Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Bio-Works Sweden AB

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Bio-Works Sweden AB currently has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is located in 1 distinct art unit. This indicates a focused prosecution effort within the biotechnology sector. The presence of 1 distinct art unit allows the company to concentrate its legal resources on the specific requirements of a single technical group at the USPTO.

GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD is the busiest examiner for the company, managing 1 pending office action. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the firm's current patent activity is concentrated. This single examiner, GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD, is responsible for the 1 pending office action that constitutes the entire active portfolio. The outcome of the pending matter is determined by the specific examination style of this 1 distinct examiner. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct examiner, GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD, represents the sole point of contact for the company's immediate prosecution needs, simplifying the overall management of the active portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
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
GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1 52.1% +42.2%

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
18576296 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AGAR OR AGAROSE BEADS USING NATURAL OR VEGETABLE OIL GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1693 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18576296 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AGAR OR AGAROSE BEADS USING NATURAL OR VEGETABLE OIL GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1693 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Bio-Works Sweden AB have?

Bio-Works Sweden AB has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Bio-Works Sweden AB applications?

Samuel Leonard Galster has the most, with 1 of Bio-Works Sweden AB's pending office actions.

What technology area are Bio-Works Sweden AB's patent applications in?

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

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