Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Hultquist Ip

29 pending office actions • 25 clients • 28 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=3110 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

77.8%
Allowance Rate
n=3110
+0.63σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3110
3.7
OAs to Allowance
n=1733
-0.03σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1733
1104 days
Time to Allowance
n=1733
+15.0pp
Interview Lift
n=3110
27.0%
RCE Rate
n=3110
3.0%
Appeal Rate
n=3110

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.8%
§101 Overcome
n=54
81.1%
§102 Overcome
n=265
79.2%
§103 Overcome
n=1044
83.8%
§112 Overcome
n=259

Specialization & Scale

A61K, C12N, A61P
Top CPC Subclasses
19%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3110
1
Practitioners
n=3110
3110.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=3110

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

1
Hard (3%)
21
Medium (72%)
6
Easy (21%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only16 (55%)
§102 only3 (10%)
§112 only4 (14%)
Double-patenting only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other2 (7%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
3% of docket
4
Business / Other
14% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 2 68.4% +32.3%
NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V 1 66.3% +26.7%
HELM, CARALYNNE E 1 28.8% +49.6%
JENKINS, JERMAINE L 1 88.1% +8.0%
DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1 4.3% +25.0%
PIPIC, ALMA 1 54.2% +55.7%
GORDON, MELENIE LEE 1 22.9% +46.1%
AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE 1 72.8% +31.0%
HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1 45.8% +39.7%
PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI 1 44.9% +37.2%

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
18782209 HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY PUMP, AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME JENKINS, JERMAINE L

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18822019 Metal Oxide Compounds with Enhanced Reactivity HELM, CARALYNNE E 8d overdue
18570202 USE OF LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM STRAIN AND REGULATORY T CELLS FOR COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISEASES GORDON, MELENIE LEE 41d
18661648 PREPARATION AND UTILIZATION OF MICROBIAL-BASED EGG FLUID SUBSTITUTE AND MILK SUBSTITUTE DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL
18562322 COMPOSITION FOR COMBINATION THERAPY COMPRISING GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-15 VARIANT AND GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST MIKNIS, ZACHARY J

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18559381 COMPOSITION FOR NK CELL CRYOPRESERVATION AND CRYOPRESERVATION FORMULATION COMPRISING SAME AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE 31d overdue
18488375 PHARMACY COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION COMPOSITIONS FOR HAIR GROWTH HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 31d overdue
18822019 Metal Oxide Compounds with Enhanced Reactivity HELM, CARALYNNE E 8d overdue
18570202 USE OF LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM STRAIN AND REGULATORY T CELLS FOR COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISEASES GORDON, MELENIE LEE 41d
18852449 MEASURING DEVICE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF OPTICAL 2D AND 3D IMAGE CAPTURING METHODS NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V
18661648 PREPARATION AND UTILIZATION OF MICROBIAL-BASED EGG FLUID SUBSTITUTE AND MILK SUBSTITUTE DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL
18571238 LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME PIPIC, ALMA
18562322 COMPOSITION FOR COMBINATION THERAPY COMPRISING GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-15 VARIANT AND GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST MIKNIS, ZACHARY J

Client Portfolio (25 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16172
16582
16151
17921
16511
16381
16161
17931
16351
16411

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18852449 MEASURING DEVICE BASED ON A COMBINATION OF OPTICAL 2D AND 3D IMAGE CAPTURING METHODS BESI Switzerland AG NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2025
18822019 Metal Oxide Compounds with Enhanced Reactivity Nanoionix, LLC HELM, CARALYNNE E 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18782209 HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY PUMP, AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Practichem LLC JENKINS, JERMAINE L §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18661648 PREPARATION AND UTILIZATION OF MICROBIAL-BASED EGG FLUID SUBSTITUTE AND MILK SUBSTITUTE Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1792 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 12, 2024
18571238 LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME Therna Therapeutics PIPIC, ALMA 1617 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 17, 2023
18570202 USE OF LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM STRAIN AND REGULATORY T CELLS FOR COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISEASES Gi Biome GORDON, MELENIE LEE 1651 §102 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18562322 COMPOSITION FOR COMBINATION THERAPY COMPRISING GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-15 VARIANT AND GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST Yuhan Corporation MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1658 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2023
18513613 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE OR NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS COMPRISING GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR-15 VARIANT Yuhan Corporation MIKNIS, ZACHARY J DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2023
18559381 COMPOSITION FOR NK CELL CRYOPRESERVATION AND CRYOPRESERVATION FORMULATION COMPRISING SAME Gi Cell, Inc. AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE 1638 §102 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2023
18488375 PHARMACY COMPOUNDED PRESCRIPTION COMPOSITIONS FOR HAIR GROWTH Remi Medical, LLC HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2023
18548248 FOOD HAVING IMPROVED FLAVOR, NUTRITION, AND COLOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI 1793 §112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 29, 2023
18261882 COMPOSITION FOR ALLEVIATING HAIR GRAYING, PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH AND/OR PREVENTING OR ALLEVIATING HAIR LOSS, COMPRISING DOUBLE-STRANDED MIRNA AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Sirnagen Therapeutics Corporation YU, DAVID TUYANG 1635 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2023
18260308 ANTI-FGFR3 ANTIBODY AND USE THEREOF Aimed Bio Inc. TAYLOR, LIA ELAN 1641 DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18254859 RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM HAVING IMPROVED ABILITY TO PRODUCE RECOMBINANT SILK PROTEIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT RECOMBINANT SILK PROTEIN BY USING SAME Medicosbiotech, Inc. TSAY, MARSHA M 1656 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending May 28, 2023
18253582 METHOD FOR ISOLATING NUCLEIC ACID USING BINDING BUFFER INCLUDING COMPOUND HAVING LOW OR INTERMEDIATE DIELECTRIC CONSTANT BIONEER CORPORATION BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE 1682 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18252598 LOW NI CONTENT AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH HIGH STRENGTH / DUCTILITY PROPERTIES Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation SU, XIAOWEI 1733 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 11, 2023
18246193 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING DEMENTIA, CONTAINING PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID COMPLEX AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT Seasun Therapeutics CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1675 §112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2023
18183489 ALKYL-LINKED POROUS PORPHYRIN POLYMER, AND METHOD OF SEPARATING GAS AND METHOD OF RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL USING SAME Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology CHEN, PO-CHIH 1621 §112 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2023
18044365 CORONAVIRUS-DERIVED RECEPTOR-BINDING DOMAIN VARIANT HAVING REDUCED ACE2-BINDING AFFINITY AND VACCINE COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME Gi Cell, Inc. REDDIG, PETER J 1646 §103 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18164387 DEEP LEARNING BASED METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND PREDICTING CANCER TYPE USING CHARACTERISTICS OF CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACID Gc Genome Corporation LIN, JERRY DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2023
17907432 COMPOSITION USING URINE SAMPLE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF KIDNEY DISEASE Soonchunhyang University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1677 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2022
17620712 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION OF NON-ACTIVATED POLYPEPTIDE TRP Met Life Sciences Co., Ltd. MARTINEZ, TARA L 1654 DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jun 29, 2022
17784970 PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR UTILIZATION OF COAL ASH LANDFILLED IN ASH PONDS National Institute Of Environmental Research KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 3653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2022
17781669 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SMALL OCTOPUS-DERIVED PEPTIDE FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASE National Marine Biodiversity Institute Of Korea HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 1658 Other Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Jun 01, 2022
17692111 NOVEL N-ACYLUREA DERIVATIVE AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Kyungpook National University Industry- Academic Cooperation Foundation AGUIRRE, AMANDA L 1626 §102 Final Rejection Pending Mar 10, 2022
17620183 METHOD FOR INCREASING CONTENT OF NK CELLS USING CULTURE MEDIUM OF IMMUNE CELLS OF HEALTHY PERSON Jeong Chan Ra BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Dec 17, 2021
17598199 SPRAY-DRIED POWDERS Zoomessence, Inc. GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A 1759 §103 Final Rejection 98d overdue Pending Sep 24, 2021
16759281 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, CONTAINING MARINE FUNGUS PENICILLIUM SP. SF-5859-DERIVED CURVULARIN-TYPE METABOLITES Korea Insititute Of Ocean Science And Technology SIMMONS, CHRIS E 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2020
16623167 INTEGRAL BIOMATERIAL FOR REGENERATION OF BONE TISSUE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR Seoul National University R&Db Foundation HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA 1617 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2019

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