Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
169 pending office actions • 74 clients • 160 examiners • 96 art units • 0 of 169 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia) reports 5469 career applications, 164 pending office actions, and a Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals focus. The application history and pending workload show an established practice with substantial continuing prosecution activity in a technically demanding area. The pending-action figure is a current workload measure, while the application total reflects the broader record.
The resolved allowance rate is 81.32%, and the average is 3.93 office actions per allowance. These measures provide separate views of outcome and examination effort. Practitioners can use the allowance figure when evaluating historical resolution patterns and the action average when planning response resources, but neither replaces review of the relevant technology and rejection grounds.
For biotechnology and pharmaceutical matters, that review should connect claim scope to written description, enablement, prior art, and therapeutic evidence. The profile supports benchmarking within this practice, while individual prosecution histories remain necessary for matter-specific strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 54 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. 54 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 only | 4 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 21 (12%) |
| §103 only | 39 (23%) |
| §102 only | 7 (4%) |
| §112 only | 11 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 20 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 64 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, STACY BROWN | 3 | 66.1% | +40.4% |
| LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 2 | 33.3% | +61.1% |
| PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 2 | 18.4% | +27.1% |
| SONG, JIANFENG | 2 | 56.4% | +33.0% |
| AMICK, THOMAS RUSSE | 2 | 73.8% | +29.4% |
| JUEDES, AMY E | 2 | 44.7% | +41.9% |
| GONZALEZ, LUISALBERTO | 2 | 59.7% | +46.3% |
| SWARTZ, STEPHEN S | 2 | 31.6% | +26.2% |
| ASGARI, SIMA | 1 | 27.3% | +19.5% |
| RAZA, ZEHRA | 1 | 44.3% | +47.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18809238 | MULTIDAY TIMED ENTRY TICKET SYSTEM FOR RECURRING EVENTS | KIM, PATRICK | 252d overdue |
| 18327393 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING FARE AVAILABILITIES, SUCH AS AIRFARE AVAILABILITIES | SWARTZ, STEPHEN S | 93d overdue |
| 17378274 | HUMAN MIRNAS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND THERAPY OF HUMAN CONDITIONS AND DISEASES | DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE | 84d overdue |
| 17222216 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS WHICH RELATE TO TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS | WALSH, EMMETT K | 79d overdue |
| 18631383 | ADJUSTABLE INFANT TUB | DEERY, ERIN LEAH | 38d overdue |
| 19190352 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR AI-POWERED INSIGHT EXTRACTION FROM VIDEO CONTENT | MAHMOOD, REZWANUL | 37d overdue |
| 17340497 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING A SET OF PRICE ESTIMATES, SUCH AS AIR FARE PRICE ESTIMATES | SWARTZ, STEPHEN S | 36d overdue |
| 17768166 | TARGETED BIFUNCTIONAL DEGRADERS | GOTFREDSON, GAREN | 30d 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18327393 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING FARE AVAILABILITIES, SUCH AS AIRFARE AVAILABILITIES | SWARTZ, STEPHEN S | 93d overdue |
| 17340497 | METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING A SET OF PRICE ESTIMATES, SUCH AS AIR FARE PRICE ESTIMATES | SWARTZ, STEPHEN S | 36d overdue |
| 18483225 | Combination Therapy for Treating or Preventing Depression or Other Mood Diseases | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 18d overdue |
| 18735906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA WITHIN A CONFIGURABLE NETWORK | PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 2d overdue |
| 18004517 | ENHANCING IMMUNE RESPONSES THROUGH TARGETED ANTIGEN EXPRESSION | CHEN, STACY BROWN | 8d |
| 18174434 | WALLET STEERING: SYSTEM, ENGINE, METHOD, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PROGRAMMATICALLY, PRECISELY, AND PROFITABLY STEER CONSUMER PURCHASES FROM ONE BUSINESS TO ANOTHER AND/OR ONE PRODUCT/SERVICE TO ANOTHER, AND/OR ONE PAYMENT TENDER TO ANOTHER | PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 29d |
| 18749726 | Combination Therapy for Treating or Preventing Depression or Other Mood Diseases | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 34d |
| 18354345 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING MICROORGANISMS FROM A FLUID | SONG, JIANFENG | 39d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1626 | 6 |
| 3791 | 5 |
| 1627 | 5 |
| 1672 | 4 |
| 1644 | 4 |
| 1618 | 4 |
| 3615 | 3 |
| 3655 | 3 |
| 1658 | 3 |
| 3624 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19376447 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PERMISSIONLESS DECENTRALIZED VIRTUAL ASSET NETWORK | Pylons, Inc. | ASGARI, SIMA | 3698 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19287313 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PERMISSIONLESS DECENTRALIZED VIRTUAL ASSET NETWORK | Pylons, Inc. | RAZA, ZEHRA | 3697 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 19252753 | SEALING RINGS | John Crane Inc. | PATEL, VISHAL A | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19243684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SMART GRIPPING APPARATUS | Nexera Robotics Corp. | JOHNSON, KYLE T | 3656 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19198089 | DIGITAL WATERMARKING WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION LOSS IN ANONYMIZED DATASETS | Privitar Limited | AMBAYE, SAMUEL | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2025 |
| 19190352 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR AI-POWERED INSIGHT EXTRACTION FROM VIDEO CONTENT | Transformation Continuum | MAHMOOD, REZWANUL | 2159 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19098726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DWELLING | Mwc Family LP | PENDLETON, DIONNE | 2689 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19060987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING SOUND | X-System Limited | ZHU, QIN | 2691 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19053004 | CHONDROPLASTY TOOL | Rowan University | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19047424 | LIFTING DEVICE HAVING A RETRACTABLE FOOT PEDAL TO LIFT PATIENTS TO STANDING POSITION | Restorative Care Of America, Inc. | HALL, LUKE F | 3673 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18997039 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING | BLACKBIRD PLC | CHANG, DANIEL | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19031738 | ELECTRONIC VAPING SYSTEM | Ayr Ltd. | WILL, KATHERINE A | 1747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19029666 | E-CIGARETTE PERSONAL VAPORIZER | Ayr Ltd. | YAARY, ERIC | 1755 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18990832 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | The Carlstar Group LLC | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18987814 | METHODS OF INCORPORATING SPORADIC OBJECTS ONTO AN EXISTING MESH | Yale University | SUO, JOSHUA JUNGWOOK | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18982106 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING HisGTG TRANSFER RNAS (tRNAs) | Thomas Jefferson University | SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE | 1682 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18972770 | ROBOT USING SUBDIVIDED TOTES | Locus Robotics Corp. | PATEL, MIRAJ T | 3655 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18972728 | PRE-QUEUEING OF ORDER TOTES | Locus Robotics Corp. | HOLMES, JUSTIN | 3655 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18972706 | AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT WITH A TOTE MAGAZINE AND A TOTE ELEVATOR | Locus Robotics Corp. | WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R | 3655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18967837 | Proteins for Blocking Neurotransmitter Release | The Regents of the University of Colorado | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18935127 | ULTRA-PURE AGONISTS OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE C, METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME | BAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND LIMITED | PATEL, RONAK C | 1658 | §102DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18856855 | BIODEGRADABLE LIPIDOIDS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR TARGETED DELIVERY | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 1614 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18853928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING REMOTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE | Thomas Jefferson University | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18904642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERCONNECTING MANUFACTURING NODES AND CONSUMER END POINTS | Global Sourcing Network LLC | JEANTY, ROMAIN | 3624 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18900131 | METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC SV2A PET FROM MRI IMAGES | Yale University | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18838136 | QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE AS KRAS G12C MUTATION INHIBITOR | Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co., Limited | REILLY, SOPHIA JANE | 1627 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18892956 | DYNAMIC WALL FOR AUGMENTED REALITY | Thomas Jefferson University | SANZ, GABRIEL A | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18844474 | COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING, AMELIORATING, AND/OR PRVENTING COCAINE USE DISORDER | Drexel University | SAMSELL, RILLA MARIE | 1624 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18840303 | MULTIPLEXED REPRESSION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE GENES | Yale University | GRABER, JAMES J | 1631 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840040 | METHODS OF TREATING, AMELIORATING, OR PREVENTING HEART FAILURE, AND METHODS OF PROMOTING HEART MUSCLE GROWTH | Yale University | WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY | 1627 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18809238 | MULTIDAY TIMED ENTRY TICKET SYSTEM FOR RECURRING EVENTS | Runsignup, Inc. | KIM, PATRICK | 3628 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 252d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18808807 | METHOD OF RECONFIGURING A USER INTERFACE, AND SYSTEMS AND DEVICES IMPLEMENTING THE SAME | Grandpad, Inc. | TRAN, TAM T | 2174 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18806178 | BI-FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES TO DEGRADE CIRCULATING PROTEINS | Yale University | SCHMITT, MICHAEL J | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 | |
| 18794181 | AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE POWDER AND ITS USE IN WOUND HEALING AND TISSUE ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTS | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | COFFA, SERGIO | 1658 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18835094 | PROBE FOR MONITORING RNA SPLICING AND METHODS THEREOF | Yale University | KOVACH, KARA NICOLE | 1681 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18787251 | DEIMMUNIZED LYSOSTAPHIN AND METHODS OF USE | Insmed Incorporated | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | 1652 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18833840 | USE OF KALLIKREIN I OR DERIVATIVE THEREOF IN TREATMENT OF VCI, PSCI OR CSVD | Zonhon Biopharma Institute, Inc. | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18785589 | MECANUM WHEEL | Locus Robotics Cop. | ROGERS, ADAM D | 3617 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18773968 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE LUNG INJURY | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | LIEB, JEANETTE M | 1654 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18756390 | MOBILE POWER SYSTEM | American Superconductor Corporation | JONES, JAMES WILLIAM | 3615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18749726 | Combination Therapy for Treating or Preventing Depression or Other Mood Diseases | The United States Department of Veterans Affairs | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 1628 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18750876 | RHEOLOGICALLY MODIFIED LIQUID METAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | The Regents of the University of Colorado | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18723210 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS | Thomas Jefferson University | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18723103 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTERIZED AMSLER GRID FOR EVALUATION OF VISUAL DISTURBANCES | Stephane Krumenacker | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | 3792 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18750780 | ANTI-CAR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | BOESEN, AGNIESZKA | 1672 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18720823 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING MALIGNANCY | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | JACOB, OOMMEN | 3797 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18735906 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA WITHIN A CONFIGURABLE NETWORK | Stuzo, LLC | PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 3624 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18716088 | ANISAMIDE-CONTAINING LIPIDS AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | SONG, JIANFENG | 1613 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18670290 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING B-LYMPHOID MALIGNANCIES | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | LEONARD, ARTHUR S | 1631 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18709860 | A SEQUENTIAL, MULTI-MODAL, MULTI-PATIENT MECHANICAL VENTILATION SYSTEM | Jomoco, Inc. | RESTAINO, DANIELLE BERNADETTE | 3785 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial81.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia) were allowed, across 5,469 applications in USPTO records.
3.93 office actions per allowed application on average.
169 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 74 clients, before 160 examiners in 96 art units.
