Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Ucl Business Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

36 pending office actions • 23 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (2)

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.

14
Hard (39%)
16
Medium (44%)
6
Easy (17%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (6%)
§103 only12 (33%)
§112 only5 (14%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other4 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

28
Life Sciences
78% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
11% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 2 53.1% +71.4%
MAHROUKA, WASSIM 1 86.1% +7.9%
WESTON, ALYSSA G 1 59.8% +50.9%
LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE 1 46.9% +59.0%
YU, TIAN NMN 1 55.1% +20.4%
HABTE, KAHSAY 1 85.0% +7.4%
KIM, DANIELLE A 1 37.1% +56.3%
ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1 53.2% +54.3%
VALENCIA, JUAN C 1 86.5% +7.7%
MUI, CHRISTINE T 1 78.3% +19.9%

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 (14)

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
17761677 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 19d overdue
17793221 DRUG ELUTING BIOMATERIALS PRAGANI, RAJAN 12d
19101219 Probe Pose Determination MAHROUKA, WASSIM —
18701115 GUIDE RNA AND USES THEREOF LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE —
18570947 NUCLEIC ACID NANOPORE WITH ENHANCED SENSING FUNCTIONALITY YU, TIAN NMN —
18559778 SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM —
18552977 USE OF MICROVESICLES FOR BENIGN COLORECTAL POLYPS AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING MUI, CHRISTINE T —
18269141 TREATMENT FOR LYSINE DEGRADATION-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE —

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
18505809 COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A DISEASE OF THE URINARY TRACT AND TREATMENT OF A DISEASE INVOLVING THE INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF THE PARTICLE OR A MEDICAMENT CONTAINED THEREIN KIM, DANIELLE A 1d overdue
18792799 METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE SUPPRESSIVE PROPERTIES OF TREG CELLS WESTON, ALYSSA G —
18701115 GUIDE RNA AND USES THEREOF LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE —
18570947 NUCLEIC ACID NANOPORE WITH ENHANCED SENSING FUNCTIONALITY YU, TIAN NMN —
18559778 SYNTHETIC RECEPTORS ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM —
18552977 USE OF MICROVESICLES FOR BENIGN COLORECTAL POLYPS AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING MUI, CHRISTINE T —
17910686 GENE THERAPY OF NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE TYPE C ABBOTT, KODYE LEE —
18255444 RETROVIRAL VECTORS ABBOTT, KODYE LEE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1632 4
1633 2
1643 2
3797 2
1634 2
1642 2
1631 2
1624 1
1613 1
1771 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19101219 Probe Pose Determination MAHROUKA, WASSIM — §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 04, 2025
18792799 METHOD FOR ENHANCING THE SUPPRESSIVE PROPERTIES OF TREG CELLS WESTON, ALYSSA G — §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 02, 2024
18701115 GUIDE RNA AND USES THEREOF LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18570947 NUCLEIC ACID NANOPORE WITH ENHANCED SENSING FUNCTIONALITY YU, TIAN NMN — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18683412 PRODRUGS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2024
18505809 COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A DISEASE OF THE URINARY TRACT AND TREATMENT OF A DISEASE INVOLVING THE INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF THE PARTICLE OR A MEDICAMENT CONTAINED THEREIN KIM, DANIELLE A 1613 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2023
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
18552977 USE OF MICROVESICLES FOR BENIGN COLORECTAL POLYPS AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING MUI, CHRISTINE T 1797 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18550739 CD160 Binding Domain NICKOL, GARY B 1643 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 15, 2023
18261411 SUBJECT POSITIONING BUI PHO, PASCAL M 3798 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 13, 2023
18269141 TREATMENT FOR LYSINE DEGRADATION-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE 1636 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 22, 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
18255444 RETROVIRAL VECTORS ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1634 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 01, 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 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Mar 31, 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
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 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 10, 2022
17759222 ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS GODDARD, LAURA B 1642 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 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
17780786 TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) INFECTION INAM, SAHAR 1633 §112 Final Rejection — Pending May 27, 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
17761677 GENE THERAPY COMPOSITION AND TREATMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR ARRYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 1632 §103§112 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2022
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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