Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Garvan Institute Of Medical Research

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Garvan Institute Of Medical Research currently manages 2 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, Zachary Mark Turpin. As the busiest examiner for the portfolio, Zachary Mark Turpin oversees 2 pending office actions. The prosecution is further localized within 1 distinct art unit.

For a practitioner, this concentration means that the outcome of the entire pending portfolio rests on the decisions of the assigned official. There is no diversification of examiner perspectives across the current filings. The focus on the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area suggests a specialized intellectual property strategy. Because only a distinct art unit is involved, the company may experience consistent examination standards across its pending matters.

This lack of variety in examiners can simplify communication but increases the impact of the assigned examiner's tendencies on the whole portfolio. Practitioners should prepare for a focused dialogue with the assigned official to navigate the specific requirements of the sector. Monitoring the specific allowance rates and procedural preferences of the assigned examiner is crucial when the portfolio is this narrow. Such a focused approach allows for a deep understanding of the examiner's concerns and may lead to more efficient prosecution if a positive relationship is established.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
2
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Double-patenting + other1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 2 4.0% -5.0%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18412450 SEQUENCING CONTROLS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK —
17127159 SEQUENCING CONTROLS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1682 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18412450 SEQUENCING CONTROLS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 1682 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 12, 2024
17127159 SEQUENCING CONTROLS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 1682 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Dec 18, 2020

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