USPTO Art Unit 1649 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17851417PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPY AGAINST SEVERAL NEURONAL AND BRAIN TUMORSJune 2022January 2023Allow6000YesNo
16970083BLOCKING TYPE PD-L1 SINGLE-DOMAIN CAMEL ANTIBODY AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2021December 2023Allow4101YesNo
17257294Novel CD47 Antibodies and Methods of Using SameDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3601NoNo
17137875METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURY USING A CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN (CSPG) REDUCTION PEPTIDE (CRP) COMPRISING A CELL MEMBRANE PENETRATING DOMAIN, A CSPG BINDING DOMAIN, AND A LYSOSOME TARGETING DOMAINDecember 2020December 2023Allow3621YesNo
17136189TAU-BINDING ANTIBODIESDecember 2020April 2023Allow2710NoNo
17136440TAU-BINDING ANTIBODIESDecember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
17255796TRANSTHYRETIN ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020February 2024Allow3700YesNo
17133213HOME PREGNANCY PROGRESSION TESTING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2020May 2024Allow4031YesNo
17255692ANTIBODY BINDING TO CHONDROITIN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCAN 5December 2020January 2024Allow3720YesNo
17255784ANTIBODY BINDING TO CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 3December 2020September 2023Allow3210NoNo
17255776ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYNUCLEINOPATHIES AND NEUROINFLAMMATIONDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910YesNo
17130477BISPECIFIC ANTI-HUMAN A-BETA/HUMAN TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2020July 2023Allow3120NoNo
17128110B-CELL EPITOPE OF TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS CYSTEINE PROTEASE INHIBITOR, HYBRIDOMA CELL LINE, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020December 2022Allow2410YesNo
17127629MESOTHELIN-TARGETED CD40 AGONISTIC MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODY CONSTRUCTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SOLID TUMORSDecember 2020October 2023Allow3411YesNo
17127934Composition and Method for Improving Sensorineural HearingDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17127913ANTI-RYK ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2020July 2024Allow4211YesNo
17127719ANTI-TRANSTHYRETIN ANTIBODIESDecember 2020September 2022Allow2100YesNo
17127324LINGO-1 ANTAGONISTS AND USES FOR TREATMENT OF DEMYELINATING DISORDERSDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4501NoNo
17126677ANTIBODY FOR SKEWING SEX RATIO AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2020June 2023Allow3010NoNo
17125734ILT3-BINDING AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2020April 2023Allow2811NoNo
17125108DOSING REGIMENS FOR TARGETED TGF-B INHIBITION FOR USE IN TREATING BILIARY TRACT CANCERDecember 2020January 2024Abandon3701NoNo
17253391FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING PROGRANULINDecember 2020May 2023Abandon2901NoNo
17253584ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATES FOR ABLATING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLSDecember 2020June 2024Abandon4220NoNo
17125172METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRUG EFFICACYDecember 2020January 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17043054SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODIES AGAINST LAG-3 AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020January 2024Allow3920YesNo
17122325HUMANIZED ANTIBODY FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING COGNITIVE DISORDERS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND AGENT FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING COGNITIVE DISORDERS USING THE SAMEDecember 2020April 2023Allow2810YesNo
17121553TREATMENT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS BY INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN GDecember 2020July 2023Allow3110NoNo
17251411ANTIBODY CAPABLE OF BLOCKING CD47-SIRPA INTERACTION AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2020July 2023Allow3111YesNo
17119410ASSESSMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA USING ASSAYS FOR FREE AND DISSOCIATED PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTORDecember 2020June 2021Allow610YesNo
17119035METHODS OF TREATING ACID SPHINGOMYELINASE DEFICIENCYDecember 2020January 2024Allow3720NoNo
17119075APOAEQUORIN AND VITAMIN D-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEDecember 2020April 2024Allow4040YesNo
17118395ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS MEDIATED GENE TRANSFER TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17118353METHODS TO TREAT POMPE DISEASE USING A RECOMBINANT ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUSDecember 2020March 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17116104PREPARATION OF FLAGELLIN VACCINE ADJUVANT-BASED VACCINE TO INDUCE PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODY RECOGNIZING CONFORMATION OF ANTIGENS, AND APPLICATION THEREOFDecember 2020June 2023Allow3010NoNo
17114984Autoantibodies to Septin-7 and Diagnosis of Neurological DiseaseDecember 2020September 2023Allow3321YesNo
17113559p53 Peptides as Markers in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Alzheimer's DiseaseDecember 2020January 2023Allow2540YesNo
17113711Antibodies Against BACE1 and Use Thereof for Neural Disease ImmunotherapyDecember 2020April 2023Allow2901YesNo
17111159ANTIBODIES TO ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN AND USES THEREOFDecember 2020September 2022Allow2100YesNo
17110512DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSISDecember 2020May 2023Abandon2910NoNo
15734885METHOD FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING REGNASE-1-RELATED DISEASEDecember 2020September 2024Abandon4611NoNo
17110969ANTI-TAU ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USEDecember 2020September 2022Allow2100NoNo
17109604ANG (1-7) DERVIATIVE OLIGOPEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PAINDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
15733838COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF FOR TREATING DISEASE OR CONDITIONNovember 2020January 2024Allow3820YesNo
17059268ANTI-THYROID HORMONE (T4) RECOMBINANT ANTIBODY OR ANTIGEN BINDING FRAGMENTNovember 2020October 2022Allow2320YesNo
17058728ANTI-OX40 ANTAGONISTIC ANTIBODIES AND DOSAGE FOR THE TREATMENT OF OX40-MEDIATED DISORDERSNovember 2020October 2023Abandon3511NoNo
17058961POLYPEPTIDE COMPRISING AGGRECAN BINDING DOMAIN AND CARRYING MOIETYNovember 2020March 2024Allow3921YesNo
17104886METHODS FOR AIDING IN THE HYPERACUTE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN A HUMAN SUBJECT USING EARLY BIOMARKERSNovember 2020May 2024Allow4120YesNo
17104344Methods and Compositions for Treating Aging-Associated Impairments with Trefoil Factor Family Member 2 ModulatorsNovember 2020December 2023Abandon3721NoNo
17104848METHODS OF BINDING AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN HAVING PYROGLUTAMATE AT THE THIRD AMINO ACID RESIDUE (3pE ABETA) IN VIVO USING ANTI-3pE ABETA ANTIBODIES OR ANTIGEN-BINDING FRAGMENTS THEREOFNovember 2020January 2023Allow2610YesNo
17058446METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PERTUSSIS DIAGNOSISNovember 2020October 2023Allow3510YesNo
17057429REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASENovember 2020December 2023Allow3611YesNo
17057607A NOVEL ANTI-CD3/ANTI-CD20 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODYNovember 2020June 2024Abandon4310NoNo
17056816BIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANTIBODY VARIANTSNovember 2020November 2022Allow2410NoNo
16951012TRYPTAMINE COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING NEURITE OUTGROWTHNovember 2020August 2024Abandon4531YesNo
17056035BIOMARKER METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DISEASE BY IMMUNOTHERAPYNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4001NoNo
17099247COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING SAS1RNovember 2020July 2023Abandon3201NoNo
17099668METHODS FOR AIDING IN THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TO PERFORM IMAGING ON A HUMAN SUBJECT WHO HAS SUSTAINED OR MAY HAVE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE HEAD USING EARLY BIOMARKERSNovember 2020May 2024Allow4220YesNo
17098790METHOD OF INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF LIVER CANCER CELLS, AND METHOD OF TREATING LIVER CANCERNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4020YesNo
17098970METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HUNTINGTON'S DISEASENovember 2020March 2023Allow2810NoNo
17097457AGENT, USES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTNovember 2020August 2022Allow2100NoNo
17098199ANTIBODIES BINDING TO Alpha7Beta1 INTEGRIN ANTIBODIES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOFNovember 2020June 2024Allow4421YesNo
17097592COMPOSITION CONTAINING PORIA COCOS PEEL EXTRACT FOR TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERSNovember 2020January 2023Abandon2610YesNo
17096901MODALITIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE RETINANovember 2020November 2023Abandon3611NoNo
17054609BIORESPONSIVE HYDROGEL MATRIXES AND METHODS OF USENovember 2020October 2024Abandon4711NoNo
17095695METHODS FOR AIDING IN THE HYPERACUTE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY USING EARLY BIOMARKERS ON AT LEAST TWO SAMPLES FROM THE SAME HUMAN SUBJECTNovember 2020May 2024Allow4220YesNo
17094950METHODS OF REDUCING NEUROINFLAMMATION OR TOXICITY INDUCED BY AMYLOID BETA (ABETA) USING GLUCOCORTICOID INDUCED LEUCINE ZIPPER (GILZ) ANALOG PEPTIDESNovember 2020June 2022Allow1911YesNo
17054469ANTI-FAMILY WITH SEQUENCE SIMILARITY 19, MEMBER A5 ANTIBODIES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFNovember 2020December 2023Allow3720NoNo
17093251METHODS OF TREATING PRADER WILLI SYNDROME AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW BASAL METABOLIC RATE OR HYPERPHAGIA USING A KATP CHANNEL OPENERNovember 2020October 2023Abandon3510NoNo
17093541ANTIBODY BINDING A LINEAR EPITOPE OF HUMAN P53 AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2020August 2021Allow1020YesNo
17093527ANTIBODY BINDING A LINEAR EPITOPE OF HUMAN P53 AND DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2020August 2021Allow920NoNo
17053346METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH A COMBINATION OF AN ANTI-PD-1 ANTIBODY AND AN ANTI-TISSUE FACTOR ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATENovember 2020May 2024Allow4310NoNo
17090359Immunological Targeting of Pathological Tau ProteinsNovember 2020June 2023Allow3111NoNo
17052817COMBINED THERAPY WITH ICOS BINDING PROTEINS AND ARGININEMETHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITORSNovember 2020March 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17089599ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING TAUNovember 2020December 2023Abandon3721NoNo
17089416ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING TAUNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17052606COMBINATION OF A TYPE II PROTEIN ARGININE METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR AND AN ICOS BINDING PROTEIN TO TREAT CANCERNovember 2020January 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17088307AGENTS, USES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYNUCLEINOPATHYNovember 2020August 2022Allow2110NoNo
17086158Methods For Detecting Phosphorylated Alpha-SynucleinOctober 2020June 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17084893METHODS FOR TREATING HEART DISEASE IN A SUBJECT WITH FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA BY AN AROMATIC-CATIONIC PEPTIDEOctober 2020January 2023Allow2710YesNo
17084568METHODS FOR AIDING IN DIAGNOSING AND EVALUATING A MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN A HUMAN SUBJECT USING CARDIAC TROPONIN I AND EARLY BIOMARKERSOctober 2020November 2023Allow3610YesNo
17082687ESTROGEN THERAPY FOR BRAIN GRAY MATTER ATROPHY AND ASSOCIATED DISABILITYOctober 2020August 2023Allow3420NoNo
17051165SKIN OINTMENT FOR TREATING LABIA MINORA SKINOctober 2020September 2024Abandon4711NoNo
17081013USE OF AKT PHOSPHORYLATION AS A BIOMARKER FOR PROGNOSING NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES AND TREATING SAMEOctober 2020August 2023Allow3320NoNo
17050947ANTIBODY DIRECTED AGAINST A TAU-DERIVED NEUROTOXIC PEPTIDE AND USES THEREOFOctober 2020September 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17050579A Method For Preparing PHFS-Like Tau AggregatesOctober 2020October 2022Allow2411YesNo
17080180METHODS OF TREATING PRADER-WILLI SYNDROMEOctober 2020December 2023Allow3811NoNo
17078678IN VITRO DETECTION OF PRIONSOctober 2020January 2023Allow2741YesNo
17050064OPTIMIZED ANTI-TL1A ANTIBODIESOctober 2020September 2024Abandon4710NoNo
17050056USE OF ANTI-FAMILY WITH SEQUENCE SIMILARITY 19, MEMBER A5 ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAINOctober 2020December 2022Allow2520NoNo
17050072SERUM ALBUMIN BINDING ANTIBODIES FOR TUNEABLE HALF-LIFE EXTENSION OF BIOLOGICSOctober 2020April 2022Allow1810YesNo
17077041ENGINEERED THERAPEUTIC TO ENHANCE CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY AND PHAGOCYTOSIS IN TUMOR ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGESOctober 2020June 2023Abandon3211NoNo
17049800Potent Zika Virus-Specific and Cross-Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies to Zika and Dengue Viruses Following Zikv Infection or VaccinationOctober 2020September 2023Allow3400YesNo
17049435COMBINATION OF METFORMIN AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AS AN ADJUVANT IN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPYOctober 2020January 2024Abandon3801NoNo
17076772TREATING REFRACTORY MIGRAINEOctober 2020March 2021Allow510NoNo
17076759TREATING REFRACTORY MIGRAINEOctober 2020March 2021Allow510NoNo
17074471METHODS OF USING ANTI-CD79B IMMUNOCONJUGATES TO TREAT DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMAOctober 2020June 2024Abandon4431NoNo
17072549MULTISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOFOctober 2020August 2024Abandon4610NoNo
17072939MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING VITILIGOOctober 2020April 2024Abandon4221NoNo
17072946REGENERATING FUNCTIONAL NEURONS FOR TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSOctober 2020April 2024Abandon4211NoNo
17073242IDENTIFICATION OF SPATIAL BIOMARKERS OF BRAIN DISORDERS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEOctober 2020June 2024Abandon4421NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1649.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
126
Examiner Affirmed
90
(71.4%)
Examiner Reversed
36
(28.6%)
Reversal Percentile
31.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1009
Allowed After Appeal Filing
155
(15.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
854
(84.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
1.0%
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, 15.4% 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 1649 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1649 is part of Group 1640 in Technology Center 1600. This art unit has examined 8,517 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 42.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1649's allowance rate of 42.1% places it in the 4% 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 1649 receive an average of 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 59% percentile). The median prosecution time is 34 months (in the 31% 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 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.

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