Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Communications
33 pending office actions • 18 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich manages a portfolio with 33 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are spread across 17 distinct art units, indicating a research scope that spans multiple technical disciplines. The prosecution involves 32 distinct examiners, which suggests a variety in the examination styles the institution must navigate. Managing 32 distinct examiners requires a highly coordinated approach to ensure consistency across the Communications sector.
BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions. The distribution across 17 distinct art units means that the institution's success depends on managing examiner interactions across a wide range of technical groups. This volume of pending matters represents a significant administrative and legal undertaking. Practitioners should focus on these specific art units to identify trends that may affect the 33 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 only | 4 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 12 (36%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | 2 | 84.0% | +10.3% |
| WU, YANNA | 1 | 80.9% | +34.4% |
| MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 1 | 86.6% | +12.9% |
| CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | 1 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 1 | 77.0% | +24.6% |
| ROBERTS, RACHEL L | 1 | 73.0% | +24.0% |
| DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | 1 | 80.2% | +18.3% |
| BAYAT, ALI | 1 | 92.4% | +6.0% |
| AHMAD, NAUMAN UDDIN | 1 | 73.5% | +17.2% |
| YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 1 | 57.4% | +37.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18975777 | GENERALIZED POSE AND MOTION GENERATION | CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | — |
| 18900554 | TEMPORALLY CORRELATED NOISE WARPING FOR DIFFUSION MODELS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — |
| 18900556 | SPATIALLY CORRELATED NOISE WARPING FOR DIFFUSION MODELS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18010504 | Process and Reactor for Heating at Least One Fluid by Magnetic Induction | TRAN, TIFFANY T | 155d overdue |
| 17800392 | SIMULTANEOUS DISTILLATION AND ALLOYING | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 37d overdue |
| 18252194 | EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK IN A CELL AND CELL COMPRISING THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 5d overdue |
| 17622354 | Product Containing Cocoa and One or More Sweetening Agents, Method For The Production of Such Products, in Particular Chocolate Products or Chocolate-Like Products, Use of Products of Said Type, For Example To Make Chocolate Products or Chocolate Like Products | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 5d overdue |
| 17439374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY ANTIBODIES | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 9d |
| 18708654 | ZERO-POWER OPERABLE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE AND VOICE-OPERATED POWERLESS WAKE-UP SWITCH | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 14d |
| 17666215 | IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS TARGETING NON-GENETIC DRUG TOLERANCE PROGRAMS IN CANCER | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 14d |
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 42d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 42d |
| 19066944 | ELIMINATION OF OVER-SATURATION EFFECTS OF GENERATIVE MODELS | WU, YANNA | — |
| 19033346 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A GENERALIZED PHYSICAL FACE MODEL | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | — |
| 18951325 | RELIGHTABLE AND REANIMATABLE NEURAL HEADS | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | — |
| 18930769 | RESAMPLING IMAGES WITH DEEP DATA | ROBERTS, RACHEL L | — |
| 18920557 | LOSSY IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH DIFFUSION MODELS | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | — |
| 18906639 | FACE MICRO DETAIL RECOVERY VIA PATCH SCANNING, INTERPOLATION, AND STYLE TRANSFER | AHMAD, NAUMAN UDDIN | — |
| 18900554 | TEMPORALLY CORRELATED NOISE WARPING FOR DIFFUSION MODELS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2615 | 2 |
| 2619 | 2 |
| 1765 | 2 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2639 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2481 | 1 |
| 2694 | 1 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 1634 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066944 | ELIMINATION OF OVER-SATURATION EFFECTS OF GENERATIVE MODELS | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19033346 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A GENERALIZED PHYSICAL FACE MODEL | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18975777 | GENERALIZED POSE AND MOTION GENERATION | CASCHERA, ANTONIO A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18951325 | RELIGHTABLE AND REANIMATABLE NEURAL HEADS | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18930769 | RESAMPLING IMAGES WITH DEEP DATA | ROBERTS, RACHEL L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18920557 | LOSSY IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH DIFFUSION MODELS | DUFFY, CAROLINE TABANCAY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18908715 | FACE SWAPPING WITH NEURAL NETWORK-BASED GEOMETRY REFINING | BAYAT, ALI | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18906639 | FACE MICRO DETAIL RECOVERY VIA PATCH SCANNING, INTERPOLATION, AND STYLE TRANSFER | AHMAD, NAUMAN UDDIN | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18900554 | TEMPORALLY CORRELATED NOISE WARPING FOR DIFFUSION MODELS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18900556 | SPATIALLY CORRELATED NOISE WARPING FOR DIFFUSION MODELS | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 2639 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18642219 | VISUAL DUBBING OF AN AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCE | HOANG, PHI | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18421429 | DATA-DRIVEN PHYSICS-BASED FACIAL ANIMATION RETARGETING | CREARY, LATRELL ANTHONY | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18049262 | MACHINE LEARNING BASED VIDEO COMPRESSION | HESS, MICHAEL J | 2481 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17669053 | SHAPE AND APPEARANCE RECONSTRUCTION WITH DEEP GEOMETRIC REFINEMENT | NGUYEN, ANH TUAN V | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2022 |
| 18851443 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE 6D POSE OF A CAMERA USED TO ACQUIRE AN IMAGE OF A SCENE USING A POINT CLOUD OF THE SCENE AND FEATURES | HAUK, EMILY ROSE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18839924 | AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A RESISTIVE SWITCHING SECTION ENABLING PHOTON EMISSION | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18835692 | ELECTROOPTIC OR OPTOELECTRIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENABLING A BIAS-TEE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18725377 | SWALLOWABLE, SELF-EXPANDABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND USES THEREOF | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18708654 | ZERO-POWER OPERABLE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE AND VOICE-OPERATED POWERLESS WAKE-UP SWITCH | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 2694 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18294579 | RADIATION SOURCE | ZHANG, YUANDA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18272705 | PATCH COMPRISING SENSING COMPONENTS | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18037967 | Fabrication Method of an Elastomer Breath Topographical Structure | COONEY, JOHN M | 1765 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18252194 | EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK IN A CELL AND CELL COMPRISING THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 1634 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18014615 | USE OF A THERMOSET SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL IN A THREAD-LIKE VARIABLE STIFFNESS DEVICE AND THREAD-LIKE VARIABLE STIFFNESS DEVICE | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | 1765 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18010504 | Process and Reactor for Heating at Least One Fluid by Magnetic Induction | TRAN, TIFFANY T | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 155d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17922211 | BI- OR MULTICOMPONENT FIBRES FOR LARGE COMPOSITE PARTS | TATESURE, VINCENT | 1786 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17918462 | Computer-Based Simulation Methods for Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) | KIL, JINNEY | 3646 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17800392 | SIMULTANEOUS DISTILLATION AND ALLOYING | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17666215 | IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS TARGETING NON-GENETIC DRUG TOLERANCE PROGRAMS IN CANCER | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 1683 | §101 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Feb 07, 2022 |
| 17622354 | Product Containing Cocoa and One or More Sweetening Agents, Method For The Production of Such Products, in Particular Chocolate Products or Chocolate-Like Products, Use of Products of Said Type, For Example To Make Chocolate Products or Chocolate Like Products | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Dec 23, 2021 |
| 17528234 | HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN (HDLBP/VIGILIN) iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN | 1638 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2021 |
| 17439374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY ANTIBODIES | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
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