USPTO Examiner RAO SAVITHA M - Art Unit 1691

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19295254FORMULATIONS OF VIMSELTINIBAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19286812Biphenyl and Phenylpyridine CompoundsJuly 2025December 2025Allow500YesNo
19079070FORMULATIONS OF VIMSELTINIBMarch 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19018702ILOPROST COMPOSITIONS AND FORMULATIONS THEREOFJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610YesNo
18980262TREATMENT OF ADENOVIRUS INFECTION OR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONDecember 2024December 2025Allow1220NoNo
18965591METHOD OF TREATMENT WITH MILSAPERIDONEDecember 2024September 2025Allow1010YesNo
18952791COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSNovember 2024November 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18832248GINGERENONE A PRODRUGS AS SENSOTHERAPEUTICS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2024April 2025Allow801YesNo
18656519TREATMENT OF ADENOVIRUS INFECTION OR DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONMay 2024March 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18616046COMBINATIONS OF MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS AND SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USEMarch 2024November 2024Allow811YesNo
18431805METHOD OF TREATING CANCER WITH COMBINATIONS OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS (HDACI) SUBSTANCESFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18409952COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EPILEPSY, SEIZURES AND OTHER CONDITIONSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1400YesNo
18529946Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Comprising DHODH InhibitorsDecember 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18565762COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AND THERAPIES USING BEMPEDOIC ACID AND TOLVAPTANNovember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18503992LIQUID FORMULATIONS OF INDACATEROLNovember 2023August 2025Allow2110YesNo
18502240TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY WITH FERRIC CARBOXYMALTOSENovember 2023September 2024Allow1020YesNo
18502589COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC PRETERM BIRTHNovember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18500199APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRYOGRANULATING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONNovember 2023August 2025Allow2100YesNo
18494950METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HAIR LOSSOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18486795HEMOSTATIC DEVICESOctober 2023March 2026Allow2920NoNo
18484252METHOD FOR AMELIORATING PROGRESSION OF RENAL FIBROSIS AND TREATING RENAL FIBROSIS BY 5-(2',4'-DIFLUOROPHENYL)-SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVESOctober 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18474535STABLE ORAL SUSPENSIONS OF BACLOFENSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1700YesNo
18371229METHODS OF TREATING LIVER DISORDERS OR LIPID DISORDERS WITH A THR-BETA AGONISTSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18471849BIOMARKER AND DRUG COMBINATIONS FOR HEART FAILURE PREDICTIONSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2431YesYes
18370633METHODS OF CONTROLLING MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOWSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2401NoNo
18282365ROLLED ORAL THIN FILMS HAVING A HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVE-INGREDIENT LOADINGSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18463000TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND ANXIETY DISORDERSSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18238961COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, ALLEVIATING OR TREATING CANCERAugust 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18231035METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CALCIPHYLAXISAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18226711Threonate Compounds and Methods of Use ThereofJuly 2023August 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18346721COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING PROPYLENE SULFIDE-BASED POLYMERS FOR TREATMENT OF CHAGAS DISEASEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1900YesNo
18215989METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING TISSUE CALCIFICATIONJune 2023March 2025Allow2000YesNo
18216405METHODS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND THE USE OF COMPANION BIOMARKERS FOR 4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-DIOXOPIPERIDIN-3-YL)-1-OXOISOINDOLIN-4-YL)OXY)METHYL)BENZYL)PIPERAZIN-1-YL)-3-FLUOROBENZONITRILEJune 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18255229FIXED COMBINATION MEDICINE FOR THE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAINMay 2023March 2026Allow3310NoNo
18254753PHOSPHONATES AS INHIBITORS OF ENPP1 AND CDNPMay 2023February 2026Allow3301YesNo
18201079CO-THERAPIES INCLUDING A METASTASIS INHIBITORMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18321968COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING LAMINITIS OF AN ANIMAL HOOFMay 2023April 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18311846PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION, COMPOSITION AND COMPOUND PREPARATION CONTAINING GLUCOKINASE ACTIVATOR AND K-ATP CHANNEL BLOCKER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFMay 2023April 2025Abandon2301NoNo
18142308METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO TREAT CANCERMay 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18141666MODIFIED RELEASE GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE FORMULATIONS HAVING IMPROVED PHARMACOKINETICSMay 2023September 2025Allow2910YesNo
18140128DEUTERATED RUC-4April 2023August 2025Abandon2710YesNo
18138306MODULATORS OF GTPASES AND THEIR USEApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18133323METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING ECTOPARASITE INFESTATIONSApril 2023September 2025Abandon3011NoNo
18123702METHOD FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF ROSACEAMarch 2023January 2025Allow2200YesNo
18173865Patentiflorin A Analogs as Antiviral AgentsFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2411YesNo
18019486THIOPHEN COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF RENAL FIBROSISFebruary 2023January 2026Abandon3501NoNo
18078628COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION OF SPIRONOLACTONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS SIGNS OF EXCESS ANDROGEN AND CHRONIC STRESS RESPONSEDecember 2022July 2025Allow3220NoNo
18077931Threonate Compounds and Methods of Use ThereofDecember 2022May 2025Abandon3010NoNo
18056804COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSNovember 2022June 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17999145METHODS OF TREATING ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME WITH ACTIVATORS OF TIE-2November 2022October 2025Allow3510NoNo
17925075COMBINATION COMPRISING TRICYCLE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF IN PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENT FOR TREATING HBVNovember 2022January 2026Allow3811NoNo
17924802COMPOUND FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING DISEASES CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS AND USE THEREOFNovember 2022December 2025Allow3701YesNo
17998195THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR VASCULAR DISORDERNovember 2022January 2026Allow3810NoNo
18046916COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SKIN FATOctober 2022December 2024Allow2611YesNo
18046917COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FOOD INTAKE OF ANIMALOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610YesNo
17907681COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTION-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHYSeptember 2022December 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17907451COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AMINO ACIDS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING SARCOPENIASeptember 2022November 2025Allow3810NoNo
17914529CXCL8 INHIBITORS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19September 2022January 2026Allow4011YesNo
17912711COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THREATENED RESPIRATORY FAILURE CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND DISEASESeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210YesNo
17909513TREATMENT OF PAIN BY TARGETING NR4A1September 2022January 2026Allow4110YesNo
17905686Methods of Inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 Replication and Treating Corona Virus Disease 2019September 2022October 2025Allow3810NoNo
17909302IBOGAINE ANALOGS AS THERAPEUTICS FOR NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3810NoNo
17901356USE OF GABAA RECEPTOR MODULATORS FOR TREATMENT OF ITCHSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3311YesNo
17892585COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RENAL INJURYAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010NoNo
17801199STARCH PROPIONATE USED AS A FOOD ADDITIVE AND/OR DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FOR PREVENTION OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITYAugust 2022March 2026Abandon4320NoNo
17820387COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DIABETES MELLITUSAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710NoNo
17798502TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CAPILLARY MALFORMATION-ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17760239IMPROVED TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS WITH TRADIPITANTAugust 2022March 2026Allow4330NoNo
17796076PHARMACEUTICAL USE OF KETOAMIDE-BASED COMPOUNDAugust 2022January 2026Allow4221YesNo
17759488TETRAHYDROCYCLOPENTA[B]INDOLE COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT OF RENAL DISEASEJuly 2022January 2026Abandon4111NoNo
17794820Compositions for Inhibition of HerpesvirusesJuly 2022March 2026Allow4311NoNo
17792380COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMINO ACIDS FOR USE IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3610YesNo
17788146MANAGING MICROBIAL DYSBIOSIS WITH TEMOCILLINJune 2022April 2025Allow3400YesNo
17788210Composition and methods for treating pathogenic infections on woundsJune 2022September 2025Allow3910YesNo
17785394ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJune 2022January 2026Allow4311NoNo
17784587THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTIONJune 2022November 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17834380SMALL MOLECULES AGAINST CEREBLON TO ENHANCE EFFECTOR T CELL FUNCTIONJune 2022November 2025Allow4111YesNo
17756800PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING STEROID COMPOUND AND OLOPATADINEJune 2022October 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17779763PROPHYLACTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT FOR HIV INFECTIOUS DISEASES CHARACTERIZED BY COMPRISING COMBINATION OF INTEGRASE INHIBITOR AND ANTI-HIV AGENTMay 2022October 2025Allow4111YesNo
17743388METHOD OF PREPARING NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING POORLY WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS FOR TREATING HEPATITISMay 2022April 2025Abandon3511NoNo
17740970COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND KITS FOR ALTERING ADIPOCYTESMay 2022October 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17713746PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TOPICAL WOUND TREATMENTApril 2022December 2024Allow3201YesNo
17642287AGENT FOR PROTECTION OF BLOOD BRAIN SPINAL CORD BARRIERMarch 2022February 2025Allow3511YesNo
17632543COMPOUNDS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF THEIR USE IN REVERSING CANCER CHEMORESISTANCEFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3611YesNo
17578780Methods for Treating AscitesJanuary 2022February 2024Abandon2520YesNo
17576623Cancer Treatment Targeted to Tumor Adaptive Responses to Protein Synthesis StressJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4121YesNo
17558169THERAPY AND PREVENTION OF PRION PROTEIN COMPLEX INFECTIONS IN NON-HUMAN ANIMALSDecember 2021March 2025Allow3900YesNo
17618066SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLO[4,3-b]PYRIDINES AND THEIR USE AS GLUN2B RECEPTOR MODULATORSDecember 2021September 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17528017Methods of Treating Prostate CancerNovember 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17524304METHODS OF REGULATING OXIDOREDUCTASE ACTIVITY FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD).November 2021March 2025Allow4010YesNo
17516449METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR DISEASE FROM CORONAVIRUS EXPOSURENovember 2021October 2025Abandon4810NoNo
17489349COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PAIN RELIEF AND NUMBINGSeptember 2021October 2024Abandon3731YesNo
17255414METHODS AND USES OF COLCHICINE DERIVATIVESDecember 2020February 2025Allow5031YesNo
17074547IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY TREATMENTS FOR COVID-19 INFECTIONOctober 2020October 2025Abandon6051YesNo
16462317PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2019March 2020Allow1010NoNo
16341523Prevention and treatment of human metabolic syndrome including type 2 diabetes, steatohepititis and related conditions using non-absorbable, orally administered compoundsApril 2019September 2020Allow1701YesNo
16370677CROMOLYN COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY FIBROSISMarch 2019October 2019Allow711NoNo
16370681CROMOLYN COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY FIBROSISMarch 2019October 2019Allow610NoNo
16360139COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF PHORBOL ESTERS IN THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASMSMarch 2019June 2020Allow1510YesNo
16284461COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF PHORBOLESTERSFebruary 2019May 2020Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
91.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
13
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(46.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(53.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
74.8%
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, 46.2% 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

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner RAO, SAVITHA M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAO, SAVITHA M works in Art Unit 1691 and has examined 92 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.7%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAO, SAVITHA M's allowance rate of 95.7% places them in the 85% 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 RAO, SAVITHA M receive 1.98 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by RAO, SAVITHA M is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 42% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAO, SAVITHA M. This interview benefit is in the 19% 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, 32.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 55.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 70% 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 92.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 76.9% 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, 34.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.1% 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 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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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.