Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ichilov Tech Ltd. is managing 2 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed by a different examiner in a different technical division. With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units involved, the company must manage two separate prosecution tracks simultaneously.
ESSEX, LAURA ANN is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 busiest examiner pending case represents half of the company's total of 2 pending office actions. Practitioners should note that the 2 distinct art units suggest different technical focuses within the biotechnology sector. Successfully resolving the 2 pending office actions will require addressing the specific concerns of both 2 distinct examiners across their respective 2 distinct art units. The 1 busiest examiner pending matter requires a tailored response to satisfy ESSEX, LAURA ANN. Coordination between the 2 distinct art units is necessary to ensure consistent results for the 2 pending office actions.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSEX, LAURA ANN | 1 | 60.0% | +35.8% |
| PIHONAK, SARAH | 1 | 61.4% | +42.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18389949 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF A SUBJECT TO ANTI-TNF ALPHA THERAPY | ESSEX, LAURA ANN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18130943 | TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES | PIHONAK, SARAH | 55d |
| 18389949 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF A SUBJECT TO ANTI-TNF ALPHA THERAPY | ESSEX, LAURA ANN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1675 | 1 |
| 1627 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18389949 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF A SUBJECT TO ANTI-TNF ALPHA THERAPY | ESSEX, LAURA ANN | 1675 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18130943 | TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES | PIHONAK, SARAH | 1627 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialIchilov Tech Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Laura Ann Essex has the most, with 1 of Ichilov Tech Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
