Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
33 pending office actions • 15 clients • 22 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
BOOTH UDALL, PLC specializes in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The firm has a history of 2670 career applications, reflecting a deep involvement in these highly regulated fields. There are currently 20 pending office actions under management, suggesting a focused current workload.
The firm reports a high resolved allowance rate of 90.16 percent. This is accomplished with an average of 2.88 office actions per allowance. This relatively low average for the biotech and pharma sectors suggests a streamlined prosecution process. Practitioners can interpret the 90.16 percent allowance rate as a strong indicator of the firm's efficacy in overcoming examiner rejections. The 20 pending actions represent the ongoing efforts to maintain this high success rate. With an average of 2.88 office actions per allowance across 2670 career applications, the firm demonstrates a consistent ability to reach favorable outcomes efficiently in complex technical categories.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 9 (27%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 13 (39%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (18%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 6 | 51.5% | +28.1% |
| KASSA, TIGABU | 4 | 36.7% | +27.9% |
| PIHONAK, SARAH | 3 | 61.3% | +42.6% |
| ARNOLD, ERNST V | 2 | 48.2% | +12.9% |
| DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | 1 | 77.5% | +12.2% |
| CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | 1 | 60.4% | +40.9% |
| MA, KUN KAI | 1 | 79.3% | +12.9% |
| PATEL, JAYESH A | 1 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| WEI, XIAOMING | 1 | 82.0% | +17.3% |
| GOCO, JOHN PATRICK | 1 | 33.3% | +66.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19030162 | PREDICTION COMPUTING SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | PATEL, JAYESH A | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17925560 | MULTI-USE ADHESIVE TAPE | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 73d overdue |
| 18411000 | DRINK BOTTLE SLEEVE WITH MAGNETIC ACCESSORIES AND POWER BANK SYSTEM | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 17d overdue |
| 19048816 | GINGEROL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 10d overdue |
| 18102432 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CONTEXT-BASED PERSONALIZED NUTRITION PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | COVINGTON, AMANDA R | 9d |
| 18994010 | A METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | WEI, XIAOMING | — |
| 18994003 | A METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | GOCO, JOHN PATRICK | — |
| 18930827 | PRE-PERFORATED STRETCH FILM AND METHOD | ROBINSON, MICHAEL | — |
| 18791306 | PERCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18399677 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | KASSA, TIGABU | 30d overdue |
| 18399465 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | KASSA, TIGABU | 30d overdue |
| 18399664 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | KASSA, TIGABU | 30d overdue |
| 19048816 | GINGEROL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 10d overdue |
| 19322305 | MODULAR LIGHTING SYSTEM ASSEMBLY | DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | 8d overdue |
| 19562667 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | — |
| 19559196 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | — |
| 19559613 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| ThermoLife International, LLC | 16 |
| MEDIT CORP. | 2 |
| Allied Packaging | 2 |
| Deca Technologies Usa, Inc. | 2 |
| Pinnacle 20, LLC | 1 |
| Dignity Health | 1 |
| Am Conservation Group | 1 |
| Taipei Medical University (Tmu) | 1 |
| OCTAPHARMA AG | 1 |
| Hailo Solutions Pty Ltd | 1 |
| Hyperion Vantage | 1 |
| Applied Materials | 1 |
| REVIV GLOBAL LTD | 1 |
| Lewis Boxes | 1 |
| Heartbeet Ltd. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1626 | 6 |
| 1619 | 4 |
| 1627 | 3 |
| 1613 | 2 |
| 2611 | 2 |
| 1611 | 2 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 2677 | 1 |
| 3731 | 1 |
| 1744 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19562667 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2026 |
| 19559196 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19559613 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19559360 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19559247 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19559685 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19556505 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | PIHONAK, SARAH | 1627 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2026 |
| 19556454 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | PIHONAK, SARAH | 1627 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2026 |
| 19556470 | AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS | ThermoLife International, LLC | PIHONAK, SARAH | 1627 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2026 |
| 19322305 | MODULAR LIGHTING SYSTEM ASSEMBLY | Pinnacle 20, LLC | DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19048816 | GINGEROL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | ThermoLife International, LLC | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19027421 | DRUG DELIVERY COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FABRICATION | Dignity Health | CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19027325 | EFFICIENT SHOWERHEAD WITH PURGE OUTLET | Am Conservation Group | MA, KUN KAI | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19030162 | PREDICTION COMPUTING SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | Taipei Medical University (Tmu) | PATEL, JAYESH A | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18994010 | A METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Medit Corp. | WEI, XIAOMING | 2611 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18994003 | A METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Medit Corp. | GOCO, JOHN PATRICK | 2611 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18946736 | PALLET WRAPPING FILM PERFORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Allied Packaging Corporation | WEEKS, GLORIA R | 3731 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18930827 | PRE-PERFORATED STRETCH FILM AND METHOD | Allied Packaging Corporation | ROBINSON, MICHAEL | 1744 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18824840 | ENHANCED NITRATE, ELEMENTAL METAL, AND AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | ThermoLife International, LLC | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1613 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18837556 | BIODEGRADABLE, NON-POROUS MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME | Octapharma AG | KAMM, JUDITH MARIE | 1611 | §102§103DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18794693 | STACKABLE FULLY MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH THROUGH VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS | Deca Technologies Usa, Inc. | DIALLO, MAMADOU L | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 | |
| 18791306 | PERCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | ThermoLife International, LLC | BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 | |
| 18683710 | VEHICLE INTERACTION SYSTEM | Hailo Solutions Pty Ltd. | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18411000 | DRINK BOTTLE SLEEVE WITH MAGNETIC ACCESSORIES AND POWER BANK SYSTEM | Hyperion Vantage LLC | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 3733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18399677 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | ThermoLife International, LLC | KASSA, TIGABU | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18399465 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | ThermoLife International, LLC | KASSA, TIGABU | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18399664 | ENHANCED NITRATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE | ThermoLife International, LLC | KASSA, TIGABU | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18468632 | MASK SYSTEM FOR CPAP OR BIPAP THERAPY | Applied Materials, Inc. | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | 3785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18102432 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CONTEXT-BASED PERSONALIZED NUTRITION PLANS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | Reviv Global Ltd. | COVINGTON, AMANDA R | 3686 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 17925560 | MULTI-USE ADHESIVE TAPE | Lewis Boxes Pty Ltd. | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1788 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17957936 | QUAD FLAT NO-LEAD (QFN) PACKAGE WITHOUT LEADFRAME AND DIRECT CONTACT INTERCONNECT BUILD-UP STRUCTURE | Deca Technologies Usa, Inc. | LOKE, STEVEN HO YIN | 2818 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17728601 | COMPOSITIONS OF NITRATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Heartbeet Ltd. | BARHAM, BETHANY P | 1611 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2022 |
| 16779349 | Enhanced Nitrate Compositions and Methods of Use | ThermoLife International, LLC | KASSA, TIGABU | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2020 |
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