Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

City of Hope

35 pending office actions • 22 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

15
Hard (43%)
16
Medium (46%)
3
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only9 (26%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other4 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (40%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

29
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
4
Business / Other
11% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 2 64.1% +27.7%
REDDIG, PETER J 2 58.1% +39.9%
WARD, PAUL V 1 83.1% -11.9%
BURKHART, MICHAEL D 1 62.2% +11.5%
KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 1 58.0% +16.2%
GIBBS, TERRA C 1 63.9% +10.4%
GANGLE, BRIAN J 1 76.6% +15.2%
LANDSMAN, ROBERT S 1 81.3% +13.3%
WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1 46.6% +61.8%
BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 1 63.9% +30.3%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18842728 PCNA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF WARD, PAUL V
18682713 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS TARGETING gD AND ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES FOR CANCER THERAPY AND TREATMENT OF HSV LANDSMAN, ROBERT S

Hard Cases (15)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18032052 VACCINATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL DONORS WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS TRIPLEX COMPOSITION SALVOZA, M FRANCO G 98d overdue
17919178 FLT3-TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF FLT3-POSITIVE MALIGNANCIES REDDIG, PETER J 8d overdue
18265544 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS TO TREAT CYSTIC FIBROSIS PRONZATI, GINA 12d
18361492 METHODS OF TREATING A CORONAVIRUS INFECTION DROUIN, STEVE HOANG 28d
18653869 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ALLEVIATING RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY GIBBS, TERRA C 29d
18023536 NOVEL CELL LINES, METHODS OF PRODUCING NATURAL KILLER CELLS AND USES THEREOF LUNDE, GRACE HENRY 34d
18271026 NATURAL KILLER CELLS ENGINEERED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CBL-B AND USES THEREOF SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE 48d
18033777 ENGINEERED NK CELLS HAM, JIEUN 56d

Interview Candidates (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18277367 TRUNCATED DOMAIN IV EGFR AND USES THEREOF BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 28d overdue
17789930 METHODS OF MAKING AND USING REGULATORY T CELLS AND EFFECTOR T CELLS HAVING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETED TO CD6, CD19, AND/OR AN IL-13R FOR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS AND CANCERS BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 16d overdue
17919178 FLT3-TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF FLT3-POSITIVE MALIGNANCIES REDDIG, PETER J 8d overdue
18488859 TREATMENT OF CANAVAN DISEASE BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 21d
18653869 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ALLEVIATING RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY GIBBS, TERRA C 29d
18754973 METHODS FOR PREPARING CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE T CELL THERAPY BURKHART, MICHAEL D
18711338 METHODS OF PREVENTING, TREATING, OR REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN
18702614 CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GANGLE, BRIAN J

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1646 3
1644 3
1635 2
1645 2
1647 2
1643 2
1675 2
1626 1
1632 1
1627 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18842728 PCNA INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF WARD, PAUL V §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2024
18754973 METHODS FOR PREPARING CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE T CELL THERAPY BURKHART, MICHAEL D §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18711338 METHODS OF PREVENTING, TREATING, OR REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2024
18653869 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ALLEVIATING RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY GIBBS, TERRA C 1635 §102§103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 02, 2024
18702614 CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GANGLE, BRIAN J 1645 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18682713 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS TARGETING gD AND ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES FOR CANCER THERAPY AND TREATMENT OF HSV LANDSMAN, ROBERT S §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18288692 PCNA INHIBITORS AND EGFR INHIBITORS FOR CANCER TREATMENT WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1626 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 27, 2023
18488859 TREATMENT OF CANAVAN DISEASE BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 1632 Other Final Rejection 21d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18554286 CANCER TREATMENT BY TARGETING PROTEINS OR INTERACTIONS OF EPHRINB-RGS3-KIF20A-SEPT7 AXIS MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2023
18548677 T-CELLS FOR ANTI-HIV CAR-T THERAPY AND METHODS OF USE CHASE, CAROL ANN 1646 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 01, 2023
18277367 TRUNCATED DOMAIN IV EGFR AND USES THEREOF BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 1644 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18361492 METHODS OF TREATING A CORONAVIRUS INFECTION DROUIN, STEVE HOANG 1627 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18271026 NATURAL KILLER CELLS ENGINEERED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE CBL-B AND USES THEREOF SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE 1647 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18265544 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS TO TREAT CYSTIC FIBROSIS PRONZATI, GINA 1633 §102§103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 06, 2023
18033777 ENGINEERED NK CELLS HAM, JIEUN 1643 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 56d Pending Apr 25, 2023
18032052 VACCINATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL DONORS WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS TRIPLEX COMPOSITION SALVOZA, M FRANCO G 1672 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18026336 PROGRAMMING OF REGULATORY T CELLS BY EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES CANELLA, KAREN A 1643 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 14, 2023
18026335 EX VIVO EXPANSION OF REGULATORY T CELLS FOR SUPPRESSION OF GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE JUEDES, AMY E 1644 §112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18023536 NOVEL CELL LINES, METHODS OF PRODUCING NATURAL KILLER CELLS AND USES THEREOF LUNDE, GRACE HENRY 1641 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 27, 2023
18022708 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTOR 44 DETECTION CRAIG, KAILA ANGELIQUE 1618 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 22, 2023
18042434 LAMP DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 IN SALIVA FOR THE RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE 1682 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2023
18017841 PEPTIDE DESIGN AND GALECTIN-3 INHIBITORS MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE 1675 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2023
17998011 METHODS FOR ORGANOIDS PRODUCTION LEPAGE, JONATHAN EVERETT 1796 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 04, 2022
17919178 FLT3-TARGETED CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF FLT3-POSITIVE MALIGNANCIES REDDIG, PETER J 1646 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Oct 14, 2022
17932239 SYNTHETIC MODIFIED VACCINIA ANKARA (sMVA) BASED CORONAVIRUS VACCINES QIAN, CELINE X 1637 §103§112DP Final Rejection 217d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2022
17910459 DUAL-TARGETING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR MODIFIED T CELLS COMPRISING IL-13 AND CHLOROTOXIN FOR CANCER TREATMENT VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN 1638 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2022
17870024 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS TARGETING CEA AND ANTI-CEA-IL2 IMMUNOCYTOKINES FOR CANCER THERAPY PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 1675 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 21, 2022
17789930 METHODS OF MAKING AND USING REGULATORY T CELLS AND EFFECTOR T CELLS HAVING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETED TO CD6, CD19, AND/OR AN IL-13R FOR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS AND CANCERS BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 1644 §103Other Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jun 29, 2022
17843073 ACCESS NEEDLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS LI, JOHN DENNY 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 17, 2022
17767398 CANCER COMBINATION TREATMENTS USING ANTI-STAT3 NUCLEIC ACID CONJUGATES STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE 1642 §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Apr 07, 2022
17632869 DUAL BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF GURLEY, JAMI MICHELLE 1647 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 04, 2022
17520402 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS CONTAINING A CHLOROTOXIN DOMAIN HINES, JANA A 1645 §103 Final Rejection 110d overdue Pending Nov 05, 2021
17184987 Surgical Gauze ARBLE, JESSICA R 3781 §102 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Feb 25, 2021
16968504 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING FUNCTIONAL BETA CELL MASS BY SYNTAXIN 4 ENRICHMENT CONNORS, ALEXANDRA F 1634 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2020
16867803 COSTIMULATORY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS TARGETING IL13R-alpha-2 REDDIG, PETER J 1646 DP Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2020

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