USPTO Examiner OTTON ALICIA L - Art Unit 1699

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18760458DUAL MODULATOR OF MGLUR5 AND 5-HT2A RECEPTOR, AND USE THEREOFJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18665923FUSED RING DERIVATIVE HAVING MGAT-2 INHIBITORY ACTIVITYMay 2024June 2025Allow1311YesNo
18662947INHIBITORS OF BUNYAVIRIDAE AND USES THEREOFMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18659052SUBSTITUTED NITROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDSMay 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18640607THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE STEROIDAL DERIVATIVESApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18587730CARDIAC SARCOMERE INHIBITORSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18587753NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE COMPOUNDFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18435744COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF USE OF NOVEL PHENYLALANINE SMALL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS TO DIRECTLY MODULATE PCSK9 PROTEIN ACTIVITYFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18433950ANTIOXIDANT INFLAMMATION MODULATORS: OLEANOLIC ACID DERIVATIVES WITH AMINO AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS AT C-17February 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18429524METHODS OF TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERSFebruary 2024February 2025Abandon1301NoNo
18413175PROCESSES FOR PREPARING AG-10, ITS INTERMEDIATES, AND SALTS THEREOFJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18409042CARRIER-FREE CURCUMIN NANOPARTICLES FOR EGFR-POSITIVE CANCER THERAPYJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1701NoNo
18404478N-1 BRANCHED CYCLOALKYL SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZO[4,5-c]QUINOLINE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1620YesNo
18538176Boronated Multifunctional Targeting Drug Conjugates, Their Uses and Methods for Their PreparationDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18524807AZABICYCLO AND DIAZEPINE DERIVATIVESNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18510936AMINATED PSILOCYBIN DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1631YesNo
18388728{5-CHLORO-2-(2-(3-(SUBSTITUTEDPHENYL)-1,2,4-OXADIAZOL-5-YL)ETHYL)PHENYL}(PHENYL)METHANONES AS LARVICIDAL AGENTSNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18505713CRYSTALLINE IMIDAZO[4,5-b]PYRIDINE COMPOUND, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND THEIR USE IN TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
183865613-(4-NITROPHENYL)-5-((2-ISOPROPYL-5-METHYLPHENOXY)METHYL)-1,2,4-OXADIAZOLE AS AN ANTI-CANCER AND ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18472147HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18466804COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES OF POLY-4-HYDROXYBUTYRATESeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2101NoNo
18460337HEPATITIS B CORE PROTEIN MODULATORSSeptember 2023December 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18343554LYMPH DIRECTING PRODRUGSJune 2023February 2025Abandon2021NoNo
18321092Triazole N-Linked Carbamoyl Cyclohexyl Acids as LPA AntagonistsMay 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18199205SOLABEGRON ZWITTERION AND USES THEREOFMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
181810466-ARYL-4-MORPHOLIN-1-YLPYRIDONE COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND DIABETESMarch 2023July 2024Abandon1710NoNo
1817657119-NOR C3,3-DISUBSTITUTED C21-N-PYRAZOLYL STEROID AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2023May 2025Abandon2611NoNo
18172690INDOLE COMPOUNDS AS ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1731YesNo
18111241SELECTIVE D3 DOPAMINE RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18156316PYRAZINOIC ACID CONJUGATES AND HYBRID CONJUGATESJanuary 2023January 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18081409ENERGETIC COMPOUND EMBODIMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEDecember 2022October 2024Allow2211YesNo
18064206SUBSTITUTED INDOLE MCL-1 INHIBITORSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18072501HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022August 2023Allow900NoNo
18072505HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2022August 2023Allow900NoNo
17990656ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS WITH ENHANCED ACTIVITY IN ACIDIC PHNovember 2022December 2024Abandon2511NoNo
17985531CRYSTALLINE IMIDAZO[4,5-b]PYRIDINE COMPOUND, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND THEIR USE IN TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONSNovember 2022July 2023Allow800NoNo
17977960SUBSTITUTED 3-DIALKYLAMINOMETHYL-PIPERIDIN-4-YL-BENZAMIDES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2022July 2024Allow2110NoNo
17973362PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONSOctober 2022January 2025Allow2620NoNo
17964003INHIBITORS OF OXIDIZED LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR 1 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2022February 2025Abandon2821NoNo
17960199SUBSTITUTED NITROGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDSOctober 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17937841INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUSOctober 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17953622N,N-BIS-2-MERCAPTOETHYL ISOPHTHALAMIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESSeptember 2022February 2023Allow500YesNo
17941959PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED 3-AMINOPIPERIDINESeptember 2022October 2023Allow1300NoNo
17820629PRODRUGS, ANALOGS OR DERIVATIVES OF KAEMPFEROL AS ANTIVIRAL AGENTSAugust 2022June 2024Abandon2211NoNo
17797884PROBE FOR DETECTION OF CATHEPSIN ACTIVITYAugust 2022April 2025Allow3200NoNo
17880996INHIBITORS OF MICROBIALLY INDUCED AMYLOIDAugust 2022June 2024Abandon2321NoNo
17881044INHIBITORS OF MICROBIALLY INDUCED AMYLOIDAugust 2022September 2024Abandon2511NoNo
17877514TARGETED THERAPEUTICSJuly 2022April 2024Abandon2001NoNo
17813152BENZOTHIA(DI)AZEPINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS BILE ACID MODULATORSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3201NoNo
17862963THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1911NoNo
177860892-AMINO-N-(AMINO-OXO-ARYL-LAMBDA6-SULFANYLIDENE)ACETAMIDE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC USEJune 2022October 2024Allow2800NoNo
17807057BICYCLIC COMPOUNDSJune 2022December 2023Allow1811NoNo
17744806PYRUVATE KINASE ACTIVATORS FOR USE IN TREATING BLOOD DISORDERSMay 2022November 2023Allow1810NoNo
17736895CARDIAC SARCOMERE INHIBITORSMay 2022July 2023Allow1400NoNo
17734377PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVES MADE BY HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS FOR USE AS ANOLYTES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLSMay 2022December 2024Allow3121YesNo
17710911VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYESMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3611NoNo
17699606AZABICYCLO AND DIAZEPINE DERIVATIVESMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17693527BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3621NoNo
17672508COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODIFICATION OF BIOMOLECULESFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2511NoNo
17669117SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOQUINOLINES AS AGONISTS OF TLR7February 2022January 2024Allow2320NoNo
17633655ANTIMALARIAL AGENTSFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3500YesNo
17590503ISOXAZOLE HYDROXAMIC ACIDS AS HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 INHIBITORSFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2421NoNo
17631212DUAL MODULATOR OF MGLUR5 AND 5-HT2A RECEPTOR, AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2620NoNo
17581740NONPEPTIDE SOMATOSTATIN TYPE 5 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND USES THEREOFJanuary 2022May 2022Abandon410NoNo
17626516CANNABINOID DERIVATIVESJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3121NoNo
17573081THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE STEROIDAL DERIVATIVESJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2411NoNo
17573405TRNA SYNTHETASE INHIBITORSJanuary 2022November 2023Abandon2201NoNo
17558975N,N-BIS-2-MERCAPTOETHYL ISOPHTHALAMIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASESDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110NoNo
17537142NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE COMPOUNDNovember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17525010FUSED RING DERIVATIVE HAVING MGAT-2 INHIBITORY ACTIVITYNovember 2021March 2024Allow2821YesNo
17610997CARBONATE COMPOUND CONTAINING FLUOROSULFONYL GROUP, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE OF SAMENovember 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17607447CRYSTAL FORM OF WEE1 INHIBITOR COMPOUND AND USE THEREOFOctober 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17484876DUAL FUNCTION MOLECULES FOR HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITION AND ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED ACTIVATION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFSeptember 2021November 2024Abandon3821NoNo
17448482TYK2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3821NoNo
17448215Targeting mitochondrial dynamics by mitochondrial fusion promoter M1 as a treatment strategy for nervous system injurySeptember 2021March 2024Allow3021NoNo
17447648TYK2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2021July 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17471936SULFUR (VI) FLUORIDE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOFSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4411NoNo
17470678METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF INHIBITING DCN1-UBC12 INTERACTIONSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2610NoNo
17466770COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR TINEA PEDISSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3821YesNo
17435253HERBICIDAL COMPOUNDSAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4201NoNo
17412135INERT SOLUTION-PROCESSABLE MOLECULAR CHROMOPHORES FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICESAugust 2021April 2024Allow3220YesNo
17386098Pharmaceutical Compositions For Combination TherapyJuly 2021June 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17374460SUBSTRATES FOR COVALENT TETHERING OF PROTEINS TO FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OR SOLID SURFACESJuly 2021September 2024Allow3921NoNo
17305537ANTIOXIDANT INFLAMMATION MODULATORS: OLEANOLIC ACID DERIVATIVES WITH AMINO AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS AT C-17July 2021October 2023Allow2710NoNo
17421944CARBOXAMIDES AS MODULATORS OF SODIUM CHANNELSJuly 2021April 2025Allow4511NoNo
17368418CLASS OF MU-OPIOID RECEPTOR AGONISTSJuly 2021November 2023Abandon2820NoNo
173627636-ARYL-4-MORPHOLIN-1-YLPYRIDONE COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND DIABETESJune 2021December 2022Allow1700NoNo
17362283METHOD FOR PREPARING 3,7-BIS(DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENOTHIAZIN-5-YLIUM IODIDEJune 2021October 2023Allow2720YesNo
17350066PROCESSES FOR PREPARING AG-10, ITS INTERMEDIATES, AND SALTS THEREOFJune 2021October 2023Allow2810NoNo
17343334DEUTERATED PROTEASE INHIBITORSJune 2021August 2024Allow3821YesNo
17331959STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF INTERMEDIATE FOR PREPARATION OF HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDMay 2021February 2023Allow2000NoNo
17309434OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES AND EYE DISEASESMay 2021April 2023Abandon2220NoNo
17293787THE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NLRP ACTIVITYMay 2021March 2023Allow2211NoNo
17318329INHIBITORS OF BUNYAVIRIDAE AND USES THEREOFMay 2021February 2024Allow3331NoNo
17292951METHOD OF PRODUCING ACRYLONITRILE DIMERMay 2021May 2025Allow4801NoNo
17292887COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NLRP ACTIVITYMay 2021May 2024Allow3601NoNo
17302502HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 2 AGONISTS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2021January 2023Allow2001NoNo
17241627CARBORANE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17239583PLEUROMUTILIN (E)-4-(1-IMIDAZOYLMETHYL )CINNAMIC ACID ESTER WITH ANTI-DRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA ACTIVITY AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEApril 2021August 2022Allow1600NoNo
17283661PROCESS FOR PREPARING IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVESApril 2021February 2025Allow4611YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner OTTON, ALICIA L.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
1.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(11.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(88.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.6%
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, 11.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner OTTON, ALICIA L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner OTTON, ALICIA L works in Art Unit 1699 and has examined 523 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner OTTON, ALICIA L's allowance rate of 80.9% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by OTTON, ALICIA L receive 1.71 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 OTTON, ALICIA L is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 49% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by OTTON, ALICIA L. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 42% 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 52.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 68% 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 76.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 64% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 78.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 91% 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 8.6% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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 7.6% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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:

  • 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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