USPTO Art Unit 1613 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19061465FORMULATIONS OF BENDAMUSTINEFebruary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
18979375Coffee Bean Compositions Comprising Paraxanthine and Methods for Their ProductionDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18977228Ribociclib TabletDecember 2024June 2025Allow730NoNo
18923418CENTANAFADINE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18829557NOVEL LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18818363TOPICAL COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVED HEALING OF OPEN WOUNDSAugust 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18786785METHOD FOR HYPERTHERMIALLY TREATING A CANCERJuly 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18758839STABLE NIMODIPINE PARENTERAL FORMULATIONJune 2024March 2025Allow911NoNo
18739378SOLVENT-BASED METHOD FOR MAKING NANOCOMPOSITE PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18737162ODOR CONTROL COMPOSITION CONCENTRATESJune 2024March 2025Allow911YesNo
18646171FORMULATIONS OF BENDAMUSTINEApril 2024August 2024Allow410NoNo
18646329FORMULATIONS OF BENDAMUSTINEApril 2024April 2025Allow1220NoNo
18643086FORMULATIONS OF (R)-2-AMINO-3-PHENYLPROPYL CARBAMATEApril 2024May 2025Allow1320NoNo
186418454-[4,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-2-YL]ISOQUINOLIN-3-OL AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
186418484-[4,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-2-YL]ISOQUINOLIN-3-OL AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18632164PAINLESS NGF FOR FRACTURE REPAIRApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18629406METHOD AND KIT FOR BOWEL PREPARATIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18624804Personal Care FormulationsApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18616858Cannabinoid PouchMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
186165772-(BENZO[D]THIAZOL-2-YL)-N'-(2-(5-PHENYL-1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YLTHIO)ACETOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
186166032-(BENZO[D]THIAZOL-2-YL)-N'-(2-(5-PHENYL-1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YLTHIO)ACETOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18612888CATIONIC LIPIDS FOR USE IN LIPID NANOPARTICLESMarch 2024May 2025Allow1400YesNo
18603884TAMPER RESISTANT DOSAGE FORMSMarch 2024July 2024Allow430NoNo
18602981PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULES COMPRISING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATEMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18599893HIGH STEROL-CONTAINING LIPID NANOPARTICLESMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18599125METHOD OF TREATING DISEASESMarch 2024January 2025Allow1020YesNo
18599127METHOD OF TREATING DISEASESMarch 2024January 2025Allow1020NoNo
18598402Devices for Treating Diseases and ConditionsMarch 2024May 2024Allow200YesNo
18594725MODULATORS OF TNF-ALPHA ACTIVITYMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100YesNo
18587736EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18582320PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF DIMETHYL FUMARATEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18444175ENHANCED IMMUNE RESPONSE UPON TREATMENT WITH NITRIC OXIDEFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18443353PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING WATER INSOLUBLE SOLID ORGANIC COMPOUNDFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18441930ALLERGEN DESENSITIZATION METHODFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18437368CAPSULE FORMULATIONSFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18436814Method for Synthesizing Selenium Nanoparticles from Edible MushroomsFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18436404Method for Synthesizing Selenium Nanoparticles from Edible MushroomsFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18435678EFLORNITHINE AND SULINDAC, FIXED DOSE COMBINATION FORMULATIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18681556PREPARATION OF COMPOSITE GELS, POLYMER SCAFFOLDS, AGGREGATES AND FILMS COMPRISING SOLUBLE CROSS-LINKED CHITOSAN & USES THEREOFFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1521YesNo
18431035PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18429916METHODS OF PEST CONTROL IN SOYBEANFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18427459CENTANAFADINE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18426704TREATING AND PREVENTING DISEASE WITH TMA AND TMAO LOWERING AGENTSJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
184262119-(6-FLOURO-2-HYDROXYPYRIDIN-3-YL)-10-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-3,6-DIPHENYL-3,4,6,7,9,10-HEXAHYDROACRIDINE1,8(2H,5H)-DIONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDJanuary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
184260929-(6-FLOURO-2-HYDROXYPYRIDIN-3-YL)-10-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-3,6-DIPHENYL-3,4,6,7,9,10-HEXAHYDROACRIDINE1,8(2H,5H)-DIONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
184215352-[(1,3-BENZOTHIAZOL-2-YL)IMINO]-5,5-DIPHENYLIMIDAZOLIDIN-4-ONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDJanuary 2024September 2024Allow811NoNo
18412318COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTIONJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18408463METHODS OF USE OF EMULSION FORMULATIONS OF APREPITANTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1320NoNo
18405512COMPOSITION USED FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASEJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18575483CROSSLINKED HYALURONIC ACID COMPOSITION WITH LOCAL ANESTHETICSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411NoNo
18397626PROCESS OF MAKING NANOEMULSIONDecember 2023January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18396828METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF POST-OPERATIVE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTIONDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18395521IMPLANTABLE POLYMER FOR BONE AND VASCULAR LESIONSDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18392543HYDROGEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC GROWTH PLATE INJURIESDecember 2023May 2025Allow1611YesNo
18572144FREEZE-DRIED LOADED AEROGEL PARTICLES WITH BIOCIDAL PROPERTIESDecember 2023April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18542954PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR NASAL DELIVERYDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411NoNo
18538502AQUEOUS OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS OF PHENTOLAMINE AND MEDICAL USES THEREOFDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18535261WATER-IN-SILICONE COMPLEXION EMULSIONSDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18535520DEGRADANT COMPOUND IN A MEDICAMENTDecember 2023December 2024Abandon1211NoNo
18532596MODIFIED-RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS OF RUXOLITINIBDecember 2023August 2024Abandon910NoNo
18531424HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18531082FORMULATIONS COMPRISING CARBACHOL AND BRIMONIDINE TO ENHANCE ANTI-PRESBYOPIA EFFECTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1511YesNo
18529962NANOCRYSTALS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS THAT AID PARTICLE TRANSPORT IN MUCUSDecember 2023August 2024Allow800YesNo
18522062ORAL PATCH FOR TREATING MOUTH ULCERSNovember 2023August 2024Allow820YesNo
18519530POLYMER PARTICLES FOR NEUTROPHIL INJURYNovember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18514306MODIFIED WOUND DRESSINGSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18512499CANCER TREATMENT METHOD FOR MAGNETIC HYPOTHERMIA CANCER TREATMENTNovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18512722COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSNovember 2023July 2024Allow820NoNo
18511751COMBINATION TREATMENT FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONSNovember 2023November 2024Abandon1200NoNo
18508748IMAC-ENRICHED MICROALGAL CULTURE SUPERNATANT AND USES THEREOFNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18504345PHARMACEUTICAL CAPSULE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
183877554-[4,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-2-YL]ISOQUINOLIN-3-OL AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023April 2024Allow511NoNo
185026842-BENZO-[3,4-B]QUINOLINO-[B,G]INDENO[1',2':3,4]FLUORENO-[1,2-D]OXONINE-24-CHLORO-5,11,16,21-TETRAONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
183872029-(6-FLOURO-2-HYDROXYOUINOLIN-3-YL)-10-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-3,6-DIPHENYL-3,4,6,7,9,10-HEXHYDROACRIDINE-1,8(2H,5H)-DIONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023January 2024Allow310NoNo
18502663ORAL CANNABINOID PRODUCT WITH LIPID COMPONENTNovember 2023April 2025Allow1711NoNo
183865602-BENZO-[3,4-B] QUINOLINO-{B,G]INDENO [1',2':3,4] FLUORENO-[1,2-D] OXONINE-5,11,16,21-TETRAONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023March 2024Allow401NoNo
183865793-(4-BROMOPHENYL)-5-((2-ISOPROPYL-5-METHYLPHENOXY)METHYL)-1,2,4-OXADIAZOLE AS AN ANTI-CANCER AND ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDNovember 2023August 2024Allow921NoNo
18500416OCULAR FORMULATIONS FOR DRUG-DELIVERY AND PROTECTION OF THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE EYENovember 2023April 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18499240ASTAXANTHIN PICKERING EMULSION WITH COLON TARGETED DELIVERY FUNCTION, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023October 2024Abandon1220NoNo
1838558910-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-9-(2-HYDROXYPYRIDIN-3-YL)-3,4,6,7,9,10-HEXAHYDROACRIDINE-1,8(2H,5H)-DIONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18493990COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS, KITS THEREOF, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2023June 2024Allow800YesNo
18494341KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OCULAR PAINOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18491443CLAY NANOPARTICLES FOR MEDICAL USEOctober 2023March 2024Allow510YesNo
18488231CROSS-LINKED PROTEIN FOAMS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF A POLYVALENT CELLULAR SCAFFOLDOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
184879952-[(1,3-BENZOTHIAZOL-2-YL)IMINO]-5,5-DIPHENYLIMIDAZOLIDIN-4-ONE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1331NoNo
183799646'-(3-CHLOROPHENYL)-2'-ETHOXY-3,4'-BIPYRIDINE-3'-CARBONITRILE AS ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDSOctober 2023January 2024Allow310NoNo
183799662-(BENZO[D]THIAZOL-2-YL)-N'-(2-(5-PHENYL-1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YLTHIO)ACETOXY)ACETIMIDAMIDE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDOctober 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18485929VAGINAL INSERTED ESTRADIOL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18378009Synthesis and Antimicrobial Uses of Dinuclear Silver(I) PyrazolatesOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18480331MAZINDOL COMBINATION IN THE TREATMENT OF ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITYOctober 2023October 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18477642SOLID COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SILICONE POLYAMIDE, A SILICONE RESIN AND A DISPERSED AQUEOUS PHASESeptember 2023February 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18478482METHODS OF TREATMENT COMPRISING ADMINISTERING LUMATEPERONE MONO-TOSYLATE CAPSULESSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120NoNo
18373603Medical Implants And Methods Of ManufactureSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100NoNo
18475755TAMPER RESISTANT DOSAGE FORMSSeptember 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18474782Perfume CompositionsSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1411NoNo
18474798Perfume CompositionsSeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18552411BIOFLEXIBLE ELASTOMER INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS STENT BASED ON PTMC-B-PEG-B-PTMC COPOLYMER, AND PREPARATION METHODSeptember 2023May 2025Allow1921YesNo
18372560Multiple Unit Dosage Form Having A Therapeutic Agent In Combination With A Nutritional SupplementSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520NoNo
18372162Therapeutic Composition and MethodsSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1311NoNo
18371084Method for Synthesizing Selenium Nanoparticles from Edible MushroomsSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2031NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1613.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
344
Examiner Affirmed
258
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
86
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
14.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
1275
Allowed After Appeal Filing
235
(18.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1040
(81.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
3.5%
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, 18.4% 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.

Art Unit 1613 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1613 is part of Group 1610 in Technology Center 1600. This art unit has examined 10,148 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 49.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1613's allowance rate of 49.9% places it in the 7% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1613 receive an average of 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 84% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 40% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

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