Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Institut D'Optique Théorique Et Appliquée has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This action is being examined by 1 distinct examiner, PARAS JR, PETER. The prosecution is confined to a distinct art unit, suggesting a specialized optical application within the biotech field. PARAS JR, PETER is the busiest examiner, holding the busiest examiner pending action.
The presence of 1 distinct examiner for the 1 pending action indicates a centralized review process. This focused prosecution in a distinct art unit may allow for a more consistent application of examination standards. The pending office action is the only current matter being prosecuted by the institute in this specific technology area.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARAS JR, PETER | 1 | 9.1% | +7.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17057143 | SYSTEM FOR CELL CULTURE IN A BIOREACTOR | PARAS JR, PETER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1632 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17057143 | SYSTEM FOR CELL CULTURE IN A BIOREACTOR | PARAS JR, PETER | 1632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialInstitut D'Optique Théorique Et Appliquée has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Peter Paras Jr. has the most, with 1 of Institut D'Optique Théorique Et Appliquée's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
