Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Canatu Finland OY has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Both actions are located within 1 distinct art unit but are assigned to 2 distinct examiners. GAMBETTA, KELLY M is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. This indicates that while the technical focus is concentrated in 1 art unit, the 2 pending actions are being reviewed by different individuals.
The involvement of 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit suggests a focused prosecution strategy within the Chemistry & Materials field. For practitioners, this means that while the technical focus is concentrated in one department, the outcomes are still subject to the individual styles of two different examiners. GAMBETTA, KELLY M manages a portion of the 2 pending office actions, but the overall strategy must account for the independent review processes of both examiners. This structure allows for a concentrated technical approach while navigating the specific requirements of each distinct examiner.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1 | 71.8% | +33.0% |
| LIGAN, OLUWAFEMI LUCRECE | 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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18880333 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18880333 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1718 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18880333 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18866755 | REAGENT CARTRIDGE FOR SUBLIMATION AND REACTOR APPARATUS | LIGAN, OLUWAFEMI LUCRECE | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialCanatu Finland OY has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Kelly M Gambetta has the most, with 1 of Canatu Finland OY's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
