Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Epax Norway AS

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Epax Norway AS is currently managing 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This single active matter suggests a highly specific focus for the company's current intellectual property efforts. The presence of 1 pending action indicates that the company is likely prioritizing a particular biotechnological advancement at this time.

The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This alignment between the examiner and the art unit reflects a concentrated examination process with no technical fragmentation. For the company, this means that the entirety of its active patent strategy is currently subject to the review of a single individual within a single specialized unit. The use of 1 distinct art unit implies a narrow technical scope for the current filing.

WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since this examiner manages the only active case, their individual history and interpretation of the prior art will determine the outcome of the company's current filing. The concentration of 1 busiest examiner pending action under one examiner allows for a focused advocacy strategy but places significant weight on a single relationship.

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

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
§101 only1 (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
WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY 1 62.4% +24.3%

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
17311600 VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY —

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
17311600 VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1627 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17311600 VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY 1627 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 07, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Epax Norway AS have?

Epax Norway AS has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Epax Norway AS applications?

Dawanna Shar-Day White has the most, with 1 of Epax Norway AS's pending office actions.

What technology area are Epax Norway AS's patent applications in?

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

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