Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Fancl Corporation

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Fancl Corporation has 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, indicating a very concentrated point of engagement for the company's current patent efforts. This focused presence in the chemistry sector suggests a specific technical objective or a limited volume of active prosecution at the present time.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR, who is assigned 1 pending office action. Because the busiest examiner pending count of 1 is equal to the total number of pending office actions, the company's immediate prosecution outcomes are entirely dependent on the review of this one individual. This concentration eliminates the possibility of using internal comparisons between different examiners to refine prosecution tactics for this specific portfolio.

Practitioners should focus on the specific preferences and history of MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR, as this examiner represents the sole gateway for the company's pending matter. The alignment of 1 distinct art unit with 1 distinct examiner means that the company's strategy in Chemistry & Materials is currently operating through a single, narrow channel. Success in this 1 pending office action is essential for maintaining the portfolio's momentum.

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.

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.

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
MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 1 28.2% +37.0%

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
18834912 PHARMACEUTICAL OR FOOD COMPOSITION FOR ANIMALS MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR —

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
18834912 PHARMACEUTICAL OR FOOD COMPOSITION FOR ANIMALS MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1792 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18834912 PHARMACEUTICAL OR FOOD COMPOSITION FOR ANIMALS MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR 1792 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Fancl Corporation have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Fancl Corporation applications?

Bhaskar Mukhopadhyay has the most, with 1 of Fancl Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Fancl Corporation's patent applications in?

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

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