USPTO Group 1620 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19382964METHOD FOR MAKING METHANE FROM CARBON DIOXIDENovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19383003METHOD FOR MAKING A BENZIMIDAZOLENovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19364654METHODS OF TREATING DISORDERS USING CSF1R INHIBITORSOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19357447ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE (ALK) DEGRADERS AND USES THEREOFOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19352234SUBSTITUTED HETEROCYCLES AND USES THEREOFOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19352045BENZO NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROAROMATIC RING DERIVATIVE AND USE THEREOF IN MEDICINEOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19327881MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THEREOFSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410YesNo
19327867MACROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THEREOFSeptember 2025March 2026Allow611YesNo
19323422PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR KERATOSIS AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2025March 2026Allow601YesNo
19323694STIMULANT COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAMESeptember 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19320604COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATIONSeptember 2025February 2026Allow511NoNo
19319360CANNABINOID ANALOGS, FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USESeptember 2025January 2026Allow501YesNo
19312645CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19312755CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19312786CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19313046CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19313010CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19312656CRYSTALLINE SALTS OF A PLASMA KALLIKREIN INHIBITORAugust 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19311344Selective Serotonin Receptor Modulators and Methods of Making and Using the SameAugust 2025January 2026Allow511YesNo
193094482-DIARYLMETHYL-4-AMINOTETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AS ANTICANCER, ANTIINFLAMMATORY, ANTIFIBROTIC AND NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTSAugust 2025November 2025Allow200YesNo
19308863RAS INHIBITORSAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19308305TRICYCLIC HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFAugust 2025March 2026Allow711YesNo
19307340READY-TO-USE ORAL LIQUID FORMULATION OF CLONIDINEAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19299954METHODS OF TREATING IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS WITH DEUPIRFENIDONEAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19299588CSF-1R INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19299605PROCESSES OF MAKING CSF-1R INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2025March 2026Allow711NoNo
19299240COMBINATION THERAPY WITH CLK/DYRK INHIBITORS AND BCL2 INHIBITORS TO TREAT LEUKEMIAAugust 2025February 2026Allow602YesNo
19296581METHODS FOR TREATING ANXIETY DISORDERS, HEADACHE DISORDERS, AND EATING DISORDERS WITH PSILOCYBINAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19295468INHIBITION OF GLIAL CELL ACTIVATIONAugust 2025January 2026Allow601YesNo
19293960SMALL MOLECULE ANTIVIRAL DRUG TREATMENT FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONSAugust 2025February 2026Allow601NoNo
19290944PIPERIDYLUREA COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2025January 2026Allow501YesNo
19287701MODULATORS OF TNF-ALPHA ACTIVITYJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19281069SYNTHESIS OF KEY INTERMEDIATE OF KRAS G12C INHIBITOR COMPOUNDJuly 2025January 2026Allow600YesNo
19279271Arterial Application of Low Dose Ethyl Alcohol Enables Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Transient OpeningJuly 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19280031IMMUNO-THERAPEUTIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2025December 2025Allow510YesNo
19278636DOSAGE REGIMENS FOR BENZGALANTAMINEJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19274703RUXOLITINIB FORMULATION FOR REDUCTION OF ITCH IN ATOPIC DERMATITISJuly 2025December 2025Allow500YesNo
19274086TOPICAL FORMULATION FOR A JAK INHIBITORJuly 2025January 2026Allow600YesNo
19274255TRICYCLIC DERIVATIVES AND RELATED USESJuly 2025January 2026Allow601YesNo
19274280METHODS OF TREATING ISCHEMIC STROKE AT RISK FOR CEREBRAL OR CEREBELLAR EDEMAJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19271410Sapropterin FormulationJuly 2025March 2026Allow811YesNo
19270230Tricyclic Fused Heterocyclic PDE3/4 Dual Inhibitor and Use ThereofJuly 2025December 2025Allow510YesNo
19268798METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF (4S)-4-(4-CYANO-2-METHOXYPHENYL)-5-ETHOXY-2,8-DIMETHYL-1,4-DIHYDRO-1-6-NAPHTHYRIDINE-3-CARBOX-AMIDE BY RACEMATE SEPARATION BY MEANS OF DIASTEREOMERIC TARTARIC ACID ESTERSJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19267357STAT6 MODULATORS AND USES THEREOFJuly 2025February 2026Allow711YesNo
19265483CABOZANTINIB COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19264673TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCERJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19263324PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19261393COMPOUND, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME, SYNTHESIS METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJuly 2025March 2026Allow820NoNo
19258335ROUTE FOR CONSTRUCTING CHIRAL FRAGMENT OF FEZOLINETANT, INTERMEDIATE THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJuly 2025December 2025Allow601YesNo
19254759ANDROGEN RECEPTOR PROTACSJune 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19256050HYDRATE OF VEGFR INHIBITOR, CRYSTAL FORM THEREOF AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJune 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19253112TREATMENT OF MIGRAINEJune 2025February 2026Abandon810YesNo
19252084TOPICAL COMPOSITIONJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19249959COMPOUNDS AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONSJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19247100CONJUGATES, THEIR COMPOSITIONS, AND THEIR RELATED METHODSJune 2025December 2025Allow500YesNo
19246287AMORPHOUS CABOZANTINIB PARTICLES AND USES THEREOFJune 2025January 2026Allow720NoNo
19244143COMBINATION THERAPY FOR A DOPAMINE AGONISTJune 2025December 2025Allow520YesNo
19242489HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS KCNT1 INHIBITORSJune 2025December 2025Allow601YesNo
19242785METHOD OF ERADICATING TICKS THAT ATTACH TO HUMANS USING LOTILANER FORMULATIONSJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19240239HETEROARYL COMPOUNDS, SOLID FORMS, PREPARATION METHODS AND USES THEREOFJune 2025February 2026Allow811YesNo
19238613METHOD FOR FORMING AN N-SUBSTITUTED PYRROLE FROM A HEXADIONE WITH A JUICE CATALYSTJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19238297Preparation and Application of Deuterated 4-Phenyl-4-PiperidinolsJune 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19237389PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF CABOZANTINIBJune 2025February 2026Abandon810NoNo
19237465MIRDAMETINIB TREATMENTJune 2025March 2026Abandon910NoNo
19237400MIRDAMETINIB TREATMENTJune 2025March 2026Abandon910NoNo
19235996Carbon-14 Radioisotope-Labeled Flonicamid and Synthesis Method ThereofJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19236398PREPARATION OF PSILOCYBIN, DIFFERENT POLYMORPHIC FORMS, INTERMEDIATES, FORMULATIONS AND THEIR USEJune 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19231354OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR SURFACE DAMAGE AND SYMPTOMS OF DRYNESSJune 2025March 2026Abandon910NoNo
19231124PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJune 2025September 2025Allow400NoNo
192296491,2,5-thiadiazolidin-3-one 1,1-dioxide containing compounds and uses thereofJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19229702PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJune 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19228293PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJune 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19228565PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJune 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19228179PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMJune 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19225802NON-COVALENT MODIFIERS OF AKT1 AND USES THEREOFJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19100372CRYSTAL FORM OF SPIROCYCLIC AMINE ARYL PHOSPHORUS OXIDE COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJune 2025March 2026Allow1320NoNo
19225991COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ENGINEERED DEUBIQUITINASES FOR PROBING UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT CELLULAR PROCESSESJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19224188SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF MAMMALIAN SLC6A19 FUNCTIONMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19223498SUBSTITUTED INDOLE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2025January 2026Allow821YesNo
19224580METHODS FOR TREATING SUBJECTS WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROMEMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19224111AQUEOUS BIOCIDAL COMPOSITIONMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19222062N-HETEROCYCLE SUBSTITUTED TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USINGMay 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo
19222910PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMMay 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19221260USE OF S-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE COMPOUNDS FOR INDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FLOWMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19218915APPLICATION OF GENIPIN BETA-METHYL DERIVATIVE GEN-17 IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ACUTE SEVERE PNEUMONIAMay 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
192159387-METHYL INDOLE ANALOGS AND DOSAGE FORMS CONTAINING THE SAMEMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19214766METHOD FOR PREPARING CYANO SULFONYL FLUORIDE COMPOUNDSMay 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19213047CEVIMELINE LIQUID FORMULATIONSMay 2025December 2025Allow611YesNo
19213875SUBSTITUTED PYRIDO[4,3-d]PYRIMIDINES AS KRAS MODULATORSMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19212445COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PERI-IMPLANTITIS AND PERIODONTITISMay 2025August 2025Allow300YesNo
19210898PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2025January 2026Allow811YesNo
19210905METHOD FOR CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION USING A PALLADIUM-DOPED NITROGEN-RICH ORGANIC FRAMEWORK CATALYSTMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19209668PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELOXICAMMay 2025December 2025Allow710YesNo
19207781STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF APIXABANMay 2025September 2025Allow420NoNo
19207816STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF EDARAVONEMay 2025September 2025Allow520NoNo
19208416METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH ELINZANETANTMay 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19208335METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING EDEMA REFRACTORY TO ORAL DIURETICSMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19206788METHODS OF TREATING ISCHEMIC STROKE AT RISK FOR CEREBRAL OR CEREBELLAR EDEMAMay 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo
19205807SUBSTITUTED 1',2'-DIHYDRO-3'H-SPIRO[CYCLOHEXANE-1,4'-PYRIMIDO[5',4':4,5]PYRROLO[2,1-c][1,2,4]TRIAZIN]-3'-ONES AS CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORSMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19204186AP2 ASSOCIATED KINASE 1 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOFMay 2025January 2026Allow801YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 1620.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1692
Examiner Affirmed
1185
(70.0%)
Examiner Reversed
507
(30.0%)
Reversal Percentile
29.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.0% 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
11426
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3023
(26.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8403
(73.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.0%
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, 26.5% 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.

Group 1620 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 1620 is part of Technology Center 1600. This group has examined 178,989 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 67.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 1620 receive an average of 1.54 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 25 months.

Strategic Overview

This group-level data aggregates statistics across multiple art units. For more targeted prosecution strategies, review the individual art unit and examiner statistics within this group.

Important Disclaimer

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