Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Galera Labs LLC

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Galera Labs LLC is active in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The company currently has 1 pending office action. This action is assigned to a distinct examiner and is being reviewed within 1 distinct art unit. This represents a narrow and focused prosecution effort for the company's pharmaceutical intellectual property. This concentration allows for a streamlined approach to patent strategy, as the applicant only needs to navigate the specific requirements of the involved administrative unit.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Since the total number of pending actions is limited, this examiner is the only one currently reviewing the company's applications. Practitioners can focus their efforts on the specific examination style of this examiner and the standards of the 1 distinct art unit involved. The lack of diversity in examiners and units means that the outcome of this specific action will significantly impact the company's current patent standing in the biotechnology field. Understanding the specific examination history and preferences of this official is crucial for successfully advancing the company's interests.

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
CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 1 79.8% +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
18598300 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF PENTAAZA MACROCYCLIC RING COMPLEX, INTERMEDIATES, AND PRODUCTS THEREOF CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE —

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
18598300 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF PENTAAZA MACROCYCLIC RING COMPLEX, INTERMEDIATES, AND PRODUCTS THEREOF CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1692 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18598300 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF PENTAAZA MACROCYCLIC RING COMPLEX, INTERMEDIATES, AND PRODUCTS THEREOF CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 1692 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Galera Labs LLC have?

Galera Labs LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Galera Labs LLC applications?

Yate Kai Rene Cutliff has the most, with 1 of Galera Labs LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Galera Labs LLC's patent applications in?

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

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