Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
66 pending office actions • 29 clients • 66 examiners • 43 art units • 0 of 66 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Fishman Stewart PLLC shows strong performance in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The firm has handled 12299 career applications and currently manages 58 pending office actions. This indicates a well-established practice with a manageable current workload.
The firm reports a resolved allowance rate of 87.1 percent. This is achieved with an efficient average of 2.4 office actions per allowance. These metrics suggest a highly effective prosecution strategy that secures patent rights with fewer examiner interactions than many peers in the biotech sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 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. 24 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 + other | 5 (8%) |
| §103 only | 22 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 36 (55%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1 | 52.9% | +11.8% |
| HINTON, HENRY R | 1 | 74.1% | +34.8% |
| LEE, MATTHEW D | 1 | 89.2% | +5.8% |
| LEE, GEOFFREY S | 1 | 60.6% | +20.0% |
| DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 1 | 68.9% | +14.1% |
| DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | 1 | 65.9% | +35.4% |
| HOLLY, LEE A | 1 | 75.0% | +5.9% |
| LEE, GILBERT Y | 1 | 78.7% | +10.7% |
| LESLIE, MICHAEL S | 1 | 81.2% | +14.5% |
| ARTALEJO, ELIZABETH IRENE | 1 | 41.2% | -18.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17921030 | DIAZINE AND TRIAZINE COMPOUNDS TO TREAT CYTOKINE STORM SYNDROME | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 142d overdue |
| 18144382 | IN VIVO IMMUNOIMAGING OF INTERFERON-GAMMA | SHOMER, ISAAC | 91d overdue |
| 18037632 | POLYPEPTIDES FOR TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 73d overdue |
| 17955923 | [161Tb]-BASED RADIOPEPTIDES | COFFA, SERGIO | 72d overdue |
| 18689420 | DIRECT COOLED ELECTRIC MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 50d overdue |
| 17862825 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO HOT-START, ONE-STEP, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-COUPLED PCR | CHANDRA, GYAN | 44d overdue |
| 19107407 | EMULSION | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 17d overdue |
| 18988861 | CAMSHAFT | HOLLY, LEE A | 17d overdue |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19107407 | EMULSION | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 17d overdue |
| 19104204 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM WITH A PARKING LOT AND AT LEAST ONE MOTOR VEHICLE | HINTON, HENRY R | — |
| 19100560 | PUMPING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | LEE, GEOFFREY S | — |
| 19036591 | PACKAGING CONTAINER AND FOOTREST APPARATUS | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | — |
| 19031221 | GAS FUEL INJECTOR | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | — |
| 18988853 | PISTON RING WITH TRAPEZOIDAL OPENING | LEE, GILBERT Y | — |
| 18979587 | EXPANSION TANK | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 3 |
| 3726 | 2 |
| 3637 | 2 |
| 3754 | 2 |
| 1662 | 2 |
| 1622 | 2 |
| 1618 | 2 |
| 3785 | 2 |
| 1612 | 2 |
| 3761 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19107407 | EMULSION | VERTORO B.V. | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19104204 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM WITH A PARKING LOT AND AT LEAST ONE MOTOR VEHICLE | Mahle International GmbH | HINTON, HENRY R | 3665 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19048842 | FASTENING ARRANGEMENT FOR A BICYCLE, A BICYCLE WITH THE SAME AND PRE-ASSEMBLED UNIT | Mahle International GmbH | LEE, MATTHEW D | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 | |
| 19100560 | PUMPING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | Mahle International GmbH | LEE, GEOFFREY S | 3746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19036591 | PACKAGING CONTAINER AND FOOTREST APPARATUS | Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 | |
| 19031221 | GAS FUEL INJECTOR | Nikki Co., Ltd. | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18988861 | CAMSHAFT | Mahle International GmbH | HOLLY, LEE A | 3726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18988853 | PISTON RING WITH TRAPEZOIDAL OPENING | Mahle International GmbH | LEE, GILBERT Y | 3675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18979587 | EXPANSION TANK | Mahle International GmbH | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 18870640 | A DRAWER RUNNER SYSTEM | Inter Ikea Systems B.V. | ARTALEJO, ELIZABETH IRENE | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18938271 | CONSUMABLE GEL DELIVERY METHOD FOR HEALTH INGREDIENTS | Domalina Pty Ltd. Atf The Domalina Unit Trust | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 | |
| 18930417 | PAPER LAMINATE PLASTIC VIAL | Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC | SIMONE, CATHERINE A | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| 18926303 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PUMP DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | DODDS, SCOTT | 1746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18859992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SKIN TEMPERATURE REGULATION | Barc Innovations, Inc. | LEE, DAVINA EN-YIN | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18858937 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYPERPOLARIZING SUBSTRATE MOLECULES | North Carolina State University | NGUYEN, HOAI AN D | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| 18858953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) CONTRAST AGENTS | Wayne State University | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 69d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18910860 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ORTHOSTATIC VITAL SIGNS | Wayne State University | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 | |
| 18852459 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE | Mahle International GmbH | GLADE, ZACHARY EDWARD FREW | 3664 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Sep 28, 2024 |
| 18826320 | DIVING NOZZLE FOR GAS PURGING A PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC | HUYNH, BRYANT KHIEM | 3754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18839890 | Nucleic Acid Sequence for Detecting Glycine Max Plant DBN8205 and Detection Method Therefor | BEIJING DABEINONG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | ZHENG, LI | 1662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18836347 | CLIP DEVICE FOR SECURING A SINK TO A WORKTOP | Inter Ikea Systems B.V. | ROS, NICHOLAS A | 3754 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18745268 | POUCH KIT WITH ATTACHED VIAL | Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC | THAKUR, VIREN A | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18710179 | FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT | Inter Ikea Systems B.V. | ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A | 3679 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18661196 | SINTERING PASTE, METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE, MATERIALLY BONDED CONNECTION OF AN ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COVERED WITH AN OXIDE LAYER TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCT | Mahle International GmbH | MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F | 2847 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18706685 | AKR1C3-ACTIVATED DNA ALKYLATING AGENT, AND MEDICAL APPLICATION THEREOF | Ascentawits Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY | 1627 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18647364 | NEWBORN SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT USING CARDIOVASCULAR BIOMARKERS IN DRIED BLOOD SAMPLES | Wallac OY | OGUNTADE, ELIZABETH BISOLA | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| 18690717 | CABINET | Ikea Supply AG | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18689417 | ONE-SHOT OVERMOLDING OF THE ROTOR FOR ELECTRIC MOTOR | Mahle International GmbH | TRUONG, THOMAS | 2834 | §112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18689423 | ELECTRIC MACHINE | Mahle International GmbH | CHANG, MINKI | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18689420 | DIRECT COOLED ELECTRIC MOTOR | Mahle International GmbH | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18686399 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PORTABLE PRIMIARY ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Ecom Instruments GmbH | TAHA, SHUKRI ABDALLAH | 2478 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18440411 | HVAC MODULE WITH OFFSET VALVE AXES | Mahle International GmbH | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18568835 | FLOOR ASSEMBLY FOR INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | DIAO, M BAYE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2023 | |
| 18568757 | DAURICHROMENIC ACID AND IT'S USE IN MEDICINE | Phytotherapeutix Ltd. | VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN | 1622 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18568798 | FLOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | BUTTAR, MANDEEP S | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 | |
| 18565511 | MOTOR VEHICLE-SIDE INDUCTION CHARGING DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | ST CYR, DANIEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| 18509566 | SHUTTLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM | Gebhardt Fördertechnik GmbH | KEENAN, JAMES W | 3655 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18557777 | USE OF PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE | BEIJING DABEINONG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18384373 | HEAT EXCHANGER | Mahle International GmbH | LING, FOR K. | 3763 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18552575 | USE OF PPAR(gamma) AGONISTS OR MPC INHIBITORS FOR TREATING PRIMARY, INNATE DISEASES OF THE CARDIAC MUSCLE (CARDIOMYOPATHIES) | Preventage Therapeutics GmbH | ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI | 1622 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18552124 | [161Tb]-BASED RADIOPEPTIDES | Paul Scherrer Institut | ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM | 1618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18282457 | INHALER | Alveon GmbH | MURPHY, VICTORIA | 3785 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18282436 | EVAPORATOR DEVICE | Alveon GmbH | DAHER, KIRA B | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18238648 | HIGH TEMPERATURE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | Wayne State University | BROWN, MADISON ELIZABETH | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18274906 | MEDICAMENT PACKAGING | Iconovo AB | PHILIPS, BRADLEY H | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18266245 | BALLOON CATHETERS | Ridgeback Technologies Ltd. | GEIGER, RACHAEL L | 3771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18039419 | DEVICE FOR BINDING AND SEPARATION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT FROM A BODY FLUID | Alteco Medical AB | PERRIN, CLARE M | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18254122 | STABLE FORMULATIONS FOR RADIONUCLIDE COMPLEXES | Itm Solucin GmbH | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 52d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18037632 | POLYPEPTIDES FOR TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS | Cc Biotech Ltd. | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18252416 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF TISSUE ADHESION | Wayne State University | WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D | 1766 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18144382 | IN VIVO IMMUNOIMAGING OF INTERFERON-GAMMA | Wayne State University | SHOMER, ISAAC | 1612 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18119258 | ELECTRIC HEATING DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18111418 | JOINING DEVICE FOR JOINING COMPONENTS ON A SHAFT | Mahle International GmbH | TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | 3726 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 18012258 | Ultra-Fast PCR Thermocycler | Fast Mdx (Ip) Limited | WILDER, CYNTHIA B | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18085879 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES USING IONIC LIQUID BASED ELECTROLYTES | Wayne State University | SMITH, NICHOLAS A | 1752 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17921030 | DIAZINE AND TRIAZINE COMPOUNDS TO TREAT CYTOKINE STORM SYNDROME | UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1625 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 142d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 17970758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MACHINE FAILURE | Wayne State University | NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A | 2858 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 17955923 | [161Tb]-BASED RADIOPEPTIDES | Paul Scherrer Institute | COFFA, SERGIO | 1658 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17896921 | LOW-MAINTENANCE, WALK-BEHIND WET/DRY CONCRETE GRINDER/POLISHER | Refuse Materials, Inc. | DION, MARCEL T | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17862825 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO HOT-START, ONE-STEP, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-COUPLED PCR | Wayne State University | CHANDRA, GYAN | 1674 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 12, 2022 |
| 17860101 | BATTERY DEVICE AND USE THEREOF IN A MOTOR VEHICLE | Mahle International GmbH | ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE | 1726 | §103 | Final Rejection | 187d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
| 17787213 | METHOD OF INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF A NON-RUMINANT ANIMAL | University Of The Sunshine Coast | MELLER, MICHAEL V | 1655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17688062 | UNIVERSAL BLOCKING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR REDUCED OFF-TARGET HYBRIDIZATION IN HYBRIDIZATION CAPTURE METHODS | Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 1683 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2022 |
| 17681773 | ELECTRIC BATTERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE | Mahle International GmbH | ZENG, LINGWEN R | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2022 |
| 17636107 | IN VIVO IMMUNOIMAGING OF INTERLEUKIN-12 | Wayne State University | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1618 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 17, 2022 |
| 17288511 | ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER DEVICE | Mahle International GmbH | BELAY, DILNESSA B | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 226d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2021 |
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