Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz, LLP

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

20 pending office actions • 16 clients • 20 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP has a portfolio of 10107 career applications, primarily in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The firm's resolved allowance rate is 79.59 percent. Prosecution involves an average of 3.62 office actions per allowance. There are 26 pending office actions currently active.

This workload is part of the firm's experience with 10107 career applications. The 79.59 percent resolved allowance rate is a performance indicator for the firm in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The 3.62 average office actions per allowance reflects the firm's engagement with the patent office. This firm's data shows a scale of operation, with 10107 career applications and a success rate. The 79.59 percent resolved allowance rate provides a baseline for performance. With 26 pending office actions, the firm is managing an active docket in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector, demonstrating its capacity for prosecution. The 3.62 average office actions per allowance is a consistent metric across its 10107 career applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=10107 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

79.6%
Allowance Rate
n=10107
+0.51σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=10107
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=5505
-0.02σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=5505
1100 days
Time to Allowance
n=5505
+12.4pp
Interview Lift
n=10107
29.0%
RCE Rate
n=10107
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=10107

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.0%
§101 Overcome
n=916
78.6%
§102 Overcome
n=2498
81.2%
§103 Overcome
n=4056
83.2%
§112 Overcome
n=2973

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G06F, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=10107
7
Practitioners
n=10107
1443.9
Apps / Practitioner
n=10107

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
5
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.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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 (4)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

13
Hard (65%)
6
Medium (30%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (20%)
§103 only5 (25%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

13
Life Sciences
65% of docket
2
Information Tech
10% of docket
2
Communications
10% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
10% of docket
1
Business / Other
5% 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.

200 h
Manual time on pending OAs
40 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
70 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 1 65.2% +16.0%
SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY 1 16.7% +16.3%
BADER, ROBERT N. 1 44.6% +26.0%
BAYS, PAMELA M 1 71.7% +37.5%
ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1 53.2% +54.3%
NGUYEN, PHU K 1 85.9% +7.9%
EMCH, GREGORY S 1 48.5% +43.6%
LEE, WILLIAM Y 1 47.9% +34.1%
TRAN, VINCENT HUY 1 86.6% +9.7%
LEY, SALLY THI 1 22.7% +14.6%

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
18396854 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING AND USING AN IMPLICIT REPRESENTATION NETWORK FOR REPRESENTING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS NGUYEN, PHU K —

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
17614563 ARTIFICIAL RECEPTORS, RECOMBINANT CELLS COMPRISING THEREOF, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, AND METHOD OF USING THEREOF IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 168d overdue
17928767 INHIBITION OF BMI1 ELIMINATES CANCER STEM CELLS AND ACTIVATES ANTITUMOR IMMUNITY LU, CHENG 26d overdue
17628112 MEDICINAL AND/OR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR INTRAVESICAL INSTILLATION, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 14d
18657914 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT OF A NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY 40d
18383256 AGENTS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SKELETAL MUSCLE DISEASES LEE, WILLIAM Y 48d
18136072 QUANTIFYING THE RESPONSE-SPECIFICITY OF MONONUCLEAR CELLS AND USES THEREOF SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE 63d
17642515 IMMUNOACTIVE MICROPARTICLES AND USES THEREOF MIDDLETON, DANAYA L 70d
18840498 METHOD TO MANAGE NATIONAL ROAMING IN DISASTER SITUATION MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY —

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18542382 METHOD FOR TESTING AND SCREENING P38 MAP KINASE MODIFIERS EMCH, GREGORY S 31d overdue
18583763 IMPLANTABLE LEADLESS PACEMAKERS BAYS, PAMELA M 22d overdue
18657914 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT OF A NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY 40d
18383256 AGENTS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SKELETAL MUSCLE DISEASES LEE, WILLIAM Y 48d
18840498 METHOD TO MANAGE NATIONAL ROAMING IN DISASTER SITUATION MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY —
18591919 GRAPHICS TEXTURE PROCESSING BADER, ROBERT N. —
18576102 METHODS OF GENERATING MESENCHYAL STEM CELLS WHICH SECRETE NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS IN A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM —
18273255 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN AGGREGATED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN A FEDERATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND DETERMINING RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL DATASETS THERETO LEY, SALLY THI —

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16782
16152
37921
26111
37961
16331
26161
16231
21151
21471

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18840498 METHOD TO MANAGE NATIONAL ROAMING IN DISASTER SITUATION Telit Cinterion Deutschland GmbH MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2024
18657914 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT OF A NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE Owlytics Healthcare Ltd. SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY 3792 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending May 08, 2024
18591919 GRAPHICS TEXTURE PROCESSING Arm Limited BADER, ROBERT N. 2611 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 29, 2024
18583763 IMPLANTABLE LEADLESS PACEMAKERS Pacesetter, Inc. BAYS, PAMELA M 3796 §103Other Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18576102 METHODS OF GENERATING MESENCHYAL STEM CELLS WHICH SECRETE NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS IN A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS LTD. ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2024
18396854 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING AND USING AN IMPLICIT REPRESENTATION NETWORK FOR REPRESENTING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS De-Identification Ltd. NGUYEN, PHU K 2616 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2023
18542382 METHOD FOR TESTING AND SCREENING P38 MAP KINASE MODIFIERS The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania EMCH, GREGORY S 1678 §112Other Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18383256 AGENTS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING SKELETAL MUSCLE DISEASES The Regents of the University of California LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18450641 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CRITICAL FEATURES USING MACHINE LEARNING Markforged, Inc. TRAN, VINCENT HUY 2115 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2023
18273255 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN AGGREGATED MACHINE LEARNING MODEL IN A FEDERATED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND DETERMINING RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL DATASETS THERETO Concordia University Inc. LEY, SALLY THI 2147 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2023
18254851 PRECISE LABELING OF PROTEIN SCAFFOLDS WITH CARGO FOR USE IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Alphathera LLC RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2023
18136072 QUANTIFYING THE RESPONSE-SPECIFICITY OF MONONUCLEAR CELLS AND USES THEREOF The Regents of the University of California SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE 1685 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Apr 18, 2023
18128328 STABILIZED MICROCAPSULES, METHOD OF THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF Mayne Pharma LLC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 1615 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Mar 30, 2023
18013508 GSK3 INHIBITOR-LOADED NANO FORMULATIONS AS A CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC The Regents of the University of California KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1611 §103Other Final Rejection 41d Pending Dec 28, 2022
17928767 INHIBITION OF BMI1 ELIMINATES CANCER STEM CELLS AND ACTIVATES ANTITUMOR IMMUNITY The Regents of the University of California LU, CHENG 1642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2022
17915625 A LYOPHILIZED TEST KIT FOR DETERMINATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF PHAGE PREPARATIONS AGAINST THE BACTERIA STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS Mb Pharma S.R.O. SIFFORD, JEFFREY MARK 1671 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 29, 2022
17642515 IMMUNOACTIVE MICROPARTICLES AND USES THEREOF The Regents of the University of California MIDDLETON, DANAYA L 1674 §102§112 Final Rejection 70d Pending Mar 11, 2022
17640920 GRAFT PATCH FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYOPIA AND OPHTHALMIC CONDITIONS Corneat Vision Ltd. TRUONG, QUANGLONG N 1615 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2022
17628112 MEDICINAL AND/OR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR INTRAVESICAL INSTILLATION, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF Peter Birinyi SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 1654 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jan 18, 2022
17614563 ARTIFICIAL RECEPTORS, RECOMBINANT CELLS COMPRISING THEREOF, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION, AND METHOD OF USING THEREOF Yeda Research And Development Co. Ltd. IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 1678 §103§112Other Final Rejection 168d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2021

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