Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
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
China Tobacco Yunnan Industrial Co. Ltd. is managing 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed between 2 distinct examiners, but both are located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration suggests that the technical subject matter is closely related and subject to the same art unit's specific standards.
DESTA, ELIAS is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. This is one of the 2 pending office actions for the company. Having multiple distinct examiners in a single art unit allows the applicant to observe how different individuals within the same group interpret chemistry-related claims.
The small volume of 2 pending actions allows for a focused prosecution strategy. With 2 distinct examiners involved, the applicant can compare different approaches to the company's technical claims. The concentration in 1 distinct art unit allows for a unified strategy regarding technical arguments and prior art interpretations. This focus helps in maintaining a cohesive narrative across all pending applications in the portfolio. The applicant can focus on building a consistent body of evidence that satisfies the specific requirements of this administrative group.
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 only | 1 (50%) |
| §112 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESTA, ELIAS | 1 | 84.0% | +10.0% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1 | 63.7% | +14.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18791784 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE LEAF GROUP COMPOSITION OF A CIGARETTE SAMPLE BASED ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOBACCO LEAVES | DESTA, ELIAS | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18791784 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE LEAF GROUP COMPOSITION OF A CIGARETTE SAMPLE BASED ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOBACCO LEAVES | DESTA, ELIAS | — |
| 18556066 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE CAPABLE OF REGULATING RELEASE OF FLAVOR SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD THEREOF | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1755 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18791784 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE LEAF GROUP COMPOSITION OF A CIGARETTE SAMPLE BASED ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOBACCO LEAVES | DESTA, ELIAS | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18556066 | AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE CAPABLE OF REGULATING RELEASE OF FLAVOR SUBSTANCE, AND METHOD THEREOF | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 1755 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
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