Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cipherome Inc.

Technology area: Computing & Software

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

Analysis

Cipherome Inc. is currently engaged in patent prosecution within the Computing & Software technology area. The company's active portfolio includes 1 pending office action, which is currently being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner. This arrangement signifies a highly centralized prosecution process, as the company's entire active workload is directed through a single individual at the patent office.

The administrative tracking for this portfolio is confined to 1 distinct art unit. LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Because the total number of pending office actions is 1, LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER is responsible for the full extent of the company's current interactions within the Computing & Software sector.

For patent practitioners, this concentration in 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner suggests a streamlined communication model. The prosecution strategy does not currently require coordination across different technical divisions or examination styles. Success in the Computing & Software area for Cipherome Inc. is presently tied to the specific requirements and feedback provided by LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER for the 1 pending office action.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% 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
LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 1 64.0% +25.5%

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
18314692 INTEROPERABLE PRIVACY-PRESERVING MULTI-CENTER DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 8d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2128 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18314692 INTEROPERABLE PRIVACY-PRESERVING MULTI-CENTER DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 2128 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending May 09, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cipherome Inc. have?

Cipherome Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cipherome Inc. applications?

Michael Christopher Lee has the most, with 1 of Cipherome Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Cipherome Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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