Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
San Diego State University (Sdsu) Foundation Dba San Diego State University Research Foundation manages 6 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are distributed among 6 distinct examiners, which indicates that no two pending actions are currently assigned to the same individual. The prosecution activity is spread across 3 distinct art units, reflecting a moderate level of technical diversity within the university's biotech portfolio.
The busiest examiner, AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M, is responsible for 1 pending office action. Given that there are 6 pending office actions and 6 distinct examiners, each examiner is currently reviewing exactly one case. The involvement of 3 distinct art units suggests that the 6 pending office actions are categorized into several different specialized groups. This distribution requires the foundation to manage interactions with 6 different examiners across these 3 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (17%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M | 1 | 76.2% | +20.7% |
| MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | 1 | 36.0% | +63.3% |
| XU, QING | 1 | 50.9% | +55.2% |
| THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1 | 73.8% | +10.4% |
| ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1 | 42.9% | +80.0% |
| ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA | 1 | 50.9% | +57.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18844517 | GENETIC ENGINEERING OF MARINE BACTERIA FOR BIOMATERIAL PRODUCTION, PROBIOTIC USE IN AQUACULTURE AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION | MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | — |
| 17627280 | PRODUCTS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS FOR METHANE CAPTURING USING BIOFILTRATION | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993431 | Methods for Forming Parts by Spark Plasma Sintering and Additive Manufacturing | AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M | — |
| 18844517 | GENETIC ENGINEERING OF MARINE BACTERIA FOR BIOMATERIAL PRODUCTION, PROBIOTIC USE IN AQUACULTURE AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION | MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | — |
| 18789850 | PRODUCTS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS TO ENRICH FOR AND ISOLATE VIRUSES OR PHAGES CAPABLE OF TARGETING SPECIFIC MICROBES | XU, QING | — |
| 18267721 | BIOMATERIALS AND BIOTEXTILES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | — |
| 17627280 | PRODUCTS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS FOR METHANE CAPTURING USING BIOFILTRATION | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
| 17294656 | PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM | ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1786 | 1 |
| 1651 | 1 |
| 1654 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18993431 | Methods for Forming Parts by Spark Plasma Sintering and Additive Manufacturing | AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18844517 | GENETIC ENGINEERING OF MARINE BACTERIA FOR BIOMATERIAL PRODUCTION, PROBIOTIC USE IN AQUACULTURE AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION | MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18789850 | PRODUCTS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS TO ENRICH FOR AND ISOLATE VIRUSES OR PHAGES CAPABLE OF TARGETING SPECIFIC MICROBES | XU, QING | — | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18267721 | BIOMATERIALS AND BIOTEXTILES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1786 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 17627280 | PRODUCTS OF MANUFACTURE AND METHODS FOR METHANE CAPTURING USING BIOFILTRATION | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2022 |
| 17294656 | PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM | ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA | 1654 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 17, 2021 |
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