Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

23 pending office actions • 19 clients • 23 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC focuses on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, with 2412 career applications. The firm's resolved allowance rate pct is 86.43. This data point reflects the firm's performance in obtaining allowances for its clients in this sector. The 86.43 percent allowance rate is a primary metric for evaluating the firm's historical performance in securing patent grants. Practitioners can use this percentage to understand the firm's track record across its career filings.

The firm has 25 pending office actions at present. Its average of 3.15 office actions per allowance provides a specific benchmark for the prosecution process. This 3.15 average helps in setting expectations for the number of interactions required to reach a final decision. With 2412 applications in its history, the firm has a documented record of performance. The 25 pending office actions represent the current volume of active matters the firm is pursuing.

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

Quality Metrics (n=2412 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.4%
Allowance Rate
n=2412
+0.75σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2412
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1452
-0.25σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1452
1112 days
Time to Allowance
n=1452
+11.8pp
Interview Lift
n=2412
21.8%
RCE Rate
n=2412
3.8%
Appeal Rate
n=2412

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.4%
§101 Overcome
n=133
80.4%
§102 Overcome
n=530
80.8%
§103 Overcome
n=821
80.9%
§112 Overcome
n=764

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C07K
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2412
9
Practitioners
n=2412
268.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2412

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

15
Hard (65%)
4
Medium (17%)
2
Easy (9%)
2
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (13%)
§103 only1 (4%)
§112 only2 (9%)
Double-patenting + other3 (13%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (52%)
No statute on record2 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

20
Life Sciences
87% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
3
Business / Other
13% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E 1 75.2% +9.8%
VERA, ELISA H 1 72.2% +26.5%
PERRIN, CLARE M 1 68.0% +42.7%
JARRELL, NOBLE E 1 81.1% +9.7%
BANERJEE, KOYELI 1 50.0% +0.0%
MOU, LIYUAN 1 42.9% +59.0%
O DELL, DAVID K 1 57.7% +36.0%
CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1 54.5% +34.4%
JOHNSON, TIRONE DEREK 1 0.0% +0.0%
ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF 1 57.8% +30.2%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18695384 POLYCYCLIC FUSED RING DERIVATIVES AND USE THEREOF JARRELL, NOBLE E —

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
18029400 EGFR-TARGETING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR AEDER, SEAN E 22d
18837906 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT GPAM WITH ANIONIC POLYMERIC PROMOTER VERA, ELISA H —
18722120 ANTIMICROBIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD PERRIN, CLARE M —
18586899 GIP RECEPTOR AGONIST AND USE THEREOF BANERJEE, KOYELI —
18684205 1, 4-OXAZEPANE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF MOU, LIYUAN —
18561909 Compound containing phosphate group, pharmaceutical composition containing same, preparation method therefor and use thereof O DELL, DAVID K —
18561018 Improved immunoglobulin I JOHNSON, TIRONE DEREK —
18290553 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18837906 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT GPAM WITH ANIONIC POLYMERIC PROMOTER VERA, ELISA H —
18722120 ANTIMICROBIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD PERRIN, CLARE M —
18684205 1, 4-OXAZEPANE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF MOU, LIYUAN —
18561909 Compound containing phosphate group, pharmaceutical composition containing same, preparation method therefor and use thereof O DELL, DAVID K —
18511241 TREATMENT OF MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE USING ANTI-CGRP OR ANTI-CGRP-R ANTIBODIES CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N —
18290553 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF —

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16212
16442
16422
17892
17481
16991
16281
16751
16181
16461

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18818701 TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2024
18837906 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT GPAM WITH ANIONIC POLYMERIC PROMOTER Kemira Oyj VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18722120 ANTIMICROBIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Kemira Oyj PERRIN, CLARE M §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2024
18695384 POLYCYCLIC FUSED RING DERIVATIVES AND USE THEREOF Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. JARRELL, NOBLE E 1699 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 26, 2024
18586899 GIP RECEPTOR AGONIST AND USE THEREOF Hangzhou Zhongmeihuadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. BANERJEE, KOYELI §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2024
18684205 1, 4-OXAZEPANE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. MOU, LIYUAN 1628 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2024
18561909 Compound containing phosphate group, pharmaceutical composition containing same, preparation method therefor and use thereof Shanghai Raising Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. O DELL, DAVID K 1621 §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 17, 2023
18511241 TREATMENT OF MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE USING ANTI-CGRP OR ANTI-CGRP-R ANTIBODIES H. Lundbeck A/S CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1675 Other Final Rejection — Pending Nov 16, 2023
18561018 Improved immunoglobulin I Transmab Pty Ltd. JOHNSON, TIRONE DEREK 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2023
18290553 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES Precision Biologics, Inc. ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF 1646 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2023
18283468 NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULE CONJUGATE HAVING PROLONGED IN VIVO HALF-LIFE Aptacure Therapeutics Limited SHIN, DANA H 1635 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2023
18004579 CYCLODEXTRIN DIMERS AND USES THEREOF Cyclarity Therapeutics, Inc. KOLB, KATARZYNA I 1767 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2023
18283834 NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS STING AGONISTS AND USES THEREOF Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, VALERIE 1621 §112 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Sep 25, 2023
18282711 GUIDE RNAS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR EDITING HUNTINGTIN GENE, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Incisive Genetics, Inc. TATGE, LEXUS MARC 1637 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2023
18278646 VILLI STROMAL CELLS COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Arugula Sciences LLC TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 24, 2023
18271106 NOVEL STEROID PAYLOADS, STEROID LINKERS, ADCs CONTAINING AND USE THEREOF Immunext, Inc. CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S 1625 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 06, 2023
18317498 ANTI-HUMAN VISTA ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OUSPENSKI, ILIA I 1644 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2023
18029400 EGFR-TARGETING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR BEIJING INSTITUTE FOR STEM CELL AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AEDER, SEAN E 1642 §102§103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 04, 2023
18125762 REDUCING FRATRICIDE OF IMMUNE CELLS EXPRESSING NKG2D-BASED RECEPTORS Celyad S.A. MOSELEY II, NELSON B 1642 §112DP Final Rejection 28d Pending Mar 24, 2023
18064514 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING TIM-1 Celldex Therapeurics, Inc. SKELDING, ZACHARY S 1644 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2022
17923264 DIRECTED EVOLUTION METHOD BASED ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REPLICON OF GEMINI VIRUS Suzhou Qi Biodesign Biotechnology Company Limited PARISI, JESSICA DANIELLE 1684 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 04, 2022
17769779 POLYAMIDE SEA-ISLAND FIBER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF Cathay (Wusu) Biomaterial Co., Ltd. JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1789 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 18, 2022
17637093 POLYAMIDE 56 FIBRE WITH LOW BOILING WATER SHRINKAGE RATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Cibt America Inc. PIZIALI, ANDREW T 1789 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 22, 2022

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