Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
130 pending office actions • 89 clients • 124 examiners • 72 art units • 0 of 130 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
STITES & HARBISON PLLC manages 11728 career applications, primarily in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate of 81.5 percent. This is accomplished with an average of 3.09 office actions per allowance.
The firm currently has 96 pending office actions. The 3.09 average office actions per allowance reflects the typical prosecution path for its 11728 career applications. An 81.5 percent resolved allowance rate demonstrates performance in the pharmaceutical and biotech fields. The 96 pending office actions indicate an active prosecution practice. Practitioners can view the 11728 career applications as a sign of experience in life sciences. The 81.5 percent resolved allowance rate provides a success metric for clients in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These figures offer a detailed view of the firm's long-term prosecution results and current workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 35 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. 35 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 | 2 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (8%) |
| §103 only | 30 (23%) |
| §102 only | 9 (7%) |
| §112 only | 8 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 58 (45%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERA, ELISA H | 2 | 72.4% | +26.3% |
| RUNCO, MADELINE IVY | 2 | 77.3% | +8.6% |
| BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 2 | 68.5% | +41.3% |
| FORTUNA, JOSE A | 2 | 79.5% | +9.9% |
| SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L | 2 | 37.4% | +16.1% |
| TORRES, ALICIA M | 2 | 73.5% | +17.4% |
| BARSKY, JARED | 1 | 50.2% | +22.7% |
| DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | 1 | 52.6% | +14.5% |
| CHEUNG, CHUN HOI | 1 | 62.3% | +39.2% |
| TULLIA, STEVEN A | 1 | 74.4% | +19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18258803 | CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL DISC AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME | COTRONEO, STEVEN J | 138d overdue |
| 18713063 | COMPRESSED AIR BLOWER FOR ODONTOLOGICAL INTRAORAL SCANNER END-PIECE | LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | 118d overdue |
| 18683236 | ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF HAIR AND SKIN CONDITIONING INGREDIENTS USING HYDROXYPROPYL BISHYDROXYETHYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 72d overdue |
| 18681117 | COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, COSMETIC USES OF A COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, ANTIOXIDANT DERMOCOSMETIC PRODUCT AND FOR PREVENTING SKIN AGING AND SKIN CARE METHOD | TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V | 36d overdue |
| 18716633 | Method for liquefying a methane-rich gas to be processed, and corresponding facility | PETTITT, JOHN F | 17d overdue |
| 18279643 | WELDING ELECTRODE AND SPOT-WELDING DEVICE | KIM, TAE JUN | 15d overdue |
| 18008298 | Method for generating a decision support system and associated systems | BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT | 8d overdue |
| 17787612 | TRANSPARENT COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SKINCARE AND/OR HAIRCARE | WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES | 5d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18391381 | ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURAL CROP HARVEST | TORRES, ALICIA M | 16d overdue |
| 18383541 | DEVICE FOR GATHERING AND CUTTING VEGETATION | TORRES, ALICIA M | 14d |
| 18714077 | STARCH-COATED PAPER OR PAPERBOARD | VERA, ELISA H | 57d |
| 19549683 | TOPICAL COMPOSITION | BARSKY, JARED | — |
| 19388130 | DOUBLE-LUMEN OOCYTE ASPIRATION NEEDLE AND USE THEREOF | DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | — |
| 19478334 | COVER OF BALL TUBE | CHEUNG, CHUN HOI | — |
| 19327597 | BOLT MODULE WITH SIEGE BUTTON AND LATCH | TULLIA, STEVEN A | — |
| 18870971 | LIQUID PACKAGING BOARD | VERA, ELISA H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1628 | 5 |
| 1748 | 4 |
| 3783 | 3 |
| 1792 | 3 |
| 1612 | 3 |
| 3671 | 3 |
| 1787 | 2 |
| 1663 | 2 |
| 1615 | 2 |
| 1624 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19549683 | TOPICAL COMPOSITION | Futura Medical Developments Limited | BARSKY, JARED | 1628 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2026 |
| 19388130 | DOUBLE-LUMEN OOCYTE ASPIRATION NEEDLE AND USE THEREOF | Wta – Watanabe Tecnologia Aplicada Ltda | DANIEL, ANTARIUS S | 3783 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19478334 | COVER OF BALL TUBE | Ballid OY | CHEUNG, CHUN HOI | 3736 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19327597 | BOLT MODULE WITH SIEGE BUTTON AND LATCH | Surelock Mcgill Limited | TULLIA, STEVEN A | 3675 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2025 |
| 19276177 | Wound Dressing | Pellis Innovations Limited | CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN | 3786 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19140157 | DATA CAPTURE DEVICE, SYSTEM & METHOD | Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd. | QUAIM, LAMIA | 3676 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19134105 | ANTENNA DEVICE | Niterra Co., Ltd. | ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 | |
| 19221110 | CABLE TIE | Evlr International AB | SAN, JASON W | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 | |
| 19199604 | MODULE FOR CALCULATING A CARDIAC RHYTHM SETPOINT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER CONTROLLED DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S ACTIVITY | Cairdac | LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 | |
| 19175528 | HELMET | Leatt Corporation | HALL, FORREST G | 3732 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 18880622 | COATED SUBSTRATE | Niterra Co., Ltd. | RICE, STEVEN | 1787 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18880322 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION TRADING AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION TRADING | Niterra Co., Ltd. | MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M | 3619 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18878429 | CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT | Vortex Innovation Worx Pty Ltd. | HIBBERT, MARY C | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18970176 | Displaceable Step Assembly for Swim Platform | Ramp N Clamp LLC | FIX, THOMAS S | 3618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18870971 | LIQUID PACKAGING BOARD | Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) | VERA, ELISA H | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 | |
| 18694945 | UTILITY POLE ASSEMBLY AND LAMINATE STRUCTURE FOR A UTILITY POLE ASSEMBLY | Rs Technologies Inc. | TAVARES-CROCKETT, ULA CORINNA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| 18866595 | Porous composite and use thereof for gas storage | Universite Toulouse Iii-Paul Sabatier | HOPKINS, ROBERT A | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| 18864310 | A Syringe for Processing Fat Grafts and Related Methods | Orchid Holdings LLC | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18858418 | Oxazepin Derivative | Teijin Pharma Limited | AGGARWAL, SAHIL CHANDER | 1623 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18855897 | CELLS FOR BURN TREATMENT AND BURN TREATMENT METHOD | Sakura Seiki Co., Ltd. | WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA | 1634 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855959 | Medical Valve559959 | Guerbet | STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 | |
| 18851449 | PRODUCTION DEVICE | Niterra Co., Ltd. | DUNN, DARRIN D | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 | |
| 18850422 | Visual Field Sensitivity Testing | Ucl Business Limited | NIGAM, NATASHA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| 18849569 | NOVEL USE OF PITOLISANT FOR TREATING SEVERE FATIGUE | Bioprojet | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18893747 | FLUORINATED FLUOROPHORES | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18882674 | USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS | VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NEAGU, IRINA | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18829770 | CONVEYOR SUBSYSTEM FOR HANDLING UNCONVEYABLE PARCELS AND PARCEL TRANSFER SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | Material Handling Systems, Inc. | LOGAN, KYLE O | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| 18843746 | FILTER ARRANGEMENT | Electrolux Professional AB | ROTONDI, CONNOR JON | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 | |
| 18800496 | Method of Measuring a Methane Destruction and Removal Efficiency of an Elevated Flare | Cimarron Energy, Inc. | NOH, JAE NAM | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 | |
| 18796532 | AXIAL FLOW REGULATION SYSTEM FOR GRAIN HARVESTING MACHINES | Industrias Colombo S.A. | RUNCO, MADELINE IVY | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 | |
| 18790299 | Trailer Tongue Jack Assembly with Manual and Torque Limited Power Drill Driver | Dutton-Lainson Company | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 3726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18788297 | Gyroscopic measurement method and sensor | Thales | HA, NGUYEN Q | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| 18788336 | Gyroscopic measurement method and sensor | Thales | DAVIS HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| 18784407 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACID TO PLANT CELLS | The University of Bristol | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18833140 | HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING MEMBER | Niterra Co., Ltd. | WILSON, LEE D | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| 18833303 | HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING MEMBER | Niterra Co., Ltd. | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| 18781068 | POLISHING HEAD, POLISHING APPARATUS, AND POLISHING METHOD | Fujikoshi Machinery Corp. | LARSON, JOHN MICHAEL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| 18774156 | SLIDING SEGMENT WITH CROWNING | Cob Bearings GmbH | PILKINGTON, JAMES | 3617 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18728914 | VOLATILE SUBSTANCE DEVICE, USES AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME | V. Mane Fils | JOYNER, KEVIN | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| 18728279 | IMPROVED BIOLOGICALLY DERIVED FOOD PRESERVATIVE | Impact Biolife Science, Inc. | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18706573 | Minitablet, Preparation Method Thereof, and Formulation | Beijing Vagary Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd. | ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER | 1612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18727615 | ALLOY PARTICLE, DUST CORE, ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR | Niterra Co., Ltd. | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18752212 | Method for Reducing or Eliminating the Carry Back of Aggregate Material by Hauling Equipment | Natural Alternatives, LLC | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 | |
| 18723175 | RECYCLABLE PAPER OF HIGH WET STRENGTH | Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18723408 | COATED PAPERBOARD | Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) | ZHANG, MICHAEL N | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18746478 | RETENTION DEVICE, AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK | Niterra Co., Ltd. | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18719176 | COATED PAPER SUITABLE FOR USE IN A SACK | Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) | TAWFIK, SAMEH | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| 18718134 | AN AMPOULE | Beynon Boyle Medical Ltd. | MENDEZ, MANUEL A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 | |
| 18717985 | GRAPHENE-COATED PAPER OR PAPERBOARD | Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) | AHMED, SHEEBA | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18716633 | Method for liquefying a methane-rich gas to be processed, and corresponding facility | Engie | PETTITT, JOHN F | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial81.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Stites & Harbison PLLC were allowed, across 11,728 applications in USPTO records.
3.09 office actions per allowed application on average.
130 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 89 clients, before 124 examiners in 72 art units.