Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

The Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology has 4 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These matters are spread across 4 distinct examiners, indicating that each action is being handled by a unique individual. This distribution requires the foundation to maintain separate prosecution tracks for each case. Such a decentralized structure ensures that the portfolio is evaluated by a variety of experts in the chemistry field.

NATALIE NMN IANNUZO is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action. The workload is also distributed across distinct art units, showing no overlap in departmental oversight. This requires a versatile approach, as the 4 pending office actions must be negotiated independently with different examiners in different environments. For a practitioner, this means that each case requires a custom strategy tailored to the specific examiner and art unit involved.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1 12.2% +71.4%
AHMED ALI, MOHAMED K 1 70.9% +26.6%
LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1 56.4% +19.8%
YESILDAG, MEHMET 1 33.7% +28.3%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18934525 ClyRD, A NOVEL CHIMERIC ENDOLYSIN FROM CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS PHAGES WITH ENHANCED ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN —
18406305 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID METAL FILM USING IMBIBITION PHENOMENA LAW, NGA LEUNG V —
18529700 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FINAL RESULT USING FEDERATED LEARNING YESILDAG, MEHMET —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18934525 ClyRD, A NOVEL CHIMERIC ENDOLYSIN FROM CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS PHAGES WITH ENHANCED ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN —
18717298 BIO-PEN STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVING MIXING HOMOGENEITY AND BIO-PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME AHMED ALI, MOHAMED K —
18406305 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID METAL FILM USING IMBIBITION PHENOMENA LAW, NGA LEUNG V —
18529700 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FINAL RESULT USING FEDERATED LEARNING YESILDAG, MEHMET —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 1
1743 1
1717 1
3624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18934525 ClyRD, A NOVEL CHIMERIC ENDOLYSIN FROM CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS PHAGES WITH ENHANCED ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 01, 2024
18717298 BIO-PEN STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVING MIXING HOMOGENEITY AND BIO-PRINTING METHOD USING THE SAME AHMED ALI, MOHAMED K 1743 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 06, 2024
18406305 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID METAL FILM USING IMBIBITION PHENOMENA LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1717 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 08, 2024
18529700 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FINAL RESULT USING FEDERATED LEARNING YESILDAG, MEHMET 3624 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 05, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology have?

Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology applications?

Natalie Nmn Iannuzo has the most, with 1 of Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology's pending office actions.

What technology area are Foundation For Research And Business Seoul National University Of Science And Technology's patent applications in?

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

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