Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Viksnins Harris Padys Malen LLP

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

64 pending office actions • 24 clients • 62 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 64 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP operates in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, with 3291 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 76.49. This rate reflects its success in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals prosecution environment. Practitioners can use the 3291 career applications to evaluate the firm's historical outcomes. These metrics offer a basis for setting expectations for future filings in this technical field. The 76.49 resolved allowance rate pct provides a measure of success for applications managed by the firm.

The firm has 49 pending office actions. Its avg office actions per allowance is 3.46. This 3.46 avg office actions per allowance reflects the number of examiner interactions typically required to reach an allowance. With 49 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 3.46 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 76.49 resolved allowance rate pct and the 49 pending office actions provide a view of the firm's performance.

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

Quality Metrics (n=3291 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

76.5%
Allowance Rate
n=3291
+0.80σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3291
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1370
-0.18σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1370
1064 days
Time to Allowance
n=1370
+20.6pp
Interview Lift
n=3291
21.3%
RCE Rate
n=3291
2.0%
Appeal Rate
n=3291

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.9%
§101 Overcome
n=140
75.4%
§102 Overcome
n=635
72.6%
§103 Overcome
n=884
79.2%
§112 Overcome
n=983

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C07D
Top CPC Subclasses
48%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3291
7
Practitioners
n=3291
470.1
Apps / Practitioner
n=3291

Portfolio Summary

64
Total Pending OAs
42
Non-Final OAs
21
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (4)

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.

35
Hard (55%)
21
Medium (33%)
7
Easy (11%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other7 (11%)
§103 only12 (19%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only6 (9%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other8 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)28 (44%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

48
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
3% of docket
14
Business / Other
22% 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.

640 h
Manual time on pending OAs
128 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
224 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BURKETT, DANIEL JOHN 2 62.6% +33.2%
YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN 2 60.0% +41.7%
PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY 1 79.0% +20.7%
NUR, ABDULLAHI 1 88.2% +6.1%
HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR 1 63.5% +40.2%
ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL 1 91.6% +3.8%
BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID 1 34.0% +33.2%
BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1 37.0% +49.8%
DONOHUE, SEAN R 1 41.4% +21.0%
ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI 1 50.3% +38.2%

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
19228322 HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE NUR, ABDULLAHI —

Hard Cases (35)

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
18110292 METHOD FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED CARBON MENON, KRISHNAN S 191d overdue
18634406 SYNTHETIC GENOMIC SAFE HARBORS AND METHODS THEREOF SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN 131d overdue
17928535 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORROSION PROTECTION TO A PRESSURIZED WATER-STEAM SYSTEM DIAZ, MATTHEW R 51d overdue
18639608 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 3d overdue
18274412 INHIBITION OF DEGRANULATION OF NEUTROPHIL CELLS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS BANERJEE, KOYELI 13d
18008391 IDENTIFICATION OF LOW-DENSITY INFLAMMATORY NEUTROPHILS IN SEVERE COVID-19 PATIENTS WANG, RUIXUE 20d
18237360 METALLOENZYME MODULATORS PIHONAK, SARAH 27d
18276823 ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF LU, CHENG 46d

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
18868551 Untitled PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY —
19191629 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE SYNTHESIS OF AN AAK1 INHIBITOR HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR —
18958741 SYNTHETIC PROCESSES AND SYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES BURKETT, DANIEL JOHN —
18903209 EXTERNAL FONTANELLE INTRACRANIAL LIGHT (EFIL) DEVICE BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID —
18852384 VOLATILE HDAC INHIBITORS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND PLANT APPLICATIONS BERRIOS, JENNIFER A —
18897158 METHODS OF TREATING TYPE 1 DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN —
18896069 COMPOSITIONS FOR CHELATING METALS AT LOW TEMPERATURES DONOHUE, SEAN R —
18846873 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUND AND SALTS ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI —

Client Portfolio (24 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16243
16252
16132
17912
16352
16992
16292
16412
16422
17922

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18868551 Untitled The Regents of the University of California PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY §101§103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending
19228322 HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Regents Of The University Of Minnesota NUR, ABDULLAHI §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2025
19191629 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE SYNTHESIS OF AN AAK1 INHIBITOR Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2025
18961937 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS BY VIRUS PARTICLES IN PLANTS The Regents of the University of California ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL 1661 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 27, 2024
18958741 SYNTHETIC PROCESSES AND SYNTHETIC INTERMEDIATES Taxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BURKETT, DANIEL JOHN 1625 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18903209 EXTERNAL FONTANELLE INTRACRANIAL LIGHT (EFIL) DEVICE Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2024
18852384 VOLATILE HDAC INHIBITORS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND PLANT APPLICATIONS The Regents of the University of California BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024
18897158 METHODS OF TREATING TYPE 1 DIABETES AND KIDNEY DISEASE Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2024
18896069 COMPOSITIONS FOR CHELATING METALS AT LOW TEMPERATURES UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION DONOHUE, SEAN R 1618 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18846873 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUND AND SALTS Regents Of The University Of Minnesota ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18811912 Method for Producing Protein Crisps and Products Produced Thereby Glanbia Dairy Nutrition Limited DUBOIS, PHILIP A 1791 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 22, 2024
18833738 Textured Plant Protein Pasta Product and Method Glanbia Dairy Nutrition Limited TRAN, LIEN THUY §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2024
18728925 PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF GALBULIMIMA ALKALOID 18 AND COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND AGONISTS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 15, 2024
18724911 METHODS FOR IMPROVING PROTEIN DELIVERY TO PLANT CELLS BY BIOLISTICS The Regents of the University of California SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1663 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18722252 ANTI-MASP-2 ANTIBODY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Shenyang Sunshine Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE 1645 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2024
18669075 BIOMARKERS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY Cognizance Biomarkers, Inc. ORWIG, KEVIN S 3991 Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2024
18662929 NHE3-BINDING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT Ardelyx, Inc. SHIAO, REI TSANG §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2024
18648062 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey CORNET, JEAN P §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18705175 TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS AND USES THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota ONDACHI, PAULINE WANJIKU MUCH §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18639608 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 1624 §102§103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2024
18634406 SYNTHETIC GENOMIC SAFE HARBORS AND METHODS THEREOF The Regents of the University of California SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN 1635 §102§103 Final Rejection 131d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2024
18633908 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS Regents Of The University Of Minnesota MILLER, DALE R §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18700140 IMPROVED CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L 3798 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18613381 USE OF SOTAGLIFLOZIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 22, 2024
18593314 CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota BOWERS, ERIN M 1653 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 01, 2024
18424215 FORTIFIED CONFECTION COMPOSITIONS Glanbia Dairy Nutrition Limited STULII, VERA 1791 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18403891 HIGHLY FLUORINATED COMPOUNDS FOR 19F MRI-BASED THERMOMETRY Regents Of The University Of Minnesota BRAZIN, JACQUELINE §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18572411 THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS Taxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CHENG, KAREN 1623 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18517049 PHARMACOLOGICAL DEPLETION OF HEME FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME The Scripps Research Institute NEAGU, IRINA 1629 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2023
18381799 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT Ardelyx, Inc. SONG, JIANFENG 1613 §103DPOther Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 19, 2023
18286955 Glycan Targets of Serum IgG and IgM Antibodies Regents Of The University Of Minnesota WEN, SHARON X 1641 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2023
18372535 CATALYSTS The Regents of the University of California SPIES, BRADLEY R 1742 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2023
18283071 2-AMINO-4-CARBOXAMIDE-BENZAZEPINE IMMUNOCONJUGATES, AND USES THEREOF BOLT BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. METCALF, MATTHEW CURRAN 1647 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2023
18550500 ANTIVIRAL PRODRUGS OF ETV AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF The Scripps Research Institute DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18548635 HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETED PROTEIN DEGRADATION AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE The Scripps Research Institute CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S 1625 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 01, 2023
18279380 METHODS OF ENHANCING ANTIBODY THERAPIES UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF 1646 §112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2023
18237069 SYSTEM, METHOD AND CATHETER FOR PITUITARY AND BRAIN IMPLANTATION Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (H.O.D.N. Lumc) PORTER, JR, GARY A 3796 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2023
18237360 METALLOENZYME MODULATORS Regents Of The University Of Minnesota PIHONAK, SARAH 1627 §102§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 23, 2023
18277444 ARTIFICIAL DNA REPLISOME AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L 1652 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18546217 SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATORS OF YAP TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR REGENERATIVE ORGAN REPAIR The Scripps Research Institute BRAUN, MADELINE E 1624 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2023
18276823 ANTI-TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR FUSION PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Denali Therapeutics Inc. LU, CHENG 1642 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 46d Pending Aug 10, 2023
18228422 SELECTIVE BRD4-DEGRADER MOLECULES Regents Of The University Of Minnesota BURKETT, DANIEL JOHN 1624 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 31, 2023
18274907 A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A VEGAN EDIBLE PRODUCT FROM EDIBLE NON-ANIMAL PROTEINS BK Giulini GmbH BEKKER, KELLY JO 1792 §103§112 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18274863 A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A VEGAN EDIBLE PRODUCT FROM EDIBLE NON-ANIMAL PROTEINS BK Giulini GmbH GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A 1759 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2023
18274412 INHIBITION OF DEGRANULATION OF NEUTROPHIL CELLS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BANERJEE, KOYELI 1658 §103§112 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jul 26, 2023
18215463 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR WATER PURIFICATION UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC BASS, DIRK R 1779 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 28, 2023
18035695 TARGETED CONJUGATES COMPRISING MODIFIED SIRNA Arbutus Biopharma Corporation TATGE, LEXUS MARC 1637 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 05, 2023
18141728 MASKED SINGLE-DOMAIN ANTIBODIES AND METHODS THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota TAYLOR, LIA ELAN 1641 §112 Final Rejection 19d Pending May 01, 2023
18032768 METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH AND CROP YIELD BY USING COMPOUNDS OF TRISULPHIDE OR TETRASULPHIDE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION PAK, JOHN D 1699 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2023
18120204 MICRORNA INHIBITOR SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2023
18110292 METHOD FOR PREPARING ACTIVATED CARBON The Regents of the University of California MENON, KRISHNAN S 1777 §102§103 Final Rejection 191d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2023
18017541 PYRAZOLOAZEPINE IMMUNOCONJUGATES, AND USES THEREOF BOLT BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. DAHLIN, HEATHER RAQUEL 1629 §112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2023
18010108 BIOMARKER COMBINATIONS FOR DETERMINING AGGRESSIVE PROSTATE CANCER Minomic International Ltd. POHNERT, STEVEN C 1683 §101§103§112DPOther Non-Final OA 77d Pending Dec 13, 2022
18008391 IDENTIFICATION OF LOW-DENSITY INFLAMMATORY NEUTROPHILS IN SEVERE COVID-19 PATIENTS UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Dec 05, 2022
17928535 METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORROSION PROTECTION TO A PRESSURIZED WATER-STEAM SYSTEM Kurita Water Industries Ltd. DIAZ, MATTHEW R 1761 §103§112 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17923171 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SARS-COV-2 The Scripps Research Institute SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN 1693 §102§103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Nov 03, 2022
17918448 GUANIDINE-MODIFIED C-TERMINUS VANCOMYCIN COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS The Scripps Research Institute REYNOLDS, FRED H 1658 §103Other Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Oct 12, 2022
17910657 SUNFLOWER PHOSPHOLIPID COMPOSITION CONTAINING PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE Lipoid GmbH ZILBERING, ASSAF 1792 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2022
17797644 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUNTER SYNDROME Denali Therapeutics Inc. CHANDRA, GYAN 1674 §103DP Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2022
17784879 ABS RUBBER POWDER WITH LOW IMPURITY CONTENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND ABS RESIN Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. BLAND, ALICIA 1759 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jun 13, 2022
17706919 SARS-CoV-2 SPIKE ECTODOMAIN POLYPEPTIDES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF Regents Of The University Of Minnesota EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1677 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 29, 2022
17631209 PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE CRYSTALLINE FORM II OF SOTAGLIFLOZIN Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BERRY, LAYLA D 1693 §112Other Non-Final OA 53d Pending Jan 28, 2022
17533991 HYDROGEL-BASED 3D CELL TRAINING BIOREACTOR The Chinese University of Hong Kong HURST, JONATHAN M 1799 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Nov 23, 2021
17296506 METHODS FOR TREATING DYSREGULATED LIPID METABOLISM Denali Therapeutics Inc. AEDER, SEAN E 1642 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending May 24, 2021

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