Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Haleon UK Ip Limited currently manages 6 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 6 actions are distributed across 5 distinct art units, indicating a variety of specialized subject matter. The prosecution involves 5 distinct examiners, which suggests that examiners are handling the cases for the company.
Darcey E Gottschalk is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This means that while there are 5 distinct examiners in total, Darcey E Gottschalk is the only one managing multiple pending office actions. The remaining actions are split among the other distinct examiners, each handling the workload.
The 5 distinct art units involved in these 6 pending office actions require a prosecution strategy that addresses multiple specialized divisions within Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Practitioners should note the concentration of 2 pending office actions under Darcey E Gottschalk when allocating resources. With 5 distinct examiners, the portfolio outcomes will be influenced by a group of USPTO personnel.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (17%) |
| §103 only | 1 (17%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (17%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, MARK V | 1 | 65.5% | +41.6% |
| MCNICHOLS, ERET C | 1 | 75.0% | -15.6% |
| SPAMER, DONALD R | 1 | 59.4% | +32.3% |
| POON, DANA LEE | 1 | 55.4% | +41.8% |
| GOTTSCHALK, DARCEY E | 1 | 89.6% | +3.6% |
| FALLOWAY, WILLIAM A | 1 | 92.6% | +6.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35524873 | Cap for toothpaste tube | GOTTSCHALK, DARCEY E | 18d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998184 | NOVEL DENTIFRICE | STEVENS, MARK V | — |
| 18874108 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH NOVEL BRISTLE CONFIGURATION | MCNICHOLS, ERET C | — |
| 18853892 | DENTAL APPLIANCE CLEANSER | SPAMER, DONALD R | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998184 | NOVEL DENTIFRICE | STEVENS, MARK V | — |
| 18853892 | DENTAL APPLIANCE CLEANSER | SPAMER, DONALD R | — |
| 18704167 | TOOTHBRUSH | POON, DANA LEE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 2 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| 2922 | 1 |
| 2923 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18998184 | NOVEL DENTIFRICE | STEVENS, MARK V | 1613 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18874108 | TOOTHBRUSH WITH NOVEL BRISTLE CONFIGURATION | MCNICHOLS, ERET C | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18853892 | DENTAL APPLIANCE CLEANSER | SPAMER, DONALD R | 1799 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18704167 | TOOTHBRUSH | POON, DANA LEE | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 35524873 | Cap for toothpaste tube | GOTTSCHALK, DARCEY E | 2922 | §112 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 35524817 | Toothpaste tube | FALLOWAY, WILLIAM A | 2923 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHaleon UK Ip Limited has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.
Mark V Stevens has the most, with 1 of Haleon UK Ip Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
