Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hovione Scientia Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hovione Scientia Limited manages 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 2 actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and distinct art units. ARNOLD, ERNST V is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action.

The data indicates that each of the 2 pending actions is being processed by a different examiner. With 1 action for the busiest examiner, the portfolio's current workload is evenly distributed across the office.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

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
ARNOLD, ERNST V 1 48.2% +12.8%
FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1 51.6% +18.5%

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
18563953 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING 9-AMINOMETHYL TETRACYCLINE COMPOUNDS FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 14d
18877710 CRYSTALLINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR INHALATION COMPRISING SUGAR AND LIPID COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE ARNOLD, ERNST V —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18563953 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING 9-AMINOMETHYL TETRACYCLINE COMPOUNDS FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 14d
18877710 CRYSTALLINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR INHALATION COMPRISING SUGAR AND LIPID COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE ARNOLD, ERNST V —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1613 1
1626 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18877710 CRYSTALLINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR INHALATION COMPRISING SUGAR AND LIPID COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE ARNOLD, ERNST V 1613 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18563953 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING 9-AMINOMETHYL TETRACYCLINE COMPOUNDS FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1626 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 24, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hovione Scientia Limited have?

Hovione Scientia Limited has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hovione Scientia Limited applications?

Ernst V Arnold has the most, with 1 of Hovione Scientia Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hovione Scientia Limited's patent applications in?

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

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