Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Fenwick & Co. Limited

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

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

Analysis

Fenwick & Co. Limited has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. This matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES. As the only examiner with an active case, GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is currently active in 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a concentrated technical scope.

With 1 pending office action in total, the company's immediate patent strategy is focused on a single application. GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES is responsible for 1 pending action, which represents the entire active docket for the portfolio. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit allows for a targeted approach to the examination process. Practitioners should focus on addressing the specific requirements of this 1 pending action to advance the company's medical device and mechanical engineering innovations.

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.

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.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES 1 28.3% +47.1%

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
18685565 DEVICE, COMPONENTS, AND KITS FOR APPLYING HAIR COMPOSITIONS AND THE MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES 4d overdue

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
18685565 DEVICE, COMPONENTS, AND KITS FOR APPLYING HAIR COMPOSITIONS AND THE MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES 4d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3772 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18685565 DEVICE, COMPONENTS, AND KITS FOR APPLYING HAIR COMPOSITIONS AND THE MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES 3772 §102§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Fenwick & Co. Limited have?

Fenwick & Co. Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Fenwick & Co. Limited applications?

Jennifer Frances Gill has the most, with 1 of Fenwick & Co. Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Fenwick & Co. Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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