Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Acies Bio D O O

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Acies Bio D O O has 5 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners, which means each pending case is being reviewed by a different individual. This distribution suggests that the company's biotech filings are not being clustered under a single examiner.

The portfolio is active in 3 distinct art units. This concentration in 3 units, despite having 5 distinct examiners, indicates that some art units have multiple examiners assigned to the company's cases. Robinson, Hope A is the busiest examiner, holding 1 pending action, which is the same count as the other four examiners.

With 5 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, the prosecution of the 5 pending office actions is moderately spread out. The focus on 3 art units allows for some specialization in technical arguments, even though 5 different examiners are involved. Practitioners should analyze the tendencies of Robinson, Hope A and the other examiners within the context of these 3 specific art units.

The strategy for these 5 pending office actions should account for the specific standards of the 3 distinct art units. While Robinson, Hope A is the busiest examiner, their influence is limited to a single action. Therefore, the prosecution team must remain flexible and adapt to the unique requirements of each of the 5 examiners involved.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

2
Hard (40%)
3
Medium (60%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (40%)
Double-patenting + other1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
80% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
ROBINSON, HOPE A 1 67.7% +43.0%
MISHRA, DEEPA 1 28.9% +35.5%
MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH 1 0.0% +0.0%
CREWS, JARET JAMES 1 43.9% +71.3%
PAK, YONG D 1 74.7% +14.2%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18881959 PEROXIDASE BASED BIOCONTROL AGENTS ROBINSON, HOPE A —
18729290 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIA RESISTANT TO MASS CELL LYSIS MISHRA, DEEPA —
18563056 NOVEL SPINOSYN COMPOUNDS MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH —

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
18037918 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CYTOKININS WITH ISOPRENOID SIDE CHAINS PAK, YONG D 28d
18881959 PEROXIDASE BASED BIOCONTROL AGENTS ROBINSON, HOPE A —
18729290 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIA RESISTANT TO MASS CELL LYSIS MISHRA, DEEPA —
18556489 NOVEL SPINOSYN PRODRUGS CREWS, JARET JAMES —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1652 2
1693 1
1691 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18881959 PEROXIDASE BASED BIOCONTROL AGENTS ROBINSON, HOPE A 1652 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 07, 2025
18729290 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIA RESISTANT TO MASS CELL LYSIS MISHRA, DEEPA — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 16, 2024
18563056 NOVEL SPINOSYN COMPOUNDS MAHADEVAN, JANAKI ANANTH 1693 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18556489 NOVEL SPINOSYN PRODRUGS CREWS, JARET JAMES 1691 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18037918 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CYTOKININS WITH ISOPRENOID SIDE CHAINS PAK, YONG D 1652 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending May 19, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Acies Bio D O O have?

Acies Bio D O O has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Acies Bio D O O applications?

Hope A Robinson has the most, with 1 of Acies Bio D O O's pending office actions.

What technology area are Acies Bio D O O's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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