Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dr Foods Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Dr Foods Co. Ltd. currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, STULII, VERA, who is the busiest examiner for the company with 1 pending case. The prosecution is located within 1 distinct art unit. This shows a single active focus for the company's chemical patent strategy, requiring a highly targeted approach to this specific examiner.

Since there is only 1 pending office action, the company's success in the Chemistry & Materials field depends on effectively addressing the concerns of STULII, VERA. This examiner's history and the specific standards of the 1 distinct art unit are the most critical factors for the practitioner to consider. The concentration of the portfolio into 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit simplifies the administrative process but increases the importance of this single interaction. Practitioners should focus on tailoring their arguments to the specific technical requirements of the chemical unit involved. With only 1 pending action, the company can afford to dedicate significant resources to ensuring a favorable outcome from this single examiner, as their decision will determine the immediate success of the company's current patent efforts.

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
STULII, VERA 1 32.7% +24.9%

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
18852367 Fermentation Of Cashew Nuts by Koji for an Animal Free Ersatz of Foie Gras STULII, VERA —

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
18852367 Fermentation Of Cashew Nuts by Koji for an Animal Free Ersatz of Foie Gras STULII, VERA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1791 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18852367 Fermentation Of Cashew Nuts by Koji for an Animal Free Ersatz of Foie Gras STULII, VERA 1791 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Dr Foods Co. Ltd. have?

Dr Foods Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Dr Foods Co. Ltd. applications?

Vera Stulii has the most, with 1 of Dr Foods Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Dr Foods Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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