Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
42 pending office actions • 31 art units • 40 examiners • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 51 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research currently manages a large portfolio of 44 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 44 actions are distributed across 32 distinct art units, reflecting an extremely broad range of scientific research and development. The involvement of 42 distinct examiners highlights a very decentralized prosecution environment.
LI, CHANGQING is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 2 pending office actions. This figure of 2 actions is the maximum load for any single examiner assigned to the agency's cases. With 42 distinct examiners handling 44 pending office actions, almost every examiner is responsible for only a single file, which may result in a lack of institutional familiarity across the examiner pool.
The presence of 32 distinct art units suggests that the 44 pending office actions are subject to a vast array of internal patent office policies and examination styles. Practitioners should be prepared for a highly fragmented experience, as the high number of 42 distinct examiners limits the opportunity to develop consistent rapport with any small group of officials. The 2 pending office actions assigned to LI, CHANGQING are the only instance of examiner concentration in this extensive set.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 + other | 2 (5%) |
| §103 only | 16 (38%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 5 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI, CHANGQING | 2 | 29.3% | +33.6% |
| NGUYEN, QUANG X.L. | 2 | 48.6% | +12.4% |
| LANKFORD JR, LEON B | 1 | 70.0% | +31.6% |
| KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE | 1 | 53.2% | +54.1% |
| SHIN, SOO JUNG | 1 | 87.1% | +16.2% |
| OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | 1 | 62.3% | -11.9% |
| TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | 1 | 31.5% | +48.1% |
| BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 1 | 34.0% | +33.2% |
| LE, PETER D | 1 | 80.5% | +16.1% |
| EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1 | 60.9% | +43.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18712553 | MULTIMODAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM | LE, PETER D | 70d |
| 18847003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DEFECT DETECTION, COUNTING, AND LOCALISATION FROM VIDEO SEQUENCES | SHIN, SOO JUNG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18704834 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF ONE OR MORE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 30d overdue |
| 18246135 | FIBRE-BASED OLEOGEL | LI, CHANGQING | 16d overdue |
| 18868433 | KOJI MOLD-FERMENTED MATERIAL HIGHLY CONTAINING VITAMIN B | LI, CHANGQING | — |
| 18867750 | TEAD Targeting Compounds and Methods Thereof | KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE | — |
| 18839102 | Compounds for Anti-aging Intervention | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | — |
| 18838822 | Biosynthesis Of Linalool | TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | — |
| 18713859 | SWEAT SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | — |
| 18711011 | Lactose And Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOS) Production In Cells | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18246135 | FIBRE-BASED OLEOGEL | LI, CHANGQING | 16d overdue |
| 18712553 | MULTIMODAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM | LE, PETER D | 70d |
| 18868433 | KOJI MOLD-FERMENTED MATERIAL HIGHLY CONTAINING VITAMIN B | LI, CHANGQING | — |
| 18867802 | Enzymes and Uses in Biocatalytic Halogenation of N-Heteroaryls Thereof | LANKFORD JR, LEON B | — |
| 18867750 | TEAD Targeting Compounds and Methods Thereof | KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE | — |
| 18847003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DEFECT DETECTION, COUNTING, AND LOCALISATION FROM VIDEO SEQUENCES | SHIN, SOO JUNG | — |
| 18838822 | Biosynthesis Of Linalool | TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | — |
| 18838741 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEPTH AND LOCATION OF LOCALISED THINNING IN PLATE STRUCTURE | NGUYEN, QUANG X.L. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1791 | 2 |
| 1674 | 2 |
| 1684 | 2 |
| 1657 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| 2488 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 1638 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18868433 | KOJI MOLD-FERMENTED MATERIAL HIGHLY CONTAINING VITAMIN B | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867802 | Enzymes and Uses in Biocatalytic Halogenation of N-Heteroaryls Thereof | LANKFORD JR, LEON B | 1657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18867750 | TEAD Targeting Compounds and Methods Thereof | KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18847003 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DEFECT DETECTION, COUNTING, AND LOCALISATION FROM VIDEO SEQUENCES | SHIN, SOO JUNG | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18839102 | Compounds for Anti-aging Intervention | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18838822 | Biosynthesis Of Linalool | TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18838741 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEPTH AND LOCATION OF LOCALISED THINNING IN PLATE STRUCTURE | NGUYEN, QUANG X.L. | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18713859 | SWEAT SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID | 3796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18712553 | MULTIMODAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM | LE, PETER D | 2488 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18711011 | Lactose And Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOS) Production In Cells | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18710032 | OUTPUT POWER CONTROL FOR A BEAMFORMING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | MAGLOIRE, VLADIMIR | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18708316 | POLYMERIC FLAME RETARDANT SYNERGIST AND THE METHOD OF PRODUCING IT AND ITS FORMULATION FOR POLYAMIDES | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18704834 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT OF ONE OR MORE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2884 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18687385 | Modulation of TJPI Expression to Treat Liver Diseases | BRETZ, COREY LANE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18684884 | PEPTIDE AND GELATIN HYBRID HYDROGELS AS ECONOMICAL ALTERNATIVES TO COMMON BASEMENT-MEMBRANE MATRICES | ROGERS, ERIC JASON | 1638 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18294106 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECELLULARIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES AND ORGANS | WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE | 1653 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18577860 | A METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID USING ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION | CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH | 1672 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18576009 | FLOW REACTOR SYSTEM AND FLOW REACTION METHOD | CHIDIAC, NICHOLAS J | 1744 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18574424 | A Paper-Based Sensor | WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18287710 | Reprogramming Somatic Cells on Microcarriers | PYLA, EVELYN Y | 1633 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18359626 | POLYMER PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD | ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18258347 | Acoustic Resonator and Method of Forming the Same | PHAM, EMILY P | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18255146 | A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VASCULARISING A CELL AGGREGATE | HASSAN, LIBAN M | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18034289 | ANTIGEN BINDING MOLECULES AND USES THEREOF | PAK, MICHAEL D | 1674 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18246135 | FIBRE-BASED OLEOGEL | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18025437 | Expression System for Protein Production and Screening | SCHWECHTER, BRANDON ROSS | 1674 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18044268 | POLYMER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVE AMINE GROUPS, RELATED POLYMERS AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF | FANG, SHANE | 1766 | §112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2023 |
| 18006921 | POWER MODULE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | MELLINGER, CORBYN DAVID | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 18016315 | A HYDROGEL BINDER AND A FREE-STANDING ELECTRODE | FEHR, JULIA MARIE | 1725 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18011214 | A LIGHT-ACOUSTIC SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ANOMALY IN A STRUCTURE | NGUYEN, QUANG X.L. | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 18009377 | A Method for Assessing Transduction Efficiency and/or Specificity of Vectors at Single Cell Level | LAFAVE, ELIZABETH ROSE | 1684 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 09, 2022 |
| 18008148 | A CORAL-LIKE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 1729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 86d overdue | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17917826 | RESPONSIVE, CATALYTIC NUCLEIC NANOSTRUCTURES | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 1683 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17914408 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING ONE OR MORE EXOGENOUS SUBSTANCES INTO AN IMMUNE CELL | VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE | 1636 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 17912802 | USE OF A COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN INHIBITOR OF NLRP1 INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN AIRWAY INFLAMMATION | SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L | 1628 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 125d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17904348 | NUCLEIC ACID PROBES | HANEY, AMANDA MARIE | 1682 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 86d | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17768343 | Assays For Measuring Nucleic Acid Modifying Enzyme Activity | PARISI, JESSICA DANIELLE | 1684 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2022 |
| 17639469 | NANOPARTICLES FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIA CELLS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 1618 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17574169 | Method of Detecting the Presence of an Analyte in a Sample | NGUYEN, BAO THUY L | 1677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Jan 12, 2022 |
| 17612989 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION | GONZALEZ, LUISALBERTO | 1624 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 19, 2021 |
| 17602411 | A Ribozyme Comprising a Target-Binding Domain | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2021 |
| 16977592 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Sep 02, 2020 |
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