Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Grimes & Yvon LLP

22 pending office actions • 12 clients • 21 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=526 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

69.7%
Allowance Rate
n=526
+0.67σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=526
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=168
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=168
1149 days
Time to Allowance
n=168
+21.8pp
Interview Lift
n=526
33.2%
RCE Rate
n=526
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=526

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

71.7%
§101 Overcome
n=46
54.3%
§102 Overcome
n=94
53.0%
§103 Overcome
n=149
62.4%
§112 Overcome
n=170

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C07K
Top CPC Subclasses
55%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=526
3
Practitioners
n=526
175.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=526

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

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

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)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.

12
Hard (55%)
9
Medium (41%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only6 (27%)
Double-patenting only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other3 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (55%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
77% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
5% of docket
4
Business / Other
18% 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.

220 h
Manual time on pending OAs
44 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
77 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STOICA, ELLY GERALD 2 66.7% +22.8%
RAHMAN, MASUDUR 1 71.3% +32.3%
FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN 1 60.3% +53.6%
JARRELL, NOBLE E 1 80.9% +9.6%
BARSKY, JARED 1 50.3% +23.1%
ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1 57.7% +64.7%
POPA, ILEANA 1 21.5% +14.6%
SCHUBERG, LAURA J 1 23.7% +37.2%
STEELE, AMBER D 1 59.0% +9.7%
GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1 27.9% +40.4%

Hard Cases (13)

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
18009320 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR CELL VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN 86d overdue
18003124 ENDOTHELIAL CELLS FOR MITIGATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED TOXICITY SCHUBERG, LAURA J 25d overdue
18066567 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 69d
17909427 Replication Competent Virus Assay WANG, RUIXUE 69d
17503088 Gene Therapy CORDAS, EMILY ANN 69d
18718051 Purification Method of Viral Vectors RAHMAN, MASUDUR
18575804 Method of Administering Anti-HPA-1a Monoclonal Antibody STOICA, ELLY GERALD
18570043 Treatment of Inflammatory Conditions or Diseases FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN

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
18138058 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION BARSKY, JARED 89d overdue
18003124 ENDOTHELIAL CELLS FOR MITIGATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED TOXICITY SCHUBERG, LAURA J 25d overdue
18066567 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 69d
18718051 Purification Method of Viral Vectors RAHMAN, MASUDUR
18575805 Administration of Anti-HPA-1a Antibodies STOICA, ELLY GERALD
18575804 Method of Administering Anti-HPA-1a Monoclonal Antibody STOICA, ELLY GERALD
18570043 Treatment of Inflammatory Conditions or Diseases FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN
18041080 CRYOPRESERVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL COMPOSITIONS ABBOTT, KODYE LEE

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16313
16342
16322
16991
16281
16331
16581
16381
16721
16711

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18718051 Purification Method of Viral Vectors Oxford Biomedica (Uk) Limited RAHMAN, MASUDUR §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2024
18575805 Administration of Anti-HPA-1a Antibodies Rallybio Ipa, LLC STOICA, ELLY GERALD DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2023
18575804 Method of Administering Anti-HPA-1a Monoclonal Antibody Rallybio Ipa, LLC STOICA, ELLY GERALD §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2023
18570043 Treatment of Inflammatory Conditions or Diseases Queen Mary University Of London FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18290252 USE OF RAGE INHIBITORS TO TREAT CANCER-RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE Georgetown University JARRELL, NOBLE E 1699 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18138058 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Georgetown University BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2023
18041080 CRYOPRESERVED ENDOTHELIAL CELL COMPOSITIONS Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1634 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2023
17924980 METHOD OF TREATMENT OF CANCER OR TUMOUR USWM CT,LLC POPA, ILEANA 1633 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2023
18003124 ENDOTHELIAL CELLS FOR MITIGATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED TOXICITY Angiocrine Bioscience, Inc. SCHUBERG, LAURA J 1631 §103Other Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18011171 Administration of CEBP-Beta Antagonist and Methods of Use Sapience Therapeutics, Inc. STEELE, AMBER D 1658 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 17, 2022
18066567 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS Oxford Biomedica (Us) LLC GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1631 §102§103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Dec 15, 2022
18009320 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR CELL UCL Business Ltd VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN 1638 §103§112 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
17921606 METHODS FOR ISOLATING AND CULTURING TUMOR CELLS Georgetown University TRAN, KHOA NHAT 1632 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 26, 2022
17909427 Replication Competent Virus Assay Oxford Biomedica (Uk) Limited WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Sep 05, 2022
17821884 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS FORMULATIONS Oxford Biomedica (Us) LLC GILL, RACHEL B 1671 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Aug 24, 2022
17812304 METHOD OF TREATMENT OF CANCER OR TUMOUR USWM CT,LLC LU, CHENG 1642 §103§112Other Final Rejection Pending Jul 13, 2022
17775922 Production System Oxford Biomedica (Uk) Limited PENNINGTON, KATIE LEIGH 1634 §103§112DP Non-Final OA 30d Pending May 11, 2022
17724493 PLANT-BASED BABY FOOD COMPOSITIONS Nunona Inc. NGUYEN, THANH H 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Apr 20, 2022
17629378 Enhancing Production of Lentiviral Vectors Oxford Biomedica (Uk) Limited BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2022
17503088 Gene Therapy Ospedale San Raffaele S.R.I. CORDAS, EMILY ANN 1632 §103§112 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Oct 15, 2021
17196631 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTION OF HPV DNA AND DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF HPV-ASSOCIATED CANCERS Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center HANEY, AMANDA MARIE 1682 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 09, 2021
17060993 Magnetically Stabilized Total Hip Replacement Prosthesis Fellowship Of Orthopaedic Researchers, Inc. WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL 3774 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 01, 2020

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