Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
24 pending office actions • 13 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. has 23 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are spread across 22 distinct examiners and 13 distinct art units. ZHANG, KAIJIANG is the busiest examiner, currently managing 2 pending office actions. With 22 distinct examiners for 23 pending actions, the count of examiners is close to the total number of actions.
The involvement of 13 distinct art units indicates technical range within the company's biotechnology and pharmaceutical filings. The busiest examiner pending count of 2 shows that no single examiner is overwhelmed by the company's workload of 23 actions. ZHANG, KAIJIANG handles 2 of the pending office actions, while the other actions are distributed among the remaining distinct examiners. This distribution provides a diversified prosecution environment across 13 distinct art units. The presence of 22 distinct examiners requires the company to manage many individual examination styles. This structure suggests that the company's biotechnology innovations are being evaluated across the technical expertise of the patent office. ZHANG, KAIJIANG is the busiest examiner for these 23 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 only | 2 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (4%) |
| §103 only | 3 (12%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHANG, KAIJIANG | 2 | 77.1% | +34.4% |
| MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 1 | 30.7% | +20.5% |
| NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 1 | 89.7% | +5.8% |
| SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 1 | 30.8% | +30.4% |
| AYUB, HINA F | 1 | 84.9% | +17.4% |
| TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 1 | 72.7% | +9.0% |
| PRIEST, AARON A | 1 | 61.3% | +25.7% |
| LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN | 1 | 57.2% | +56.7% |
| HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 1 | 42.1% | +56.8% |
| SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN | 1 | 63.5% | +11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18943873 | OPTICAL BLACK PIXEL REFERENCE TO REMOVE IMAGE BIAS NOISE FOR WESTERN BLOT IMAGING | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 33d |
| 18841353 | WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM | AYUB, HINA F | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18785390 | ADJUSTABLE DIGITAL MICROSCOPE DISPLAY | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 183d overdue |
| 17729760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND ANALYZING CELLS | BUNKER, AMY M | 46d overdue |
| 18594870 | IMAGING OF STAIN-FREE FLUORESCENCE ON WESTERN BLOT MEMBRANES WITH EXCITATION BY EPI ILLUMINATION WITH UV LEDs | SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN | 9d overdue |
| 18203424 | METHODS AND HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS FOR PARTITIONING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | BELLAH, JEFFREY LAWRENCE | 8d overdue |
| 18195048 | CELL CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | FISHER, BRITTANY I | 41d |
| 17466309 | DISTINGUISHING RARE VARIATIONS IN A NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE FROM A SAMPLE | YU, TIAN NMN | 47d |
| 18872026 | CLOUD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL DATA MANAGEMENT | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | — |
| 18845143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING ANALYTICAL PRECISION IN CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18594870 | IMAGING OF STAIN-FREE FLUORESCENCE ON WESTERN BLOT MEMBRANES WITH EXCITATION BY EPI ILLUMINATION WITH UV LEDs | SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN | 9d overdue |
| 19361820 | SANDWICH ASSAYS IN DROPLETS | ZHANG, KAIJIANG | — |
| 19361770 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR LABELING | ZHANG, KAIJIANG | — |
| 18872026 | CLOUD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL DATA MANAGEMENT | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | — |
| 18845143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING ANALYTICAL PRECISION IN CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | — |
| 18841353 | WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM | AYUB, HINA F | — |
| 18761103 | AMPLIFICATION REPORTER WITH BASE-PAIRING OLIGOMERS | PRIEST, AARON A | — |
| 18630002 | LATERAL FLOW PUMP HOUSING | LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1684 | 3 |
| 1683 | 3 |
| 1681 | 2 |
| 3625 | 1 |
| 2638 | 1 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1675 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19361820 | SANDWICH ASSAYS IN DROPLETS | ZHANG, KAIJIANG | 1684 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 19361770 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MOLECULAR LABELING | ZHANG, KAIJIANG | 1684 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2025 |
| 18872026 | CLOUD-BASED QUALITY CONTROL DATA MANAGEMENT | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18943873 | OPTICAL BLACK PIXEL REFERENCE TO REMOVE IMAGE BIAS NOISE FOR WESTERN BLOT IMAGING | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 2638 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18845143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING ANALYTICAL PRECISION IN CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 3684 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18841353 | WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM | AYUB, HINA F | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18785390 | ADJUSTABLE DIGITAL MICROSCOPE DISPLAY | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 183d overdue | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18761103 | AMPLIFICATION REPORTER WITH BASE-PAIRING OLIGOMERS | PRIEST, AARON A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18630002 | LATERAL FLOW PUMP HOUSING | LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18619911 | CELL FIXATIVE AGENTS FOR SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18594870 | IMAGING OF STAIN-FREE FLUORESCENCE ON WESTERN BLOT MEMBRANES WITH EXCITATION BY EPI ILLUMINATION WITH UV LEDs | SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN | 1795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18584590 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS | PHAM, KHAI QUYNH TIEN | 1675 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18431241 | SYNTHESIZING BARCODING SEQUENCES UTILIZING PHASE-SHIFT BLOCKS AND USES THEREOF | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18409586 | PROTEIN-NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE PURIFICATION METHODS | KIM, YUNSOO | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18403525 | SPLIT-CYCLE AND TAPE AMPLIFICATION | MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18538076 | DIGITAL ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACID MODIFICATION | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18519957 | EMULSION CHEMISTRY FOR ENCAPSULATED DROPLETS | KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS | 1683 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18242658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAKAGE CONTROL IN A PARTICLE CAPTURE SYSTEM | CROW, ROBERT THOMAS | 1683 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18203424 | METHODS AND HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS FOR PARTITIONING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | BELLAH, JEFFREY LAWRENCE | 1683 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18324885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE ACTIVITY BY DIGITAL ASSAY | KOVACH, KARA NICOLE | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18195048 | CELL CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | FISHER, BRITTANY I | 1796 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18189723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIZING A POPULATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTS USING A DIGITAL ASSAY | KALLAL, ROBERT JAMES | 1685 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 17729760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND ANALYZING CELLS | BUNKER, AMY M | 1684 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2022 |
| 17466309 | DISTINGUISHING RARE VARIATIONS IN A NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE FROM A SAMPLE | YU, TIAN NMN | 1681 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Sep 03, 2021 |
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