Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

BIOSYNTH AG

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

BIOSYNTH AG currently has 3 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are being handled by 3 distinct examiners, which indicates that no single official is responsible for more than one case. This arrangement requires the applicant to adapt to the specific preferences and legal interpretations of different individuals. The absence of examiner concentration suggests that the prosecution of these matters will proceed along independent tracks.

The company's active cases are distributed across 3 distinct art units, highlighting the technical variety within their biotechnological filings. This spread means that the applications may be subject to different internal guidelines and examination speeds. RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B is identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since this busiest examiner is responsible for a single case, the workload is not concentrated in any one office.

For those managing the portfolio, the use of multiple examiners across various art units necessitates a careful review of all correspondence to ensure technical consistency. The fact that RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B holds 1 pending action means that the other files are being reviewed by separate officials. This distribution provides a diversified exposure to the patent office's examination corps for the active cases currently in progress.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (33%)
1
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
§112 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

3
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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1 33.6% +19.2%
MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C 1 73.3% +14.1%
WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR 1 23.8% +36.7%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18041682 POLYMORPHS OF 5-BROMO-6-CHLORO-3-INDOXYL CAPRYLATE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 5d overdue
17908886 LUCIFERASE-BASED METHODS FOR DETECTING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL CELLS AND ASSESSING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL CELLS TO ANTIBIOTICS WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18041682 POLYMORPHS OF 5-BROMO-6-CHLORO-3-INDOXYL CAPRYLATE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 5d overdue
18271401 METHOD OF MAKING NICOTINAMIDE RIBOFURANOSIDE SALTS BY SALT METATHESIS, THE CRYSTALLINE FORM OF ITS TOSYLATE SALT AND THE CO-CRYSTALLIZED FORM OF ITS CHLORIDE:IODIDE SALT MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C —
17908886 LUCIFERASE-BASED METHODS FOR DETECTING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL CELLS AND ASSESSING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL CELLS TO ANTIBIOTICS WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1628 1
1693 1
1653 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18041682 POLYMORPHS OF 5-BROMO-6-CHLORO-3-INDOXYL CAPRYLATE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2023
18271401 METHOD OF MAKING NICOTINAMIDE RIBOFURANOSIDE SALTS BY SALT METATHESIS, THE CRYSTALLINE FORM OF ITS TOSYLATE SALT AND THE CO-CRYSTALLIZED FORM OF ITS CHLORIDE:IODIDE SALT MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C 1693 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 07, 2023
17908886 LUCIFERASE-BASED METHODS FOR DETECTING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL CELLS AND ASSESSING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL CELLS TO ANTIBIOTICS WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR 1653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 01, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does BIOSYNTH AG have?

BIOSYNTH AG has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most BIOSYNTH AG applications?

Rayna B Rodriguez has the most, with 1 of BIOSYNTH AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are BIOSYNTH AG's patent applications in?

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

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