Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
10 pending office actions • 4 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (10%) |
| §103 only | 1 (10%) |
| §102 only | 1 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 2 | 68.4% | +18.9% |
| LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 1 | 72.7% | +15.7% |
| WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON | 1 | — | — |
| SCHUBERG, LAURA J | 1 | 23.6% | +37.0% |
| FOX, ALLISON M | 1 | 71.2% | +35.7% |
| MACH, ANDRE | 1 | 44.9% | +51.7% |
| DORNA, CARRIE R | 1 | 72.3% | +27.9% |
| WESTON, ALYSSA G | 1 | 59.8% | +50.9% |
| MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 1 | 34.5% | +49.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18145873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF LAMININ BETA-1 SUBUNIT WITHIN TISSUE | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 30d |
| 18808470 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF BIOMATERIALS | WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON | — |
| 18650265 | FASCICULATED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | — |
| 18401111 | NERVE GRAFTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | FOX, ALLISON M | — |
| 18531802 | ENGINEERED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| 18347279 | MULTI-LAYER AMNION PRODUCT, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | WESTON, ALYSSA G | — |
| 18051353 | TISSUE WRAP DEVICE WITH ATTACHMENT FEATURES | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18145873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF LAMININ BETA-1 SUBUNIT WITHIN TISSUE | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 30d |
| 19047021 | BARBED DEVICES FOR SECURING TISSUE | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — |
| 18650265 | FASCICULATED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | — |
| 18401111 | NERVE GRAFTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | FOX, ALLISON M | — |
| 18542454 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | MACH, ANDRE | — |
| 18531802 | ENGINEERED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | — |
| 18496100 | CAPTURE TOOL | DORNA, CARRIE R | — |
| 18347279 | MULTI-LAYER AMNION PRODUCT, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | WESTON, ALYSSA G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3774 | 2 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 1633 | 1 |
| 1677 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19047021 | BARBED DEVICES FOR SECURING TISSUE | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18808470 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF BIOMATERIALS | WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18650265 | FASCICULATED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18401111 | NERVE GRAFTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | FOX, ALLISON M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18542454 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | MACH, ANDRE | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18531802 | ENGINEERED NERVE GRAFTS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING THE SAME | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18496100 | CAPTURE TOOL | DORNA, CARRIE R | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18347279 | MULTI-LAYER AMNION PRODUCT, RELATED DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS | WESTON, ALYSSA G | 1633 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18145873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF LAMININ BETA-1 SUBUNIT WITHIN TISSUE | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 1677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Dec 23, 2022 |
| 18051353 | TISSUE WRAP DEVICE WITH ATTACHMENT FEATURES | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
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