Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is under the review of 1 distinct examiner, indicating a concentrated focus for the company. This arrangement facilitates a direct and consistent dialogue with the patent office regarding its chemical innovations. Such a focused workload allows the company to dedicate its resources to addressing the specific technical requirements and prior art citations raised by the examiner.

The activity is located within a distinct art unit, which further suggests a specialized technical review process. NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA, is the busiest examiner, currently managing the pending office action. The outcome of this prosecution will be a significant indicator of the company's patenting success in this field. Practitioners should monitor the examiner's history and typical rejection patterns in this art unit to better anticipate the prosecution timeline and to craft the most effective arguments for patentability.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA 1 55.9% +24.3%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18428068 SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED SLURRY FOR IMPROVED NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING COATINGS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF SAME NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18428068 SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED SLURRY FOR IMPROVED NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING COATINGS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF SAME NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1734 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18428068 SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE-BASED SLURRY FOR IMPROVED NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING COATINGS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION OF SAME NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA 1734 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe have?

Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe applications?

Anita Nassiri Motlagh has the most, with 1 of Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe's pending office actions.

What technology area are Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited/Ènergie Atomique Du Canada Limitèe's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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