Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc. is currently active in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area with 1 pending office action. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, indicating a focused approach to its current patent filings. The portfolio is also limited to 1 distinct art unit, which suggests that the company's technical focus is highly specialized within the pharmaceutical field. This concentration simplifies the company's interactions with the USPTO. The data shows a very contained prosecution footprint for the company at this time.

The busiest examiner for the company is KETCHAM, KAREN A, who is managing 1 pending office action. This single action represents the total pending workload for the company. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate patent strategy is centralized. Practitioners should note that the outcome of the company's current patenting efforts depends entirely on the prosecution of this single matter before this specific examiner. This centralized structure allows for a direct and efficient management of the company's intellectual property goals.

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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (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
KETCHAM, KAREN A 1 19.6% +37.2%

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
18205308 UNITARY ORAL DOSAGE FORM IN BASE OF SPHERICAL AND/OR SPHEROIDAL SHAPED PARTICLES KETCHAM, KAREN A —

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
18205308 UNITARY ORAL DOSAGE FORM IN BASE OF SPHERICAL AND/OR SPHEROIDAL SHAPED PARTICLES KETCHAM, KAREN A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1614 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18205308 UNITARY ORAL DOSAGE FORM IN BASE OF SPHERICAL AND/OR SPHEROIDAL SHAPED PARTICLES KETCHAM, KAREN A 1614 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 02, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc. have?

Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc. applications?

Karen A Ketcham has the most, with 1 of Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Atomic Pharmaceutics Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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