USPTO Art Unit 1628 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19357447ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) DEGRADERS AND USES THEREOFOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19320604COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATIONSeptember 2025February 2026Allow511NoNo
19311344Selective Serotonin Receptor Modulators and Methods of Making and Using the SameAugust 2025January 2026Allow511YesNo
19307340READY-TO-USE ORAL LIQUID FORMULATION OF CLONIDINEAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19299605PROCESSES OF MAKING CSF-1R INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2025March 2026Allow711NoNo
19261393COMPOUND, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME, SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJuly 2025March 2026Allow820NoNo
19252084TOPICAL COMPOSITIONJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19222910PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMMay 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19221260USE OF S-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE COMPOUNDS FOR INDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FLOWMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19209668PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMMay 2025December 2025Allow710YesNo
19204307COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19196471RAS INHIBITORSMay 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19196483RAS INHIBITORSMay 2025March 2026Abandon1010NoNo
19189002WRAPPED INHALABLE SUBSTANCEApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19177248IBAT INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASESApril 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19170770ENHANCING AUTOPHAGY OR INCREASING LONGEVITY BY ADMINISTRATION OF UROLITHINSApril 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19096210METHODS FOR TREATING NEUTROPENIAMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19088147BENZIMIDAZOLE AND BENZIMIDAZOLONE BASED PROTAC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TARGETED DEGRADATION OF LEUCINE RICH REPEAT KINASE 2 (LRRK2)March 2025December 2025Allow811YesNo
19070930RAS INHIBITORSMarch 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19068133RAS INHIBITORSMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19062331RAS INHIBITORSFebruary 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19054330NOREPINEPHRINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREFORFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
19053277ADVANTAGEOUS BENZOFURAN COMPOSITIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS OR ENHANCEMENTFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19050993PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710YesNo
19043910INHIBITORS OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS REPLICATIONFebruary 2025November 2025Allow6011YesNo
19042105COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERSJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19038532WRN INHIBITORSJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
19029360METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MYDRIASISJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911NoNo
19029592METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MYDRIASISJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1011NoNo
19009260PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIDENE ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow820NoNo
19001859AGENT FOR INHIBITING RENAL DAMAGE INDUCED BY RHABDOMYOLYSISDecember 2024October 2025Abandon1010YesNo
18970835AZACYCLOALKYL CARBONYL CYCLIC AMINE COMPOUNDDecember 2024October 2025Allow1011YesNo
18916325BUPROPION AS A MODULATOR OF DRUG ACTIVITYOctober 2024October 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18909401METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHYOctober 2024June 2025Allow820NoNo
18905520GANAXOLONE FOR USE IN TREATING TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND SEIZURE DISORDERSOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18905534GANAXOLONE FOR USE IN TREATING TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND SEIZURE DISORDERSOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18905502GANAXOLONE FOR USE IN TREATING TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND SEIZURE DISORDERSOctober 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18895044PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMSeptember 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18895095ADVANTAGEOUS BENZOFURAN COMPOSITIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS OR ENHANCEMENTSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
1889153620-HETE RECEPTOR (GPR75) ANTAGONISTS AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18892179Electronic Inhalation DeviceSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18271036HYDROXYPENTYL BENZOIC ACID DIESTER COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATION THEREOFSeptember 2024June 2025Allow2401NoNo
18814513Therapeutic mouthwash containing doxycycline and method of preventing COVID infection using the therapeutic mouthwashAugust 2024June 2025Abandon901NoNo
18794778STABLE LIQUID COMPOSITIONS OF NETUPITANT AND PALONOSETRONAugust 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18790708PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICINES AND THEIR USE FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERSJuly 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18784243PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICINES AND THEIR USE FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISORDERSJuly 2024April 2025Allow820NoNo
18777896USE OF ITACONATE AND ITS DERIVATIVES/ANALOGUES TO INDUCE HAIR GROWTHJuly 2024January 2025Allow611YesNo
18773435TOPICAL PEEL-OFF CREAM FOR NUMBING PAIN DURING SKIN-RELATED PROCEDURESJuly 2024May 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18764024FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR SKIN CARE OR HYALURONIC ACID SYNTHESISJuly 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18760811METHODS FOR TREATING MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSIONJuly 2024January 2026Abandon1930NoNo
18745002INHIBITION OF CRYSTAL GROWTH OF ROFLUMILASTJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18680463THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION, METHODS, AND USES FOR THE CONTROL OF SEIZURESMay 2024December 2025Abandon1821NoNo
18670632EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS HAVING IMPAIRED LEARNING AND/OR MEMORY OR CERTAIN EEG CHARACTERISTICS WITH A BENZYLPIPERAZINE-AMINOPYRIDINE AGENTMay 2024March 2025Abandon1010NoNo
186685524,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-2-(4-BROMOPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-1H-IMIDAZOLE AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18664847FORMULATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE DISEASES AND RELATED METHODSMay 2024January 2026Abandon2011NoNo
186627061-[4,5-BIS(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-1-HEXYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-2-YL]-2-NAPHTHOL AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18661516USE OF ADAMANTANE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF REDUCING FIBROTIC TISSUEMay 2024April 2025Allow1111NoNo
18653662TOPICAL ROFLUMILAST FORMULATION HAVING IMPROVED DELIVERY AND PLASMA HALF- LIFEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18652721COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND DISORDERSMay 2024February 2025Allow901NoNo
18646306ETHYL-2-{[(2,4-DICHLOROBENZOYL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]AMINO}-4,5,6,7- TETRAHYDRO-1-BENZOTHIOPHENE-3-CARBOXYLATE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (BOISD.)April 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18646222ETHYL-2-{[(2,4-DICHLOROBENZOYL)CARBAMOTHIOYL]AMINO}-4,5,6,7- TETRAHYDRO-1-BENZOTHIOPHENE-3-CARBOXYLATE AS AN ECO-FRIENDLY INSECTICIDAL AGENT AGAINST SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS (BOISD.)April 2024September 2024Allow501NoNo
18643253VASOCONSTRICTION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEApril 2024September 2025Allow1621NoNo
18632351FIVE-MEMBERED-FUSED SIX-MEMBERED COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USEApril 2024February 2025Allow1121YesNo
186315186-(4,5-BIS(4-BROMOPHENYL)-2-(4-METHOXYPHENYL)-1H-IMIDAZOL-1-YL)HEXANOIC ACID AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDApril 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18629099METHODS OF TREATING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME USING 3,3'-DIINDOLYLMETHANEApril 2024September 2025Allow1811YesNo
186282971-[2-(AMINOMETHYL)BENZYL]-2-THIOXO-1,2,3,5-TETRAHYDRO-4H-PYRROLO[3,2-d]PYRIMIDIN-4-ONES AS INHIBITORS OF MYELOPEROXIDASEApril 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18621580METHOD OF TREATING EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DEFICIT IN AUTISTIC HUMANSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2020YesNo
18621624PRESBYOPIA TREATMENTSMarch 2024October 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18620897METHOD OF TREATING EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DEFICIT IN AUTISTIC HUMANSMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2320NoNo
18621023PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING (2S)-N-{(1S)-1-CYANO-2-[4-(3-METHYL-2-OXO-2,3-DIHYDRO-1,3-BENZOXAZOL-5-yl)PHENYL]ETHYL}-1,4- OXAZEPANE-2-CARBOXAMIDEMarch 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18618149ORALLY ADMINISTERED COMBINATIONS OF AMOXICILLIN AND AVIBACTAM DERIVATIVES FOR TREATING MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONSMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2311NoNo
18616762NEUROACTIVE STEROIDS AND THEIR METHODS OF USEMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18616903NEUROACTIVE STEROIDS AND THEIR METHODS OF USEMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18616995NEUROACTIVE STEROIDS AND THEIR METHODS OF USEMarch 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18614442PI3K-ALPHA INHIBITOR AND MTOR INHIBITOR COMBINATIONS FOR CANCER TREATMENTMarch 2024November 2025Abandon1931NoNo
186125452-AMINO-4-(4-BROMOPHENYL)-6-METHOXYPYRIDINE-3,5-DICARBONITRILE AS AN ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
186125632-AMINO-4-(4-BROMOPHENYL)-6-METHOXYPYRIDINE-3,5-DICARBONITRILE AS AN ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18612665CHEMICALLY MODIFIED CURCUMINS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF LIPOXINSMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2321NoNo
18610777SOLID STATE FORMS OF MAVACAMTEN AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOFMarch 2024January 2025Allow1031YesNo
18608816Modulators of STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes)March 2024September 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18603789COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASEMarch 2024July 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18603816OXYSTEROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18602435PTGDR-1 AND/OR PTGDR-2 ANTAGONISTS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2111NoNo
18594172BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTSMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18594194BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1211NoNo
18592262USE OF S-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE COMPOUNDS FOR INDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FLOWFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18687803BIFLAVONE COMPOUND AGAINST I-TYPE HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18589688BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1111NoNo
18589636BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ACTIVE AGENTSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18590387SALTS AND ESTERS OF APX3330 AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOFFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1112NoNo
18588730CAPSID INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIVFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2420YesYes
185858723-(2,4,5-TRIS(4-CHLOROPHENYL)-1H-IMIDAZOL-1-YL)PROPANOIC ACID AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18586021PYRROLO[3,2-C][2,6]NAPHTHYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUNDS AS CK2 INHIBITORSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow811NoNo
18586070PYRROLO[3,2-C][2,6]NAPHTHYRIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUNDS AS CK2 INHIBITORSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18583643TETRACYCLINE COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18444310READY-TO-USE INJECTABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NEOSTIGMINE AND GLYCOPYRROLATEFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18442061COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EPILEPSYFebruary 2024November 2024Allow911NoNo
18440388ARIPIPRAZOLE FORMULATIONS HAVING INCREASED INJECTION SPEEDSFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2421YesNo
18439517SELECTIVE HYPOTHALAMUS PERMEABLE HDAC6 INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OF LEPTIN-RESISTANT OBESITYFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1521NoNo
18437438Oral (17-ß)-3-Oxoandrost-4-EN-17-YL Tridecanoate TherapyFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon1921NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1628.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
368
Examiner Affirmed
267
(72.6%)
Examiner Reversed
101
(27.4%)
Reversal Percentile
23.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.4% 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
1970
Allowed After Appeal Filing
337
(17.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1633
(82.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
2.7%
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, 17.1% 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.

Art Unit 1628 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1628 is part of Group 1620 in Technology Center 1600. This art unit has examined 16,474 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 48.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1628's allowance rate of 48.8% 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 1628 receive an average of 2.07 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 65% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 53% 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 relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter 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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