Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd. is currently navigating 5 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 5 distinct art units and 5 distinct examiners. HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J is the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending office action. This data shows that each of the 5 pending actions is being handled independently by a different examiner in a unique art unit.

The involvement of 5 distinct examiners across 5 distinct art units indicates a highly decentralized prosecution environment. For practitioners, this means that the outcome of each of the 5 pending office actions will depend on the specific standards of the individual examiner, such as HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J. There is no concentration of cases that would allow for a unified negotiation strategy with a single department. Instead, the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals portfolio requires a multi-faceted approach that accounts for the diverse examination cultures present across all 5 distinct art units.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

2
Hard (40%)
2
Medium (40%)
1
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only2 (40%)
§112 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
40% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
20% of docket
1
Semiconductors
20% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 1 50.7% +39.2%
WHALEY, PABLO S 1 25.0% +21.3%
MILIA, MARK R 1 59.0% +22.2%
MERLIN, JESSICA M 1 61.8% +24.1%
CROW, ROBERT THOMAS 1 41.6% +32.5%

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
18020915 AMINO-MODIFIED CHIP, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF CROW, ROBERT THOMAS 29d
18999061 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM WHALEY, PABLO S —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18880793 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, SEQUENCING METHOD, AND KIT HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 30d overdue
18020915 AMINO-MODIFIED CHIP, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF CROW, ROBERT THOMAS 29d
18999061 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM WHALEY, PABLO S —
18950631 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INTER-CHANNEL CROSSTALK CORRECTION STRENGTH, AND MEDIUM MILIA, MARK R —
18798368 IMAGING SYSTEM AND SEQUENCING SYSTEM MERLIN, JESSICA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1627 1
3619 1
2681 1
2871 1
1682 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18880793 SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, SEQUENCING METHOD, AND KIT HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 1627 §112 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jan 02, 2025
18999061 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM WHALEY, PABLO S 3619 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2024
18950631 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INTER-CHANNEL CROSSTALK CORRECTION STRENGTH, AND MEDIUM MILIA, MARK R 2681 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18798368 IMAGING SYSTEM AND SEQUENCING SYSTEM MERLIN, JESSICA M 2871 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 08, 2024
18020915 AMINO-MODIFIED CHIP, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF CROW, ROBERT THOMAS 1682 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Feb 10, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd. have?

Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd. applications?

Jackson J Hernandez has the most, with 1 of Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Genemind Biosciences Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

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

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