROKE OR OTHER CEREBRAL INJURYOctober 2014April 2017Allow2911NoNo
14383564METHODS OF INHIBITING GONAD MATURATIONSeptember 2014August 2017Allow3521NoNo
14233455LONG ACTING BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH) COMPOUNDApril 2014January 2016Allow2411NoNo
14353969DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEONATAL ENCEPHALOPATHYApril 2014August 2019Allow6071YesNo
14197988Annexin A2 and Tissue Plasminogen Activator For Treating Vascular DiseaseMarch 2014November 2015Allow2020NoNo
13954347FGF-9 VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJuly 2013August 2014Allow1220NoNo
13701472Vitronectin:Keratinocyte Growth Factor ChimerasMay 2013June 2016Allow4230NoNo
13856035METHODS OF TREATING FIBROPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE KIDNEY OR REDUCING KIDNEY FIBROSISApril 2013April 2014Allow1220YesNo
13509622COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PEDF AND USES OF SAME IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF OVARY-RELATED SYNDROMESNovember 2012October 2014Allow2921NoNo
13647934HUMAN CORD BLOOD AS A SOURCE OF NEURAL TISSUE REPAIR OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORDOctober 2012June 2017Allow5651YesNo
13626271BLASTOCYST CULTURE SUPERNATANT AS A FERTILITY AGENT IN BLASTOCYST TRANSFERSeptember 2012January 2014Allow1610NoNo
13624365Use of the Insulin-Like-Growth Factor 1 Splice Variant MGF for the Prevention of Myocardial DamageSeptember 2012August 2014Abandon2341YesNo
13619228METHOD OF TREATING FIBROPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE HEART AND LUNGSeptember 2012December 2012Allow300NoNo
13511776FIBRONECTIN: GROWTH FACTOR CHIMERASAugust 2012March 2015Allow3441NoNo
13439544MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT WITH CALCIUM, VITAMIN D OR CALCIUM & VITAMIN D COMBINATION FOR PREMENSTRUAL/MENSTRUAL RELIEFApril 2012March 2015Allow3541YesYes
13423666ANTICALINSMarch 2012May 2013Allow1410NoNo
13422363BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR OR NEUROTROPHIN-4/5 TO TREAT PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND PULPAL DISEASESMarch 2012March 2015Allow3630NoNo
13347823FGF-9 VARIANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOFJanuary 2012April 2013Allow1511NoNo
13169922METHOD OF IDENTIFYING FETAL ANTIGENS OR CELL SURFACE MARKERS USING PHAGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGYJune 2011September 2014Allow3931NoNo
13121915PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION USING GONADOTROPIN - RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH) COMBINED VARIANTS AS IMMUNOGENJune 2011December 2014Allow4531NoNo
13120605TREATMENT OF PRETERM LABOR WITH TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 9 ANTAGONISTSJune 2011October 2014Allow4321NoNo
13114861SALMON FOLLITROPIN HORMONE ANALOGSMay 2011July 2013Allow2621NoNo
13053751CONTRACEPTIVE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM THE VENOM OF THE SPIDER LATRODECTUS MIRABILIS, NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES TO TRANSFORM A MICROORGANISM TO PRODUCE SAID PEPTIDES; METHODS TO OBTAIN THE PEPTIDES; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEREOF AND USE THEREOFMarch 2011October 2014Allow4211NoNo
12941629LHRH - ANTAGONISTS IN THE TREATMENT OF FERTILITY DISORDERSNovember 2010June 2015Allow5511NoNo
12896094ECTOPIC PREGNANCY TREATMENTOctober 2010June 2014Allow4421NoNo
12893764A METHOD FOR PREPARING RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR CYSTEINE MUTEINSSeptember 2010August 2014Allow4741NoYes
12888051HCG FORMULATIONS FOR ACHIEVING WEIGHT LOSSSeptember 2010November 2013Allow3721YesNo
12816475ANTIBODIES THAT SPECIFICALLY BIND BETA-LIKE GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE POLYPEPTIDES AND HETERODIMERS THEREOFJune 2010May 2012Allow2320YesNo
12793386Synthetic Chimeric Proteins Comprising Epidermal Growth Factor and VitronectinJune 2010June 2014Allow4941NoNo
12670099PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 AND USES THEREOFApril 2010April 2013Allow3911NoNo
12731387SOLUBLE EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ISOFORMSMarch 2010July 2011Allow1511YesNo
12709920IMPLANTABLE PUMP FOR PROTEIN DELIVERY FOR OBESITY CONTROL BY DRUG INFUSION INTO THE BRAINFebruary 2010May 2012Allow2720NoNo
12695907SERPINE2 AS A BIOMARKER FOR IGA NEPHROPATHYJanuary 2010January 2012Allow2311NoNo
12654809ANTICALINSJanuary 2010December 2011Allow2321NoNo
12615035GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF AN OVULATION DISORDER CAUSED BY LUTEINIZED UNRUPTURED FOLLICLENovember 2009January 2012Allow2720NoNo
12446884LIPID MICROPARTICLE GROWTH FACTOR FORMULATIONSJune 2009August 2016Allow6031NoNo
12416435FGF VARIANTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOFApril 2009October 2011Allow3011NoNo
12291639HORMONE NORMALIZATION THERAPY COMPRISING ADMINISTRATION OF AROMATASE INHIBITOR, FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, GONADOTROPIN HORMONE RELEASING HORMONE AND/OR PROGESTERONENovember 2008August 2011Abandon3332NoNo
12298829INVESTIGATION OF MUCOSA DRYNESS CONDITIONSOctober 2008August 2011Allow3312NoNo
12206445SOLUBLE EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR ISOFORMSSeptember 2008September 2010Allow2412NoNo
12092006METHOD FOR PURIFYING FSH OR A FSH MUTANTAugust 2008August 2013Allow6021NoNo
12089445TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR TREATING INFERTILITYApril 2008November 2012Allow5531NoNo
11574367METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEMarch 2008October 2013Allow6041NoNo
12041370METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WITH DETERMINATION OF LASP-1 IMMUNOREACTIVITYMarch 2008March 2010Allow2510NoNo
11967469MUTEINS OF PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR TYPE I, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2007June 2010Allow2911NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.0%
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, 33.3% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M works in Art Unit 1675 and has examined 136 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M receive 2.35 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% 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 BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M is 42 months. This places the examiner in the 4% 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 +18.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M. This interview benefit is in the 65% 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, 30.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 57.4% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 86% 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, 71.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 88% 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 14.7% of allowed cases (in the 98% 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 5.4% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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