Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Haug Partners LLP

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

31 pending office actions • 18 clients • 27 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

HAUG PARTNERS LLP specializes in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, managing 7879 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 82.06 percent. On average, the firm receives 3.65 office actions per allowance during prosecution.

The firm currently has 27 pending office actions. The 82.06 percent allowance rate across 7879 career applications demonstrates a solid level of success in the biotech sector. With 3.65 average office actions per allowance, the firm shows a persistent approach to securing patent rights for its clients. This experience is vital for the firm as it manages the 27 pending office actions currently on its docket. The firm's track record over 7879 career applications provides a reliable benchmark for its 82.06 percent allowance rate in the pharmaceutical field.

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

Quality Metrics (n=7879 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.1%
Allowance Rate
n=7879
+0.55σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=7879
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=5887
+0.16σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=5887
1257 days
Time to Allowance
n=5887
+6.7pp
Interview Lift
n=7879
26.7%
RCE Rate
n=7879
1.7%
Appeal Rate
n=7879

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

84.1%
§101 Overcome
n=634
84.2%
§102 Overcome
n=1815
84.1%
§103 Overcome
n=2948
85.4%
§112 Overcome
n=2023

Specialization & Scale

H04N, A61K, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=7879
31
Practitioners
n=7879
254.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=7879

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

14
Hard (45%)
14
Medium (45%)
3
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only8 (26%)
§112 only3 (10%)
Double-patenting + other6 (19%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (32%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
55% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
4
Business / Other
13% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALAM, AYAAN A 4 38.4% +35.6%
LEE, WILLIAM Y 2 47.9% +34.1%
DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 1 52.9% +48.8%
UPCHURCH, DAVID M 1 73.7% +18.0%
HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE 1 60.7% +22.8%
ELDRED, JOHN W 1 77.8% +8.1%
BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P 1 70.8% +30.5%
SHAKERI, HADI 1 62.1% +37.0%
GUILLERMETY, JUAN M 1 72.6% +14.1%
HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1 74.9% +11.5%

Hard Cases (14)

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
17187652 FLEXIBLE BIPOLAR ELECTRODE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USE FOR TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBESITY AND CONSTIPATION RHODES, NORA W 73d overdue
18277838 USE OF GLYCOPROTEIN ACETYLS FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND/OR FLUTTER GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 9d overdue
18011082 METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A SUBJECT HAS A DISEASE OR CONDITION OR IS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A DISEASE OR CONDITION FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M 9d overdue
18869920 A GRIP DESIGN WITH AN INSERT MANUFACTURED IN ONE PIECE BY INJECTION ELDRED, JOHN W 8d
18087767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERED TO AN INFUSION CATHETER PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 28d
19249729 ROLLER PLATE DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO —
19120187 A MULTI-PURPOSE TACTICAL UNIFORM LOCK THAT IS EASILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED UPCHURCH, DAVID M —
18838985 GUN-SHAPED SCREWING APPARATUS WHICH COMPRISES A TOOLBOX WITHIN AND WHICH CAN BE USED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF FIREARM ACCESORIES SHAKERI, HADI —

Interview Candidates (13)

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
16513068 EXTENDED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS ALAM, AYAAN A 91d overdue
18739123 PRINTING FROM A HANDHELD DEVICE VIA A REMOTE SERVER GUILLERMETY, JUAN M 88d overdue
16513238 MULTIPARTICULATE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS ALAM, AYAAN A 45d overdue
19249729 ROLLER PLATE DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO —
19120187 A MULTI-PURPOSE TACTICAL UNIFORM LOCK THAT IS EASILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED UPCHURCH, DAVID M —
19064180 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND OTHER LUNG DISORDERS HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE —
18895929 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF SEVERE INFLUENZA BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P —
18838985 GUN-SHAPED SCREWING APPARATUS WHICH COMPRISES A TOOLBOX WITHIN AND WHICH CAN BE USED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF FIREARM ACCESORIES SHAKERI, HADI —

Client Portfolio (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16114
16232
16452
37832
37841
36771
36411
26821
16361
17981

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19249729 ROLLER PLATE Harambe System LLC DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 3784 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 25, 2025
19120187 A MULTI-PURPOSE TACTICAL UNIFORM LOCK THAT IS EASILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED Samsun Yurt Savunma Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi UPCHURCH, DAVID M 3677 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2025
19064180 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND OTHER LUNG DISORDERS Respira Therapeutics, Inc. HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE §102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2025
18869920 A GRIP DESIGN WITH AN INSERT MANUFACTURED IN ONE PIECE BY INJECTION Samsun Yurt Savunma Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi ELDRED, JOHN W 3641 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 27, 2024
18895929 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF SEVERE INFLUENZA Poolbeg Pharma (Uk) Limited BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18838985 GUN-SHAPED SCREWING APPARATUS WHICH COMPRISES A TOOLBOX WITHIN AND WHICH CAN BE USED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF FIREARM ACCESORIES Samsun Yurt Savunma Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi SHAKERI, HADI §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18739123 PRINTING FROM A HANDHELD DEVICE VIA A REMOTE SERVER Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC GUILLERMETY, JUAN M 2682 §103 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2024
18568249 MACROCYCLIC TAK1 INHIBITORS Aqilion AB LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023
18285063 CANCER THERAPY USING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1636 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Sep 29, 2023
18277838 USE OF GLYCOPROTEIN ACETYLS FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND/OR FLUTTER Nightingale Health Oyj GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §101§103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18338805 METHODS FOR DETERMINING DPP3 AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH KARUNASENA, ENUSHA 1645 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2023
18198228 Method and Apparatus for Storing Energy King Saud University NASSER, ROBERT L 3992 §112Other Non-Final OA 50d Pending May 16, 2023
18036733 METHOD FOR ASSISTING DETERMINATION ON SUITABILITY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER FOR ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY, METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER FOR ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY, METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA FOR USE IN DETERMINATION ON SUITABILITY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER FOR ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY, METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SUITABILITY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER FOR ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY, IN VITRO METHOD FOR ASSISTING DETERMINATION ON SUITABILITY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER FOR ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY, ... Public University Corporation Nagoya City University BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE 1682 §101§102§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 12, 2023
18027883 CANCER THERAPY USING TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023
18087508 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY INDUCING VASOCONSTRICTION TO INCREASE THERAPEUTIC UPTAKE IN TISSUE TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING 3792 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2022
18087767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERED TO AN INFUSION CATHETER TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 3783 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 22, 2022
18011082 METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A SUBJECT HAS A DISEASE OR CONDITION OR IS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A DISEASE OR CONDITION Nightingale Health Oyj FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M 1758 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2022
17992433 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED-STRAND MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING MODIFIED FILTER COATING TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. HOUSTON, ELIZABETH 3771 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 22, 2022
17984611 DPP3 BINDER DIRECTED TO AND BINDING TO SPECIFIC DPP3-EPITOPES AND ITS USE IN THE PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF DISEASES/ACUTE CONDITIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OXIDATIVE STRESS 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH WEN, SHARON X 1641 §103§112DP Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2022
17923786 Uses and Formulations of Cannabinoids Add Advanced Drug Delivery Technologies Ltd. LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2022
17970329 THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE WITH BRAIDED MICROVALVE OCCLUDER HAVING COLLAPSIBLE COVER TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 20, 2022
17802799 DPP3 FOR THERAPY GUIDANCE, MONITORING AND STRATIFICATION OF NT-ADM ANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITH SHOCK 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH AEDER, SEAN E 1642 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Aug 26, 2022
17622187 DIGITAL CERTIFICATE PROCESSING METHOD, GATEWAY, DEVICE, SYSTEM, MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Antpool Technologies Limited QAYYUM, ZESHAN 3697 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 22, 2021
17610127 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTEIN ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION Labgenius Ltd. PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN 1686 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 09, 2021
17187652 FLEXIBLE BIPOLAR ELECTRODE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USE FOR TREATING MEDICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBESITY AND CONSTIPATION Newuro, B.V. RHODES, NORA W 3794 §102§103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Feb 26, 2021
17081189 MULTIPARTICULATE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS Glatt GmbH ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 27, 2020
17081170 MULTIPARTICULATE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS Glatt GmbH ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 27, 2020
16513238 MULTIPARTICULATE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS Glatt GmbH ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jul 16, 2019
16513068 EXTENDED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF CANNABINOIDS Glatt GmbH ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jul 16, 2019
16095563 METHODS FOR DETERMINING DPP3 AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH CHEONG, CHEOM-GIL 1645 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 22, 2018
12998180 MULTIPARTICULATE TABLET AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Add Technologies Ltd. BAZARGANI, ARYA AHMADI 1600 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 24, 2011

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