Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Grains Research And Development Corporation has 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. Both actions are assigned to 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a narrow technical focus. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, each handling 1 of the pending actions. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the 2 pending office actions are closely related in their technical subject matter.
SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON is the busiest examiner, managing 1 pending office action. Although there are 2 distinct examiners, their placement in a single art unit may result in similar examination approaches for the company's 2 pending actions. Practitioners should be aware that the 2 distinct examiners may collaborate or share insights within their shared 1 distinct art unit. Successfully managing these 2 pending office actions requires a consistent strategy that addresses the specific requirements of the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1 | 70.0% | +69.2% |
| ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 1 | 66.7% | +78.6% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18265410 | Plants With Sr2-mediated Stem Rust Resistance | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 4d overdue |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18265410 | Plants With Sr2-mediated Stem Rust Resistance | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 4d overdue |
| 18685152 | WHEAT WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LATE-MATURITY ALPHA-AMYLASE | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18685152 | WHEAT WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO LATE-MATURITY ALPHA-AMYLASE | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18265410 | Plants With Sr2-mediated Stem Rust Resistance | ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE | 1663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialGrains Research And Development Corporation has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Dequantarius Javon Speed has the most, with 1 of Grains Research And Development Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
