Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
57 pending office actions • 14 art units • 39 examiners • 0 of 57 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 74 patents granted in the last 365 days
Borealis AG maintains a patent portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The data shows 53 pending office actions currently active for this entity. This volume of actions suggests an ongoing engagement with the patent office across multiple applications, requiring a coordinated effort to manage various deadlines and responses.
The prosecution of these applications is distributed among 40 distinct examiners and 14 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the company's technology spans a wide range of chemical classifications, requiring review by many different specialized divisions. With 40 distinct examiners involved, the company must manage a diverse set of examiner preferences and procedural styles, which can lead to different prosecution outcomes across the portfolio. The 14 distinct art units further imply that the intellectual property is subject to the specific technical standards of multiple patent office groups.
REDDY, KARUNA P is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 3 busiest examiner pending office actions. While this examiner has the highest individual workload, the 3 actions are part of the 53 pending office actions. The overall success of the portfolio is therefore distributed across the 14 distinct art units rather than being concentrated on the decisions of a single individual. Practitioners must coordinate their efforts across these 40 distinct examiners to ensure consistent protection for the company's Chemistry & Materials innovations.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 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. 20 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 + other | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 22 (39%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 9 (16%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (32%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDDY, KARUNA P | 4 | 42.5% | +10.4% |
| LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 3 | 73.3% | +16.8% |
| NGUYEN, CHAU N | 3 | 68.0% | +14.1% |
| KRYLOVA, IRINA | 3 | 36.7% | +48.5% |
| SHUKLA, KRUPA | 2 | 15.2% | +22.6% |
| CAI, WENWEN | 2 | 59.8% | +19.4% |
| BOYLE, ROBERT C | 2 | 69.7% | -2.7% |
| BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 2 | 71.1% | +17.0% |
| BROOKS, KREGG T | 2 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| RODD, CHRISTOPHER M | 2 | 72.7% | +11.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16751592 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED LASER PRINTING | CAI, WENWEN | 308d overdue |
| 18265621 | HIGHLY TRACK RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 43d overdue |
| 18266010 | HIGHLY TRACK RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS | LING, DORIS | 4d overdue |
| 18855698 | MULTI-LAYERED ARTICLE | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 14d |
| 17926293 | POLYMER FOR POWER CABLE INSULATION | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 29d |
| 18290950 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOPOLYMER | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 39d |
| 17925617 | GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE WITH NARROW MWD POLYPROPYLENE | REUTHER, ARRIE L | 56d |
| 18853796 | MULTILAYERED FILM | UTT, ETHAN A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16751592 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED LASER PRINTING | CAI, WENWEN | 308d overdue |
| 17603090 | CATALYST SYSTEM | REDDY, KARUNA P | 23d overdue |
| 18271319 | COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 19d overdue |
| 18271318 | COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 19d overdue |
| 17799302 | EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXPANDING POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, MOLDED ARTICLES FORMED FROM EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, AND A PROCESS FOR FORMING SUCH MOLDED ARTICLES | KRYLOVA, IRINA | 12d |
| 18855698 | MULTI-LAYERED ARTICLE | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 14d |
| 18290950 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOPOLYMER | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 39d |
| 18642109 | FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE | CAI, WENWEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 10 |
| 1766 | 6 |
| 1763 | 3 |
| 2841 | 3 |
| 1787 | 2 |
| 1789 | 2 |
| 1762 | 2 |
| 1783 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18855698 | MULTI-LAYERED ARTICLE | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855700 | SUBMARINE CABLE | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18855036 | FILM | ZHANG, MICHAEL N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18853796 | MULTILAYERED FILM | UTT, ETHAN A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18853881 | MULTILAYERED FILM | MANGOHIG, THOMAS A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18642109 | FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE | CAI, WENWEN | 1763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18700171 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18700144 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER | BOYLE, ROBERT C | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18700115 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER | REDDY, KARUNA P | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18700162 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER | BOYLE, ROBERT C | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18699789 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYMER COMPOSITIONS | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18699331 | PROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR FOAMING WITH HIGH MELT FLOW RATE | REDDY, KARUNA P | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18694578 | POLYMER COMPOSITION | HEINCER, LIAM J | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18684744 | HIGH MELT FLOW POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18683818 | Process for Producing a Polyolefin with Low Volatile Content | BROOKS, KREGG T | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18293906 | POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR A FILM LAYER | RODD, CHRISTOPHER M | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18293920 | POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMER FOR A FILM LAYER | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18293939 | POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMER FOR A FILM LAYER | FANG, SHANE | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18290950 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BIOPOLYMER | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18290932 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SYNERGIST | REDDY, KARUNA P | 1764 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18579043 | Polyolefin Composition Comprising Polypropylene Homopolymer and Recycled Plastic Material | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18576833 | MONOLAYER BLOWN FILM | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18575941 | POLYETHYLENE FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE (PEX) | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18573573 | PROCESS FOR POLYMERISING OLEFINS HAVING NARROW PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION | TESKIN, FRED M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18572920 | Polyethylene Copolymer For A Film Layer | BROOKS, KREGG T | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18572946 | Polyethylene composition with improved processability | LEE, RIP A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18572405 | IMPROVING CATALYST PERFORMANCE IN MULTI-STAGE POLYOLEFIN PRODUCTION | RODD, CHRISTOPHER M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18286576 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING POLYPROPYLENE AND HYDROCARBON RESIN | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18285731 | A PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING POLYMERS FROM WASTE MATERIAL | ROSEBACH, CHRISTINA H.W. | 1766 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18283952 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HETEROPHASIC PROPYLENE RESIN | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1766 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18282084 | SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2841 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18549210 | FLAME RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | 1766 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18458341 | POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITION FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS WITH ADVANTAGEOUS ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 1765 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18261497 | FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PROPYLENE RANDOM COPOLYMER | KRYLOVA, IRINA | 1764 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18271319 | COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2841 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18271318 | COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2841 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18266010 | HIGHLY TRACK RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS | LING, DORIS | 1764 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18265621 | HIGHLY TRACK RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18254729 | Catalyst Feed System | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18041717 | REMOVAL OF ODORANTS FROM POST-CONSUMER POLYOLEFIN WASTE | RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 18073854 | SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING CARBONACEOUS STRUCTURES, POWER CABLE COMPRISING THE SAME AND USE THEROF | WORRELL, KEVIN | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17926293 | POLYMER FOR POWER CABLE INSULATION | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 1764 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17926228 | LAYER ELEMENT SUITABLE AS INTEGRATED BACKSHEET FOR A BIFACIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | WHITE, SADIE | 1721 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17925617 | GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE WITH NARROW MWD POLYPROPYLENE | REUTHER, ARRIE L | 1764 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17799302 | EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING EXPANDING POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, MOLDED ARTICLES FORMED FROM EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE BEADS, AND A PROCESS FOR FORMING SUCH MOLDED ARTICLES | KRYLOVA, IRINA | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 12, 2022 |
| 17792819 | HEATED GAS STREAM FOR REDUCING OLIGOMER AND WAX BUILD UP IN RECYCLE COOLERS | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | 1774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17768960 | POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR COATING A POLYOLEFIN FABRIC SUBSTRATE | KHAN, AMINA S | 1761 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2022 |
| 17765907 | POLYMER COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR MAKING BLOWN FILMS | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Apr 01, 2022 |
| 17641959 | A Semiconductive Polymer Composition | KRYLOVA, IRINA | 1764 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2022 |
| 17640916 | SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2022 |
| 17640445 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE STORAGE STABILITY AND/OR TRANSPORT STABILITY OF A POLYMER | HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE | 1766 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17628324 | SINGLE SITE CATALYSED MULTIMODAL POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION | KAHN, RACHEL | 1766 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2022 |
| 17603090 | CATALYST SYSTEM | REDDY, KARUNA P | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2021 |
| 17416985 | CROSSLINKING ACCELERATORES FOR SILANE-GROUP CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITIONS | USELDING, JOHN E | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2021 |
| 16965918 | POLYMER COMPOSITION FOR APPLICATIONS COMPRISING A LAYER ELEMENT | TRAN, UYEN M | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jul 29, 2020 |
| 16751592 | POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED LASER PRINTING | CAI, WENWEN | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 308d overdue | Pending | Jan 24, 2020 |
| 15780991 | CABLE COMPRISING A FOAMED LAYER COMPRISING A POLYOLEFIN POLYMER AND A BLOWING AGENT | BOYLE, KARA BRADY | 1766 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 01, 2018 |
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