Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Siskinds LLP

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

5 pending office actions • 3 clients • 5 examiners • 4 art units • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

SISKINDS LLP specializes in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector, having managed 193 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 90.44 percent, which reflects the frequency of success in securing patent protections within these technical fields. This rate is based on a portfolio that demonstrates the firm's activity in life sciences. The 193 career applications show a presence in this specialized market.

On average, the firm receives 2.73 office actions per allowance. This figure suggests a prosecution cycle for biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents, which are subject to examination. There are currently 5 pending office actions under management. The combination of a 90.44 percent allowance rate and an average of 2.73 office actions per allowance indicates a path to patent grants. These metrics highlight the firm's ability to navigate examiner hurdles.

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

Quality Metrics (n=193 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.4%
Allowance Rate
n=193
+0.74σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=193
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=123
-0.26σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=123
1002 days
Time to Allowance
n=123
-3.3pp
Interview Lift
n=193
20.6%
RCE Rate
n=193
0.8%
Appeal Rate
n=193

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=7 (min 20)
69.1%
§102 Overcome
n=55
74.4%
§103 Overcome
n=78
74.2%
§112 Overcome
n=66

Specialization & Scale

A61K, Y10T, B65G
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=193
1
Practitioners
n=193
193.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=193

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

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.

4
Hard (80%)
1
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§102 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (60%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
60% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% of docket
1
Business / Other
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY 1 80.9% +23.9%
IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1 12.5% +71.4%
DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1 0.0% +0.0%
ISMAIL, REHANA 1 75.8% +34.8%
DOUBRAVA, JOHN A 1 76.9% +26.4%

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
18848610 SPORT PADDLE WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY —
18572696 CANNABINOID-CONTAINING FORMULA FOR SKIN CARE IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN —
18560206 PSILOCYBIN AND PSILOCIN CONJUGATES FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESSES DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE —
18007935 RIGID CANNABIDIOL ANALOGUES AS POTENT MODULATORS OF CANNABINOID RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF ISMAIL, REHANA —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18848610 SPORT PADDLE WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY —
18572696 CANNABINOID-CONTAINING FORMULA FOR SKIN CARE IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN —
18007935 RIGID CANNABIDIOL ANALOGUES AS POTENT MODULATORS OF CANNABINOID RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF ISMAIL, REHANA —
17608656 FEEDING TUBE WITH INTEGRATED STYLET DOUBRAVA, JOHN A —

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16531
16221
16251
37831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18848610 SPORT PADDLE 2 Pong Inc. WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2024
18572696 CANNABINOID-CONTAINING FORMULA FOR SKIN CARE London Pharmaceuticals And Research Corporation IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1653 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18560206 PSILOCYBIN AND PSILOCIN CONJUGATES FOR TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESSES London Pharmaceuticals And Research Corporation DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2023
18007935 RIGID CANNABIDIOL ANALOGUES AS POTENT MODULATORS OF CANNABINOID RECEPTORS AND USES THEREOF London Pharmaceuticals And Research Corporation ISMAIL, REHANA 1625 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2022
17608656 FEEDING TUBE WITH INTEGRATED STYLET Bles Biochemicals Incorporated DOUBRAVA, JOHN A 3783 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2021

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