Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ferring International Center S A

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Ferring International Center S A is currently managing 1 pending office action within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which centralizes the company's current prosecution efforts. Such a focused portfolio allows for a targeted approach to addressing examiner concerns within this specific technology sector.

WANG, RUIXUE is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. As the only examiner with an active matter, WANG, RUIXUE represents the primary point of contact for the company's current interactions with the patent office. The outcome of this 1 pending action will be a significant indicator of the company's success in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals area.

The portfolio's active prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit means that the company is dealing with a specific set of examination standards and technical expertise. By focusing on the 1 pending office action in this unit, the company can tailor its arguments to the specific preferences and precedents established by the assigned examiner and art unit.

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
WANG, RUIXUE 1 55.9% +19.0%

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
18769686 METHODS OF PRODUCING RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VECTORS WANG, RUIXUE —

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
18769686 METHODS OF PRODUCING RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VECTORS WANG, RUIXUE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1672 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18769686 METHODS OF PRODUCING RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS VECTORS WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Ferring International Center S A have?

Ferring International Center S A has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Ferring International Center S A applications?

Ruixue Wang has the most, with 1 of Ferring International Center S A's pending office actions.

What technology area are Ferring International Center S A's patent applications in?

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

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