Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.

26 pending office actions • 19 art units • 26 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 20 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (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 (54%)
9
Medium (35%)
3
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only7 (27%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only3 (12%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)13 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
92% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WARD, PAUL V 1 83.1% -11.9%
WRIGHT, SARAH C 1 41.4% +46.2%
TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH 1 24.9% +48.9%
O'HERN, BRENT T 1 78.2% +20.1%
WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON 1
SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1 68.1% +27.6%
TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1 53.0% +25.5%
HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE 1 67.7% +27.6%
HABTE, KAHSAY 1 85.0% +7.4%
PRIEST, AARON A 1 61.1% +25.7%

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
18259836 STABLE EFFICIENT COSMETIC PREPARATIONS CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 160d overdue
18007152 INJECTION MOLDING OF MEAT-LIKE FOOD PRODUCTS BECKER, DREW E 119d overdue
17765625 LIPOSOMAL CANNABINOIDS AND USES THEREOF MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN 98d overdue
18217575 DIAGNOSTIC USE OF CELL FREE DNA CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION PRIEST, AARON A 15d overdue
18247494 PROTEIN-BOUND CANNABINOID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF SHEIKH, HUMERA N 14d
18040810 CELLULOSE BINDING DOMAIN (CBD) CELL EFFECTOR PROTEIN (CEP) CHIMERA, FOR THE TISSUE ENGINEERING LEE, JAE W 15d
18005197 ORAL CAVITY POLYMERIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 20d
18624587 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR PLANTS AND POSTHARVEST PLANT MATTER O'HERN, BRENT T 75d

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18286618 MRI BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IRON-RELATED ENTITIES IN A REGION OF INTEREST HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE 77d overdue
18217575 DIAGNOSTIC USE OF CELL FREE DNA CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION PRIEST, AARON A 15d overdue
18746146 FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY OF DRUGS WRIGHT, SARAH C 34d
18624587 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR PLANTS AND POSTHARVEST PLANT MATTER O'HERN, BRENT T 75d
18559809 PEROVSKITE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF IN PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 83d
18699294 ARYLATED FENCHONE DERIVATIVES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH
18290220 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1619 2
1793 2
1632 2
1624 2
1613 2
1617 2
1622 1
1629 1
1722 1
3799 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18833008 METAP2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF WARD, PAUL V §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18746146 FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR INCREASING ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY OF DRUGS WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18699294 ARYLATED FENCHONE DERIVATIVES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM, PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 07, 2024
18624587 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR PLANTS AND POSTHARVEST PLANT MATTER O'HERN, BRENT T 1793 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18598152 CARDIAC ORGANOID AND ANTI-ELECTRO-MITOCHONDRIAL DESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON 1632 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2024
18290220 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18559809 PEROVSKITE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF IN PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1722 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 83d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18286618 MRI BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING IRON-RELATED ENTITIES IN A REGION OF INTEREST HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE 3799 §103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2023
18554199 THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES FOR INHIBITING PANCREATIC BETA CELL IMPAIRMENT AND TREATING DIABETES HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 05, 2023
18217575 DIAGNOSTIC USE OF CELL FREE DNA CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION PRIEST, AARON A 1681 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jul 02, 2023
18259836 STABLE EFFICIENT COSMETIC PREPARATIONS CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1613 §102§103 Non-Final OA 160d overdue Pending Jun 29, 2023
18253146 EXTREMELY FAST SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS VARADARAJ, ARCHANA 1658 §103DP Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 16, 2023
18251427 MODIFIED CARBON-BASED MATERIALS HENDRICKSON, STUART L 1736 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2023
18247494 PROTEIN-BOUND CANNABINOID FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF SHEIKH, HUMERA N 1784 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18020734 METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF WWOX ASSOCIATED DISEASES BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 10, 2023
18040810 CELLULOSE BINDING DOMAIN (CBD) CELL EFFECTOR PROTEIN (CEP) CHIMERA, FOR THE TISSUE ENGINEERING LEE, JAE W 1656 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 06, 2023
18007152 INJECTION MOLDING OF MEAT-LIKE FOOD PRODUCTS BECKER, DREW E 1792 §103§112 Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Jan 27, 2023
18098184 METHODS OF CULTURING PROBIOTIC BACILLI TURNER, FELICIA C 1793 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jan 18, 2023
18005197 ORAL CAVITY POLYMERIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 1617 §103§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jan 12, 2023
17765625 LIPOSOMAL CANNABINOIDS AND USES THEREOF MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN 1619 §103§112 Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17634414 PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, DYSLIPIDEMIA, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES BRAUN, MADELINE E 1624 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 10, 2022
17597878 ANTICANCER AGENTS CREWS, JARET JAMES 1691 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Jan 27, 2022
17503581 CONJUGATES OF AUXIN ANALOGS FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1617 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 18, 2021
17604183 SELF-EMULSIFYING DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERY OF LIPOPHILIC COMPOUNDS BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Oct 15, 2021
17427405 NEOANTIGENS CREATED BY ABERRANT-INDUCED SPLICING AND USES THEREOF IN ENHANCING IMMUNOTHERAPY REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 1632 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 30, 2021
16980401 COMPOUNDS AND USES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATE WITH OR AGGREVATED BY IMPARED MITOPHAGY YOO, SUN JAE 1621 §112 Non-Final OA 141d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2020

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