Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

INSERM

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

7 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

INSERM manages a patent portfolio in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The data indicates 1 pending office action currently active. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, showing a specific focus for the organization's current pharmaceutical or biological applications. This concentration suggests that the filings are being evaluated within a single specialized group at the USPTO.

The busiest examiner for the portfolio is STAVROU, CONSTANTINA E, who is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. This action accounts for the total of 1 pending office action for the portfolio. The concentration in the distinct art unit suggests that the current filings are being evaluated within a specific technical specialty. For practitioners, this highlights the importance of understanding the examiner's specific technical standards, as their review will determine the outcome for the entirety of the organization's active prosecution.

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

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

4
Hard (57%)
2
Medium (29%)
1
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (29%)
§103 only2 (29%)
§112 only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (29%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

5
Life Sciences
71% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
29% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE 1 58.9% +49.4%
MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1 68.5% +45.1%
ALDARRAJI, ZAINAB MOHAMMED 1 67.4% +18.7%
FARAG, AMAL ALY 1 68.0% +38.4%
GRASER, JENNIFER E 1 76.8% +23.2%
IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 1 52.4% +72.2%
KIM, TAEYOON 1 51.4% +52.2%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18255885 MICRO-DEVICE TRACKING AND VIZUALISATION SYSTEM FARAG, AMAL ALY 78d overdue
17422737 AAV-MEDIATED GENE THERAPY RESTORING THE OTOFERLIN GENE KIM, TAEYOON 15d overdue
17918686 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RETURN TO FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY IN A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE EVENT IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 27d
18248120 COMBINATION OF INHALED ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOMODULATORY AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS GRASER, JENNIFER E —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18255885 MICRO-DEVICE TRACKING AND VIZUALISATION SYSTEM FARAG, AMAL ALY 78d overdue
17422737 AAV-MEDIATED GENE THERAPY RESTORING THE OTOFERLIN GENE KIM, TAEYOON 15d overdue
18256706 ULTRASOUND DEVICE TRACKING SYSTEM ALDARRAJI, ZAINAB MOHAMMED 8d overdue
17918686 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RETURN TO FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY IN A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE EVENT IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 27d
18692037 ANTI-HUMAN CD45RC BINDING DOMAINS AND USES THEREOF STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE —
18294577 HYBRID PROMOTERS FOR GENE EXPRESSION IN MUSCLES AND IN THE CNS MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER —
18248120 COMBINATION OF INHALED ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOMODULATORY AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS GRASER, JENNIFER E —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1642 1
1635 1
3797 1
3798 1
1645 1
1678 1
1631 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18692037 ANTI-HUMAN CD45RC BINDING DOMAINS AND USES THEREOF STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE 1642 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18294577 HYBRID PROMOTERS FOR GENE EXPRESSION IN MUSCLES AND IN THE CNS MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Feb 02, 2024
18256706 ULTRASOUND DEVICE TRACKING SYSTEM ALDARRAJI, ZAINAB MOHAMMED 3797 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18255885 MICRO-DEVICE TRACKING AND VIZUALISATION SYSTEM FARAG, AMAL ALY 3798 §101§103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18248120 COMBINATION OF INHALED ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNOMODULATORY AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS GRASER, JENNIFER E 1645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2023
17918686 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RETURN TO FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY IN A SUBJECT SUFFERING FROM AN ACUTE EVENT IVICH, FERNANDO NMN 1678 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 13, 2022
17422737 AAV-MEDIATED GENE THERAPY RESTORING THE OTOFERLIN GENE KIM, TAEYOON 1631 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does INSERM have?

INSERM has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 7 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most INSERM applications?

Alyssa Rae Stonebraker has the most, with 1 of INSERM's pending office actions.

What technology area are INSERM's patent applications in?

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

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