Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Ucl Business Ltd.

39 pending office actions • 26 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
Due this month
0
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (6)

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.

17
Hard (44%)
17
Medium (44%)
5
Easy (13%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (10%)
§103 only12 (31%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only3 (8%)
Double-patenting only2 (5%)
Double-patenting + other4 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)13 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

32
Life Sciences
82% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
15% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BAUSCH, SARAE L 2 29.6% +44.2%
WESTON, ALYSSA G 1 60.0% +51.3%
HABTE, KAHSAY 1 85.0% +7.4%
ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1 56.0% +51.4%
VALENCIA, JUAN C 1 86.6% +7.6%
POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA 1 64.0% +17.9%
NICKOL, GARY B 1 45.3% +28.7%
BURKHART, MICHAEL D 1 62.2% +11.5%
TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1 48.2% +45.5%
BUI PHO, PASCAL M 1 63.9% -19.1%

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
18683412 PRODRUGS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE HABTE, KAHSAY
18558770 THERMOCHEMICAL REACTOR AND PROCESS VALENCIA, JUAN C

Hard Cases (17)

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
18009320 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR CELL VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN 86d overdue
18194235 ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 28d overdue
18349406 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN ULTRASOUND OPTICAL IMAGING KELLOGG, MICHAEL S 15d overdue
17928457 SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES SPEER, JOSHUA MAXWELL 8d
17793221 DRUG ELUTING BIOMATERIALS PRAGANI, RAJAN 12d
17309348 DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION BAUSCH, SARAE L 22d
18009936 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING BREAST CANCER BAUSCH, SARAE L 27d
18559778 SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18282061 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY BURKHART, MICHAEL D 3d overdue
17309348 DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION BAUSCH, SARAE L 22d
18009936 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING BREAST CANCER BAUSCH, SARAE L 27d
18792799 METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE SUPPRESSIVE PROPERTIES OF TREG CELLS WESTON, ALYSSA G
18559778 SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM
18554454 CASRX/CAS13D SYSTEMS TARGETING C9ORF72 POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA
18550739 CD160 Binding Domain NICKOL, GARY B
18277023 GENE THERAPY FOR DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER DEFICIENCY SYNDROME TRAN, CHRISTINA L

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1637 3
1632 3
1633 2
1643 2
1638 2
3798 2
3797 2
1736 2
1699 2
1631 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18792799 METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE SUPPRESSIVE PROPERTIES OF TREG CELLS WESTON, ALYSSA G DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18683412 PRODRUGS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2024
18559778 SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2023
18558770 THERMOCHEMICAL REACTOR AND PROCESS VALENCIA, JUAN C 1771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18554454 CASRX/CAS13D SYSTEMS TARGETING C9ORF72 POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA 1637 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2023
18550739 CD160 Binding Domain NICKOL, GARY B 1643 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2023
18282061 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY BURKHART, MICHAEL D 1638 §103Other Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18277023 GENE THERAPY FOR DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER DEFICIENCY SYNDROME TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1637 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 11, 2023
18261411 SUBJECT POSITIONING BUI PHO, PASCAL M 3798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 13, 2023
18349406 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN ULTRASOUND OPTICAL IMAGING KELLOGG, MICHAEL S 3798 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2023
18258414 A SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A MEDICAL TOOL ASGHAR, AMINAH 3797 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
17910686 GENE THERAPY OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE C ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1634 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2023
18267835 POLYPEPTIDE XIAO, YAN 1642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2023
17915043 ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT GENE THERAPY FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1637 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2023
18194235 ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18246447 NUCLEIC ACID NANOSTRUCTURES FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES TO CELLS POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 23, 2023
18042899 PRODUCTION OF INORGANIC SALTS ZIMMER, ANTHONY J 1736 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
18005577 PIEZOELECTRIC AND PIEZOCATALYTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF USING AND FORMING IT BREWSTER, HAYDEN R 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18011583 THERAPEUTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FSHD SAMSELL, RILLA MARIE 1626 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2022
18009945 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING CANCER AND/OR CIN3 KENNEDY, SARAH JANE 1682 DP Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2022
18009936 METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREDICTING BREAST CANCER BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 12, 2022
18009320 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR CELL VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN 1638 §103§112 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
17928457 SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES SPEER, JOSHUA MAXWELL 1736 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 29, 2022
17998595 CYCLOSPORINE ANALOGUES BEANE, RANDALL L 1654 §102§112DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 11, 2022
18047199 GENE THERAPY FOR BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME MONTANARI, DAVID A 1632 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2022
17904388 AGENTS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 1623 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 17, 2022
17819757 END-EFFECTOR FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN 3792 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2022
17798796 GENE THERAPY SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR 1632 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 10, 2022
17794001 PEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTOR H-1 KOMATSU, LI N 1658 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 20, 2022
17793221 DRUG ELUTING BIOMATERIALS PRAGANI, RAJAN 1614 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 12d Pending Jul 15, 2022
17784836 TIME-RESOLVED METHOD OF PROTEIN ANALYSIS GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2022
17783167 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT FOR MYH7-LINKED CARDIOMYOPATHY MOLOYE, TITILAYO 1632 §112 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jun 07, 2022
17775172 Extracellular Matrix Gels, and Organoid Cultures Comprising the Same SCHUBERG, LAURA J 1631 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending May 06, 2022
17773103 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MÜLLER CELLS AND CELL PRODUCT ZHU, JIANJIAN 1631 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 2022
17641786 Methods and Apparatuses for Fabricating Polymeric Conformal Coatings, Parts Coated With Polymeric Conformal Coatings, and Optical Apparatus Including Said Parts BOWMAN, ANDREW J 1717 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2022
17309348 DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §101§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 20, 2021
17044558 DRAINAGE DEVICE AND METHODS LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 01, 2020
18299415 METHOD OF TREATING CANCER WITH A BRCA1-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 INHIBITOR AND A DEATH RECEPTOR LIGAND DENT, ALANA HARRIS 1643 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 12, 2023
17904393 AGENTS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE 2 WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §112DP Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2022

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