Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BASQUILL, SEAN M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1612 1613 1614 1617

This examiner grants 39% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean M. Basquill is an examiner in Art Unit 1612 within Tech Center 1600. He has a history of 1069 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 38.8 percent, which points to a restrictive examination environment. Applicants should also note the median time to allowance of 1239 days, which indicates that the prosecution process often requires a significant time investment before a grant is issued.

The data reveals an interview lift of 21.7 percent. This lift is an improvement over the 38.8 percent baseline allowance rate, suggesting that oral advocacy is a valuable strategy when working with Basquill. Given the 1069 resolved cases, this 21.7 percent lift is a well-supported trend that practitioners should leverage to improve their chances of success. The 1239 days median pendency highlights the importance of using every available tool, including interviews, to move applications toward a resolution in Art Unit 1612.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

38.8%
Allow Rate
-21.2% vs TC avg
1,119
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1069 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
7.9%
§102 Novelty
54.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18824391 SUSTAINED RELEASE BIODEGRADABLE INTRACANALICULAR INSERTS COMPRISING A HYDROGEL AND CYCLOSPORINE Non-Final OA Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
18726302 INTRACANALICULAR INSERT COMPRISING A NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENT Non-Final OA OCULAR THERAPEUTIX, INC.
19533595 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION Non-Final OA MEXICHEM FLUOR S.A. DE C.V.
18611454 OCULAR IMPLANT MADE BY A DOUBLE EXTRUSION PROCESS Non-Final OA Allergan, Inc.
18535180 NONVIRAL GENE TRANSFER TO THE SUPRACHOROIDAL SPACE Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18990308 HAIR CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH MAILLARD REACTION INHIBITING ENZYMES Non-Final OA HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
17936208 Carbohydrate-Modified Particles and Particulate Formulations for Modulating an Immune Response Final Rejection NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18832440 IONIZABLE LIPIDS, LIPID NANOPARTICLES, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18044877 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF NICLOSAMIDE AND A PROTEIN Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18692447 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND HEALTH FUNCTIONAL FOOD FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18756828 PET SHAMPOOS, PET FOOD COMPOSITIONS, AND REGIMENS AND/OR METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
18292286 COMPOSITION FOR LIGHTENING KERATIN FIBRES, COMPRISING A PEROXYGENATED SALT, CARBONATE AND/OR AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AND AT LEAST 1% OF A POLYPHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVE Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18685853 COMPOSITE NANOPARTICULATE MINERALIZED COLLAGEN GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN MATERIALS WITH TIME RELEASE ANTI-RESORPTIVE FACTORS Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
17810142 STABLE CYCLODEXTRIN FREE CARFILZOMIB FORMULATION Final Rejection AMGEN INC.
18540254 CATIONIC AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS FOR CODELIVERY OF HYDROPHOBIC AGENTS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
17788266 HAIR COSMETIC COMPOSITION Non-Final OA KAO CORPORATION
18845312 AGROCHEMICAL EMULSIFIABLE COMPOSITION Final Rejection Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
18552434 ORAL CAPSULE OF PARP INHIBITOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Impact Therapeutics (Shanghai), Inc
18171406 Intravaginal Ring Device for the Delivery of Aromatase Inhibitor Final Rejection Celanese EVA Performance Polymers LLC

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