Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Central Labs- King Khalid University

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Central Labs- King Khalid University has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This matter is assigned to examiner DONOHUE, SEAN R. The university's current prosecution involves a single distinct examiner and a sole distinct art unit, reflecting a highly specific area of pharmaceutical research.

DONOHUE, SEAN R is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. For the practitioner, this means prosecution is currently focused on an individual examiner relationship. This narrow focus requires a strategy tailored to the specific examination style and technical requirements of this examiner. Because there are no other active matters, the university's current standing at the USPTO depends on the outcome of this single case. The practitioner must carefully monitor the procedural tendencies of the assigned art unit to ensure a favorable result, as there is no broader portfolio to balance risks.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
DONOHUE, SEAN R 1 41.4% +21.0%

Hard Cases (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18425302 METHOD FOR PREPARING THERAGNOSTIC CARBON QUANTUM-DOT NANOMEDICINES FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO ACUTE-MYELOID LEUKEMIA DONOHUE, SEAN R —

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
18425302 METHOD FOR PREPARING THERAGNOSTIC CARBON QUANTUM-DOT NANOMEDICINES FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO ACUTE-MYELOID LEUKEMIA DONOHUE, SEAN R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1618 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18425302 METHOD FOR PREPARING THERAGNOSTIC CARBON QUANTUM-DOT NANOMEDICINES FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO ACUTE-MYELOID LEUKEMIA DONOHUE, SEAN R 1618 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Central Labs- King Khalid University have?

Central Labs- King Khalid University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Central Labs- King Khalid University applications?

Sean R Donohue has the most, with 1 of Central Labs- King Khalid University's pending office actions.

What technology area are Central Labs- King Khalid University's patent applications in?

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

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