Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux maintains a patent portfolio in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The portfolio currently has 3 pending office actions. These matters are distributed across 3 distinct art units and involve 3 distinct examiners. GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, holding 1 busiest examiner pending action.

The distribution of 3 pending office actions across 3 distinct art units indicates a broad technical range within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector. Because there are 3 distinct examiners, practitioners must manage three separate prosecution tracks. GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY, who handles 1 busiest examiner pending action, is just one of the individuals whose examination style must be considered. This decentralized structure across different art units may lead to varied outcomes and requires a versatile strategy to address the 3 pending office actions effectively. Practitioners should focus on the specific procedural history of the 3 pending office actions to ensure consistency across the 3 distinct art units.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

2
Hard (67%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (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
GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1 67.6% +52.2%
DICKINSON, PAUL W 1 63.2% +9.6%
COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1 71.3% +12.5%

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
18549899 EX VIVO METHOD FOR ANALYSING A TISSUE SAMPLE USING PROTEOMIC PROFILE MATCHING, AND ITS USE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGIES AND FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO TREATMENTS GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY —
17778941 BIOCOMPATIBLE OILY FERROFLUID AND PREPARATION PROCESS DICKINSON, PAUL W —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17593380 CAPTURE OF MICROVESICLES FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 72d overdue
18549899 EX VIVO METHOD FOR ANALYSING A TISSUE SAMPLE USING PROTEOMIC PROFILE MATCHING, AND ITS USE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGIES AND FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO TREATMENTS GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1798 1
1618 1
1626 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18549899 EX VIVO METHOD FOR ANALYSING A TISSUE SAMPLE USING PROTEOMIC PROFILE MATCHING, AND ITS USE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS OF PATHOLOGIES AND FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO TREATMENTS GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 08, 2023
17778941 BIOCOMPATIBLE OILY FERROFLUID AND PREPARATION PROCESS DICKINSON, PAUL W 1618 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 23, 2022
17593380 CAPTURE OF MICROVESICLES FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 §112 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux have?

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux applications?

Michael Stanley Gzybowski has the most, with 1 of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux's pending office actions.

What technology area are Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Bordeaux's patent applications in?

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

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