USPTO Group 1670 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19364297FORMULATIONS OF ANTI-CD38 ANTIBODIES FOR SUBCUTANEOUS ADMINISTRATIONOctober 2025March 2026Allow400YesNo
19350804LIGAND DISCOVERY AND GENE DELIVERY VIA RETROVIRAL SURFACE DISPLAYOctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19350928LIGAND DISCOVERY AND GENE DELIVERY VIA RETROVIRAL SURFACE DISPLAYOctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19333265Stabilized Formulations Containing Anti-Interleukin-4 Receptor (IL-4R) AntibodiesSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19322628CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMESeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19294594VARIANT STRAIN-BASED CORONAVIRUS VACCINESAugust 2025March 2026Allow711YesNo
19282553PLANT COLONIZATION ASSAYS USING NATURAL MICROBIAL BARCODESJuly 2025March 2026Allow810NoNo
19279954SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ANALYSIS OF PROTEOFORMSJuly 2025March 2026Allow711NoNo
19278342IL-23 ANTIBODY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USEJuly 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19267411COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHYJuly 2025August 2025Allow100NoNo
19262172RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS MRNA VACCINE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJuly 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19252926BCMA x CD3 T BISPECIFIC CELL ENGAGERJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19251906ANTI-CD79B PROTEIN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY, PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE SAME, AND USES THEREOFJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19252441ANTI-TREM2 AGONIST ANTIBODIES AND ANTIGEN-BINDING FRAGMENTS THEREOF THAT CAN INCREASE LEVELS OF SOLUBLE TREM2 IN SERUM AND BRAIN TISSUEJune 2025November 2025Allow511YesNo
19246586FUSION ANTIGEN OF PORCINE GETAH VIRUS, KIT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19229610ANTI-HEMOJUVELIN (HJV) ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING MYELOFIBROSISJune 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19209867ANTI-CD8 ALPHA DEPLETING ANTIBODIESMay 2025September 2025Allow401YesNo
19209113CAPSID VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19204075NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND USES THEREOFMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19203759SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AND DELIVERING CONTACTLESS VETERINARY PASSIVE IMMUNIZATIONMay 2025November 2025Allow611NoNo
19199750METHODS AND DEVICES FROM ISOLATION OF TUMOR CELLSMay 2025January 2026Allow911YesNo
19194993ALLOGENEIC HUMAN PLASMA AND PLATELET DERIVED PRODUCTS AND USES THEREOFApril 2025December 2025Allow811YesNo
19192233Oral Dosing of GLP-1 CompoundsApril 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19183257SYNTHETIC MODIFIED VACCINIA ANKARA (SMVA) BASED CORONAVIRUS VACCINESApril 2025November 2025Allow710YesNo
19182727VACCINATION OF IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SUBJECTSApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19182766VACCINATION OF IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SUBJECTSApril 2025September 2025Allow510YesNo
19178522BACTERIOPHAGE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONSApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19171004METHODS FOR PERFORMING MINIATURIZED DYNAMIC ASSAYS USING MICROFLUIDICS AND RELATED SYSTEMSApril 2025February 2026Allow1011NoNo
19092603COMPOSITION FOR REGULATING PRODUCTION OF INTERFERING RIBONUCLEIC ACIDMarch 2025January 2026Allow1020NoNo
19091651Methods of Detecting, Identifying and Quantifying Wild Spike Protein and Covid Vaccine Spike ProteinsMarch 2025November 2025Allow820NoNo
19091464NERVE GROWTH FACTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHYMarch 2025February 2026Allow1120YesNo
19088722PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND STABLE LIQUID COMPOSITIONS OF IL-17 ANTIBODIESMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19088718PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND STABLE LIQUID COMPOSITIONS OF IL-17 ANTIBODIESMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19088729PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND STABLE LIQUID COMPOSITIONS OF IL-17 ANTIBODIESMarch 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
19087398HETERODIMERIC HUMAN IgG1 POLYPEPTIDES WITH ISOELECTRIC POINT MODIFICATIONSMarch 2025August 2025Allow410YesNo
19084523A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AFLIBERCEPT AND A VARIANT THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS AND USESMarch 2025October 2025Allow700YesNo
19079771PROTEIN-ENCLOSING POLYMERIC MICELLEMarch 2025February 2026Allow1110NoNo
19077147ANTIBIOTIC FREE TREATMENT OF MASTITISMarch 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19075180COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19073950METHODS OF ASSAYING PHOSPHORYLATED TAU PROTEIN IN A SAMPLEMarch 2025December 2025Allow920YesNo
19067863Phage Composition and Its Use in Strengthening Soil Carbon FixationMarch 2025October 2025Allow710NoNo
19067426SELF-ASSEMBLING NANOPARTICLESFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1111YesNo
19064136METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA USING COMPOSITIONS OF DENOSUMAB AND PD-1 INHIBITORFebruary 2025December 2025Allow1020YesNo
19062335MULTI-DOSE PEN OF TIRZEPATIDEFebruary 2025December 2025Allow911YesNo
19061831METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS USING IL-17 ANTAGONISTSFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1121YesNo
19058528COAGULATION MOLD, A KIT AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING A COAGULATED BLOOD MASSFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
19056312PD1 AND VEGFR2 DUAL-BINDING AGENTSFebruary 2025October 2025Allow811NoNo
19053784Mutated Glycoprotein of Vesicular Stomatitis VirusFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19053808Mutated Glycoprotein of Vesicular Stomatitis VirusFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19052822ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VARIANTFebruary 2025August 2025Allow611NoNo
19046064SURFACE-MODIFIED VIRAL PARTICLES AND MODULAR VIRAL PARTICLESFebruary 2025September 2025Allow720NoNo
19041480PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING RENAL CYSTIC CILIOPATHYJanuary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19037555MAMMALIAN CELL POPULATION AND MEDICAMENTS FOR CELL THERAPIES IN HUMANS AND IMPROVED CELL CULTIVATION METHODSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1110YesNo
19038526SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CHANGES IN CELLULAR ACTIVITY IN LIVE TISSUEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow611YesNo
19035336NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES TO GP120 AND THEIR USEJanuary 2025September 2025Allow811NoNo
19032762COAGULATION MOLD, A KIT AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING A COAGULATED BLOOD MASSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1221YesNo
19031360HERPES ZOSTER mRNA VACCINE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2025August 2025Allow700NoNo
18996523PROTEIN ANTIGEN COMBINATION FOR DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1320NoNo
19022291T-Cell Modulatory Multimeric Polypeptides and Methods of Use ThereofJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19022712INFLUENZA VACCINEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19023243NANO FLUORESCENT LATEX PIGMENT WITH HIGH FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY AND HIGH STABILITY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911NoNo
19017356MUTANTS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS FUSION PROTEINSJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410YesNo
19017195ANTI-CD40 SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1311NoNo
19014949LIGAND DISCOVERY AND GENE DELIVERY VIA RETROVIRAL SURFACE DISPLAYJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19012978VIRAL VECTOR DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR BOTH RESPIRATORY AND DIGESTIVE TRACTS OF PIGS AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
18881999ANTIBODY, NUCLEIC ACID, CELL, AND PHARMACEUTICALJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1311YesNo
19007447METHODS OF TARGETED DELIVERY TO A HOST USING A CARRIERDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
19006818METHODS FOR USING DUAL GLYCAN BINDING AAV VECTORSDecember 2024July 2025Allow611NoNo
19000472BETACORONA VIRUS mRNA VACCINESDecember 2024June 2025Allow620YesNo
19000377BETACORONAVIRUS mRNA VACCINESDecember 2024December 2025Allow1210NoNo
18989629ZIP12 ANTIBODYDecember 2024July 2025Allow601NoNo
18984062METHODS OF PERMEABILIZING THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIERDecember 2024September 2025Allow910NoNo
18983037METHODS OF TREATING PSORIASIS WITH SECUKINUMABDecember 2024December 2025Allow1211YesNo
18983034METHODS OF TREATING PSORIASIS WITH SECUKINUMABDecember 2024December 2025Allow1211YesNo
18983030METHODS OF TREATING CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE WITH SECUKINUMABDecember 2024December 2025Allow1221YesNo
18982853PHOSPHORYLATED ANTIGEN AND ANTIBODY AT SER23 SITE OF PGAM1 PROTEIN AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHODS AND APPLICATIONSDecember 2024August 2025Allow821YesNo
18981054ANTI-HUMAN NR1 ANTIBODY DERIVATIVEDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18979068METHODS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE USING SEMAGLUTIDEDecember 2024September 2025Allow1010YesNo
18967259COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DIABETESDecember 2024June 2025Allow721NoNo
18966342MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING AND TREATING NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA (NMO)December 2024January 2026Abandon1410NoNo
18965925NANOBODY TARGETING INFLUENZA A VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN AND APPLICATION THEREOF, AND NUCLEIC ACID ENCODING NANOBODYDecember 2024August 2025Allow920YesNo
18870747HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN FOR USE IN REDUCING BLOOD GLUCOSEDecember 2024January 2026Allow1311YesNo
18964018Alpha-herpesvirus Insensitive Monoclonal Cell Strain, and Preparation Method Therefor and Use ThereofNovember 2024April 2025Allow411NoNo
18869122QUINONE PROTECTED FORMS AND CONJUGATESNovember 2024February 2026Allow1411YesNo
18955996METHODS OF ADMINISTERING VITAMIN A AND LACTIC ACID TO GILTSNovember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18955940PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF NANOBODY TARGETING DENGUE VIRUS NS1 PROTEINNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18955328ANTI-TUMOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION BASED ON IMMUNE CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE AND USE THEREOFNovember 2024January 2026Allow1431YesNo
18953973ACTRII PROTEINS AND USE IN TREATING POST-CAPILLARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSIONNovember 2024July 2025Allow820NoNo
18953476METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING BRAIN INFLAMMATIONNovember 2024November 2025Allow1130YesNo
18953525RECOMBINANT AMEBOCYTE CLOTTING FACTORS AND USES THEREOFNovember 2024September 2025Allow1011YesNo
18948648INTERLEUKIN 18 (IL-18) VARIANTS AND FUSION PROTEINS COMPRISING SAMENovember 2024March 2025Allow401YesNo
18865515FUSION PROTEIN AND USE THEREOFNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18941809NUCLEIC ACID VACCINE AGAINST THE SARS-COV-2 CORONAVIRUSNovember 2024May 2025Allow611YesNo
18941441INTERLEUKIN-18 VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2024December 2025Allow1322YesNo
18940501ARTIFICIAL RNA MOLECULES ENCODING A NOROVIRUS ANTIGEN AND USES THEREOFNovember 2024September 2025Allow1010NoNo
18938932GALLID ALPHAHERPESVIRUS 3 (MDV-2), A VIRAL VECTOR AGAINST DIFFERENT AVIAN PATHOGENS: A NEW VACCINATION STRATEGY IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRYNovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18936852METHODS OF FABRICATING CARRIERS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY TO A HOSTNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18934708METHODS OF DETECTING AND TREATING CEREBRAL ANEURYSMSNovember 2024July 2025Allow911YesNo
18861616COLLAGEN HYDROLYSATE COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING JOINT PAIN AFTER EXERCISEOctober 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18861520HYDROGEL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE THEREOF FOR STEM CELL MIMETIC PEPTIDE SUPPLEMENTATIONOctober 2024January 2026Abandon3211NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 1670.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
390
Examiner Affirmed
263
(67.4%)
Examiner Reversed
127
(32.6%)
Reversal Percentile
48.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.6% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
2490
Allowed After Appeal Filing
664
(26.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1826
(73.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
23.5%
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, 26.7% 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 1670 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 1670 is part of Technology Center 1600. This group has examined 33,397 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 1670 receive an average of 1.86 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 29 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

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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