Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

66 pending office actions • 35 clients • 65 examiners • 43 art units • 0 of 66 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 73 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=24453 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

78.3%
Allowance Rate
n=24453
+0.81σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=24453
3.9
OAs to Allowance
n=8602
-0.04σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=8602
1093 days
Time to Allowance
n=8602
+19.1pp
Interview Lift
n=24453
27.4%
RCE Rate
n=24453
3.4%
Appeal Rate
n=24453

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

79.6%
§101 Overcome
n=299
82.7%
§102 Overcome
n=1344
77.8%
§103 Overcome
n=5039
85.1%
§112 Overcome
n=1758

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G01N, A61P
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=24453
20
Practitioners
n=24453
1222.6
Apps / Practitioner
n=24453

Portfolio Summary

66
Total Pending OAs
36
Non-Final OAs
29
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
7
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (7)Due later (3)

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.

2
Hard (3%)
42
Medium (64%)
16
Easy (24%)
6
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (3%)
§103 only28 (42%)
§102 only12 (18%)
§112 only9 (14%)
Double-patenting only7 (11%)
Double-patenting + other2 (3%)
No statute on record6 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

54
Life Sciences
82% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
11% of docket
4
Business / Other
6% 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.

660 h
Manual time on pending OAs
132 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
231 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 2 58.8% +57.9%
BRAZIN, JACQUELINE 1 66.0% +53.3%
LAMPRECHT, JOEL 1 81.3% +16.9%
SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 1 41.9% +38.9%
TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM 1 30.2% +46.7%
SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1 67.0% +26.9%
ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1 57.8% +30.0%
SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM 1 73.2% +13.6%
CHESTNUT, BARRY A 1 73.5% +6.1%
OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1 62.3% -12.2%

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
19202992 Methods for Biomedical Targeting and Delivery and Devices and Systems for Practicing the Same LAMPRECHT, JOEL

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18158396 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES YU, TIAN NMN 27d
18275170 Methods for Pulmonary Function Testing With Machine Learning Analysis and Systems for Same HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL

Interview Candidates (9)

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
17490516 MULTIMERIC T-CELL MODULATORY POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 72d overdue
18863312 Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Cargos SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 25d overdue
18658264 Methods for Representing Data Analysis and Systems for Same SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM 12d
17642089 ANTI-ONCOLYTIC VIRUS ANTIGEN ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USING SAME PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 46d
19372053 Untitled BRAZIN, JACQUELINE
19202992 Methods for Biomedical Targeting and Delivery and Devices and Systems for Practicing the Same LAMPRECHT, JOEL
18912410 METHODS OF TREATING EGFRVIII EXPRESSING GLIOBLASTOMAS TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM
18833616 Tetrahydropyranopyrazole Derivatives for the Treatment of Cancer and Viral Infections SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH

Client Portfolio (35 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16263
37913
16223
16753
37982
16162
16472
16432
16412
16582

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19372053 Untitled The Regents of the University of California BRAZIN, JACQUELINE 1798 Final Rejection Pending
19202992 Methods for Biomedical Targeting and Delivery and Devices and Systems for Practicing the Same The Regents of the University of California LAMPRECHT, JOEL 3798 DP Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2025
18863312 Nanoparticles for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Cargos 4Basebio UK Ltd. SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 1618 §103 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Nov 05, 2024
18912410 METHODS OF TREATING EGFRVIII EXPRESSING GLIOBLASTOMAS The Regents of the University of California TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2024
18833616 Tetrahydropyranopyrazole Derivatives for the Treatment of Cancer and Viral Infections Genase Therapeutics B.V. SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2024
18728983 Recombinant Cell Line Expressing Membrane Proteins and Vesicles Prepared Therefrom Exocure Sweden AB ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1699 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2024
18658264 Methods for Representing Data Analysis and Systems for Same The Regents of the University of California SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM 2172 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 08, 2024
18682740 Vaccine Antigen Macfarlane Burnet Institute For Medical Research And Public Health Limited CHESTNUT, BARRY A §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18433142 NEOGLYCOCONJUGATES AS VACCINES AND THERAPEUTIC TOOLS Koranex Capital OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1693 DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Feb 05, 2024
18294487 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HYPERHIDROSIS Wayne Stephen Andrews FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1617 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Feb 01, 2024
18580417 Methods and Model Systems for Assessing Therapeutic Properties of Candidate Agents and Related Computer Readable Media and Systems The Regents of the University of California BARRON, SEAN C 1682 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 18, 2024
18395150 Vaccine Therapy Ac Immune SA FONTAINHAS, AURORA M 1649 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 22, 2023
18573978 Anti-CCR8 Antibodies and Uses Thereof Nanjing Immunophage Biotech Co., Ltd. DRISCOLL, MAUREEN VARINA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 22, 2023
18563357 HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS KRAS INHIBITOR, AND PREPARATION THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF IN TREATMENT Shanghai Kechow Pharma, Inc. SAEED, KAMAL A 1626 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18561981 Methods And Devices For Real-Time Word And Speech Decoding From Neural Activity The Regents of the University of California PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18384266 WATER DISPERSIBLE GRANULE ACYLHYDRAZONE APYRASE INHIBITOR FORMULATION Texas Crop Science, Inc. VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 26, 2023
18384286 ANTIFUNGAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE Texas Crop Science, Inc. HIRT, ERIN E 1616 Other Non-Final OA 21d Pending Oct 26, 2023
18382419 SUSPENSION CONCENTRATE ACYLHYDRAZONE APYRASE INHIBITOR FORMULATION Texas Crop Science, Inc. ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1616 DP Final Rejection 113d overdue Pending Oct 20, 2023
18287565 Immunoglobulin Cleaving Enzyme Genovis AB BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1651 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18285814 Thermally Stable Vaccine Formulations Utilising Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Shells Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation PARK, HAEJIN S 1614 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 05, 2023
18551502 Pharmaceutical Combinations for Treating Cancer T3 Pharmaceuticals AG BUTTICE, AUDREY L 1647 Other Non-Final OA 42d Pending Sep 20, 2023
18278719 ASSEMBLED THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURES OF HUMAN NEURONS AND GLIA AND THEIR USE The Regents of the University of California TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 24, 2023
18278377 CONDITIONAL DEGRADATION OF PROTEINS THAT ARE LOCALIZED AT THE PLASMA MEMBRANE The Regents of the University of California NICKOL, GARY B 1643 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18547139 Oncolytic Virus and Methods of Use NorthShore University HealthSystem WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 18, 2023
18275170 Methods for Pulmonary Function Testing With Machine Learning Analysis and Systems for Same The Regents of the University of California HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 3791 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jul 31, 2023
18274152 Genetically Modified Hepatocyte Populations Cytotheryx, Inc. YU, MISOOK 1641 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18222436 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING EXCESS PRESSURE IN ISOCHORIC SYSTEMS Biochoric, Inc. KOSAR, AARON J 1655 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2023
18271663 POLYPEPTIDE FOR REPAIRING SKIN WOUND OR MUCOSAL INJURY, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Sichuan Gooddoctor Panxi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. NIEBAUER, RONALD T 1658 §102 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18210515 Magnesium Threonate Compositions and Uses Thereof Neurocentria, Inc. SOROUSH, LAYLA 1622 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 15, 2023
18205215 RNA VIRUS INHIBITOR COMPOUNDS WITH IMPROVED METABOLIC STABILITY AND USES THEREOF The Governors of the University of Alberta KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE 1626 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2023
18265171 Biliary Delivery Methods, Compositions and Kits for Use Therein Ambys Medicines, Inc. ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S 1613 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18036844 Hypoimmunogenic Biotherapeutics The Scripps Research Institute LEWIS, PATRICK T 1691 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 12, 2023
18036133 CLUBROOT RESISTANCE IN RAPESEED BRASSICA NAPUS Npz Innovation GmbH WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD 1663 §103 Non-Final OA 210d overdue Pending May 09, 2023
18034045 CONTROLLING CELLULAR BEHAVIOR USING FEED-FORWARD CIRCUITS The Regents of the University of California NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 §102 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18030662 ENGINEERED CELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The Regents of the University of California SHUPE, ELIZABETH A 1643 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 06, 2023
18020611 TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATION IN THERAPEUTIC CELLS The Regents of the University of California BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 1644 DP Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2023
18107265 MHC CLASS II T-CELL MODULATORY MULTIMERIC POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Cue Biopharma, Inc. HUYNH, PHUONG N 1641 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Feb 08, 2023
18158396 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch YU, TIAN NMN 1681 §101 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jan 23, 2023
18015309 PB2 INHIBITOR, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Xizang Haisco Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. YOO, SUN JAE 1621 §102 Final Rejection 39d Pending Jan 09, 2023
18014846 Immunogenic Compounds Ac Immune SA GURLEY, JAMI MICHELLE 1647 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 06, 2023
18009688 USE OF PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR TREATING MULTIPLE MYELOMA Entourage Biosciences Inc. HAVLIN, ROBERT H 1626 §103 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2022
17999842 PI3K GAMMA INHIBITOR PEPTIDE FOR TREATMENT OF FIBROPROLIFERATIVE VASCULAR DISEASES Kither Biotech S.r.l. COFFA, SERGIO 1658 DPOther Final Rejection Pending Nov 23, 2022
17926921 System for Localization of Anatomical Sites The Regents of the University of California POPESCU, GABRIEL VICTOR 3797 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Nov 21, 2022
17921739 Methods for Generating Thymic Cells in Vitro The Regents of the University of California TRAN, KHOA NHAT 1632 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 27, 2022
17913540 Compositions and Methods for Treatment The Regents of the University of California GRABER, JAMES J 1631 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2022
17912382 Method for Estimating Molecular Complexity The University Court of the University of Glasgow XU, XIAOYUN 1797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 16, 2022
17904565 Adeno-Associated Viral (AAV)-Mediated Sgpl1 Gene Therapy For Treatment Of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Lyase Insufficiency Syndrome (SPLIS) The Regents of the University of California PENNINGTON, KATIE LEIGH 1634 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Aug 18, 2022
17794750 DETECTING GUT BARRIER DYSFUNCTION AND/OR CIRRHOSIS Macfarlane Burnet Institute For Medical Research And Public Health Limited LUSI, ELLIS FOLLETT 1677 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17848313 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING CANCER CELLS The Simons Foundation, Inc. SKELDING, ZACHARY S 1644 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Jun 23, 2022
17745399 NANOPORE SENSOR FOR ENZYME-MEDIATED PROTEIN TRANSLOCATION The Regents of the University of California MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L 1685 DP Final Rejection Pending May 16, 2022
17773414 MrgprX2 Antagonists and Uses Thereof Dermira, Inc. HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE 1621 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Apr 29, 2022
17772467 MrgprX2 Antagonists for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disorders Dermira, Inc. WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §102 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Apr 27, 2022
17769712 USE OF MOG FOR PRIMING A TREATMENT FOR GLIOBLASTOMA The Regents of the University of California DHAR, MATASHA 1632 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Apr 15, 2022
17642089 ANTI-ONCOLYTIC VIRUS ANTIGEN ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USING SAME UVIC INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS INC. PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 1675 Other Final Rejection 46d Pending Mar 10, 2022
17684256 METHODS OF PRODUCING NUCLEIC ACID LIBRARIES The Regents of the University of California CROW, ROBERT THOMAS 1683 §112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 01, 2022
17633749 Neurofeedback Training to Promote Sharp Wave Ripples The Regents of the University of California ORTEGA, MARTIN NATHAN 3791 §112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 08, 2022
17618870 USE OF AMINOTHIOL COMPOUNDS AS CEREBRAL NERVE OR HEART PROTECTIVE AGENT Shanghai Kechow Pharma, Inc. MOORE, SUSANNA 1624 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Dec 13, 2021
17544527 Screening for Inhibitors of Prostaglandin E Synthase 3 Useful for Treatment of Prostate Cancer The Regents of the University of California RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES 1635 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 07, 2021
17614271 Methods for Detecting A Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection Viti, Inc. BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 24, 2021
17605198 MODULATING SURVIVAL OF THERAPEUTIC CELLS AND METHODS, CELLS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS RELATED THERETO The Regents of the University of California MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL 1631 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2021
17490516 MULTIMERIC T-CELL MODULATORY POLYPEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Cue Biopharma, Inc. PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 1675 Other Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2021
17459160 Vibratory Expulsive Therapy For Urinary Stones The Regents of the University of California LEDERER, SARAH B 3785 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2021
17424055 Methods of Treating Epilepsy via Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) Inhibition Path Therapeutics, Inc. ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 1625 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 19, 2021
17282319 Transcription Factor BRN2 Inhibitory Compounds as Therapeutics and Methods for Their Use The University of British Columbia VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN 1622 §102 Final Rejection Pending Apr 01, 2021
17258403 Multimodal Neuroimaging-Based Diagnostic Systems and Methods for Detecting Tinnitus The Regents of the University of California KELLOGG, MICHAEL S 3798 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 06, 2021
17258039 Biomolecule Coated Particles and Films and Uses Thereof The Regents of the University of California JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE 1638 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 05, 2021

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