Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Döhler GmbH has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials sector. LACHICA, ERICSON M is the 1 distinct examiner assigned to this case, representing the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This activity is limited to 1 distinct art unit, showing a concentrated effort in a specific area of chemistry.
The data reveals a prosecution profile where 1 pending office action is the only active matter at the USPTO. Because LACHICA, ERICSON M is the 1 distinct examiner involved, the company's success in the Chemistry & Materials area currently depends on this single relationship. The 1 busiest examiner pending action matches the total pending count, leaving no room for examiner diversification. Practitioners should note that the matching count of 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit allows for a very focused prosecution strategy. However, this also means that any rejection from LACHICA, ERICSON M affects the entire active portfolio. Navigating this 1 distinct art unit requires a deep understanding of its specific trends, as there are no other pending actions to provide broader context.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1 | 29.8% | +35.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17792169 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-PRESSURE TREATED PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT, AND PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 70d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17792169 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-PRESSURE TREATED PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT, AND PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 70d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17792169 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-PRESSURE TREATED PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT, AND PLANT SEED BASE PRODUCT | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jul 12, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialDöhler GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Ericson M Lachica has the most, with 1 of Döhler GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
