Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
16 pending office actions • 8 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Genomatica Inc. is managing 15 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are spread across 11 distinct examiners and 8 distinct art units, demonstrating a diverse prosecution strategy across various technical subgroups. The presence of 8 distinct art units for 15 actions suggests that the company's innovations span several specialized fields within the broader biotechnology sector.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is SAIDHA, TEKCHAND, who is responsible for 3 pending office actions. This workload for SAIDHA, TEKCHAND is the highest among the 11 distinct examiners involved with the company. Practitioners should note that while SAIDHA, TEKCHAND is the most frequent contact, the pending actions are distributed among many different examiners. The 8 distinct art units indicate a variety in the prosecution process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 3 (19%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| §112 only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (31%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (6%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 3 | 82.9% | +14.1% |
| RAMIREZ, DELIA M | 2 | 65.1% | +56.3% |
| HOBSON, STEPHEN | 2 | 65.4% | +20.3% |
| HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1 | 65.1% | +53.1% |
| DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1 | 25.5% | +26.3% |
| SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1 | 61.5% | +67.7% |
| MURESAN, ANA Z | 1 | 75.0% | +31.3% |
| JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | 1 | 48.1% | +44.7% |
| ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1 | 67.7% | +43.1% |
| QIAN, CELINE X | 1 | 47.6% | +16.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18937302 | THIOESTERASE VARIANTS HAVING IMPROVED ACTIVITY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
| 18701533 | ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
| 18687169 | FLAVIN-DEPENDENT OXIDASES HAVING CANNABINOID SYNTHASE ACTIVITY | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18853349 | NEUTRAL TASTE 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | — |
| 18242912 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOSYNTHESIZED TARGET PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED LEVELS OF BYPRODUCTS | RAMIREZ, DELIA M | — |
| 18260225 | Methods and Compositions for Making Amide Compounds | JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | — |
| 17996921 | ENGINEERED ENZYMES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | RAMIREZ, DELIA M | — |
| 17780421 | ENGINEERED CELLS FOR PRODUCTION OF CANNABINOIDS AND OTHER MALONYL-CoA-DERIVED PRODUCTS | QIAN, CELINE X | — |
| 17605499 | ENGINEERED TRANSAMINASE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | MCKNIGHT, CIARA A | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17843589 | NON-NATURAL MICROBIAL ORGANISMS WITH IMPROVED ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 31d overdue |
| 15651929 | PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,4-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 10d overdue |
| 18469170 | PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,3-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS | MURESAN, ANA Z | 13d |
| 19008032 | Production Of Non-Native Monounsaturated Fatty Acids In Bacteria | HUTSON, RICHARD G | — |
| 18937302 | THIOESTERASE VARIANTS HAVING IMPROVED ACTIVITY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
| 18853349 | NEUTRAL TASTE 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | — |
| 18701533 | ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
| 18687169 | FLAVIN-DEPENDENT OXIDASES HAVING CANNABINOID SYNTHASE ACTIVITY | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 6 |
| 1656 | 2 |
| 1776 | 2 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| 1699 | 1 |
| 1657 | 1 |
| 1692 | 1 |
| 1637 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19008032 | Production Of Non-Native Monounsaturated Fatty Acids In Bacteria | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18937302 | THIOESTERASE VARIANTS HAVING IMPROVED ACTIVITY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18853349 | NEUTRAL TASTE 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL PRODUCTS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18701533 | ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1699 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18687169 | FLAVIN-DEPENDENT OXIDASES HAVING CANNABINOID SYNTHASE ACTIVITY | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18580585 | FORMATE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE | SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1657 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18469170 | PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,3-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS | MURESAN, ANA Z | 1692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18242912 | MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOSYNTHESIZED TARGET PRODUCTS HAVING REDUCED LEVELS OF BYPRODUCTS | RAMIREZ, DELIA M | 1652 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18260225 | Methods and Compositions for Making Amide Compounds | JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | 1656 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 17996921 | ENGINEERED ENZYMES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | RAMIREZ, DELIA M | 1652 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 17843589 | NON-NATURAL MICROBIAL ORGANISMS WITH IMPROVED ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1652 | §112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17780421 | ENGINEERED CELLS FOR PRODUCTION OF CANNABINOIDS AND OTHER MALONYL-CoA-DERIVED PRODUCTS | QIAN, CELINE X | 1637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2022 |
| 17697504 | ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE VARIANTS AND METHODS OF USE | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | Other | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Mar 17, 2022 |
| 17605499 | ENGINEERED TRANSAMINASE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | MCKNIGHT, CIARA A | 1656 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2021 |
| 15845398 | PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,4-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2017 |
| 15651929 | PROCESS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBTAINING 1,4-BUTANEDIOL FROM FERMENTATION BROTHS | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2017 |
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