Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Culhane Meadows, PLLC

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

14 pending office actions • 12 clients • 13 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Culhane Meadows PLLC focuses on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The profile shows 14 pending office actions and 657 career applications, indicating an active but defined current workload supported by a substantial historical record.

The resolved allowance rate is 90.06%, and the average is 3.77 office actions per allowance. Resolved matters frequently reach allowance, although the average indicates that several examination exchanges may be required. Practitioners should use the favorable outcome measure for portfolio context while reviewing the scientific disclosure, claim strategy, and cited art in each pending matter.

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

Quality Metrics (n=657 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.1%
Allowance Rate
n=657
+0.84σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=657
3.8
OAs to Allowance
n=453
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=453
985 days
Time to Allowance
n=453
+11.3pp
Interview Lift
n=657
33.8%
RCE Rate
n=657
2.7%
Appeal Rate
n=657

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.3%
§101 Overcome
n=66
84.1%
§102 Overcome
n=145
80.1%
§103 Overcome
n=277
85.2%
§112 Overcome
n=290

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, G01N
Top CPC Subclasses
24%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=657
8
Practitioners
n=657
82.1
Apps / Practitioner
n=657

Portfolio Summary

14
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due later (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.

6
Hard (43%)
5
Medium (36%)
3
Easy (21%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only4 (29%)
§102 only1 (7%)
§112 only2 (14%)
Double-patenting only1 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
14% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

140 h
Manual time on pending OAs
28 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
49 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YOO, SUN JAE 2 71.2% +0.3%
GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C 1 72.3% +37.8%
SONG, JIANFENG 1 56.4% +33.0%
GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1 67.6% +52.2%
REDDY, KARUNA P 1 42.6% +10.4%
PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1 53.5% +27.0%
PATERSON, BRIGITTE A 1 76.7% +22.4%
PURDY, KYLE A 1 41.0% +35.7%
SOROUSH, LAYLA 1 40.5% +43.4%
STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 1 75.3% +33.7%

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17554511 INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS ON THE ALUMINUM NITRIDE PLATFORM SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 22d
18502783 PROTONATED pH RESPONSIVE POLYMER ENCAPSULATION OF BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND CYTOKINES SONG, JIANFENG —
18551012 VIRAL FILTER AND METHOD OF VIRAL FILTRATION GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY —
18280649 CROSSLINKED POLY (ALLYLAMINE) POLYMER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS REDDY, KARUNA P —
18277519 Integrated Quantum Computing with Epitaxial Materials PATERSON, BRIGITTE A —
18008271 COMPOSITIONS PURDY, KYLE A —

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
17784243 LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CYTISINE SOROUSH, LAYLA 9d
17773216 COMBINATION OF A CXCR7 ANTAGONIST WITH AN S1P1 RECEPTOR MODULATOR STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 77d
18782221 AUTOMATED FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C —
18502783 PROTONATED pH RESPONSIVE POLYMER ENCAPSULATION OF BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND CYTOKINES SONG, JIANFENG —
18551012 VIRAL FILTER AND METHOD OF VIRAL FILTRATION GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY —
18280649 CROSSLINKED POLY (ALLYLAMINE) POLYMER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS REDDY, KARUNA P —
18238665 PROTON-BINDING POLYMERS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION PALENIK, JEFFREY T —
18277519 Integrated Quantum Computing with Epitaxial Materials PATERSON, BRIGITTE A —

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16212
16182
17731
16131
17981
17641
16151
28961
16111
16221

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18797649 COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS TO INDUCE ACQUIRED CYTORESISTANCE USING STRESS PROTEIN INDUCERS Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center YOO, SUN JAE 1621 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 08, 2024
18782221 AUTOMATED FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM CYTIVA SWEDEN AB GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C 1773 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2024
18428728 Novel Stannic Protoporfin Compositions, Methods of Making, and Uses Thereof Renibus Therapeutics, Inc. YOO, SUN JAE 1621 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2024
18502783 PROTONATED pH RESPONSIVE POLYMER ENCAPSULATION OF BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND CYTOKINES Onconano Medicine, Inc. SONG, JIANFENG 1613 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2023
18551012 VIRAL FILTER AND METHOD OF VIRAL FILTRATION Global Life Sciences Solutions Operations UK Ltd. GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 18, 2023
18280649 CROSSLINKED POLY (ALLYLAMINE) POLYMER PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS Renosis, Inc. REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 06, 2023
18238665 PROTON-BINDING POLYMERS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION Renosis, Inc. PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1615 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Aug 28, 2023
18277519 Integrated Quantum Computing with Epitaxial Materials Cornell University PATERSON, BRIGITTE A 2896 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2023
18008271 COMPOSITIONS Jvs Products Limited PURDY, KYLE A 1611 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2022
17784243 LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CYTISINE Adamed Pharma S.A. SOROUSH, LAYLA 1622 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 02, 2022
17773216 COMBINATION OF A CXCR7 ANTAGONIST WITH AN S1P1 RECEPTOR MODULATOR Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 1626 §112 Final Rejection 77d Pending Aug 02, 2022
17756190 PH RESPONSIVE COMPOSITIONS, FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF IMAGING A TUMOR Onconano Medicine, Inc. WESTERBERG, NISSA M 1618 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending May 18, 2022
17755671 pH Responsive Block Copolymers Compositions, Micelles, and Methods of Use Onconano Medicine, Inc. ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 §102Other Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending May 04, 2022
17554511 INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS ON THE ALUMINUM NITRIDE PLATFORM Cornell University SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 17, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Culhane Meadows, PLLC's patent allowance rate?

90.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Culhane Meadows, PLLC were allowed, across 657 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Culhane Meadows, PLLC average before allowance?

3.77 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Culhane Meadows, PLLC have?

14 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 13 examiners in 12 art units.

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