Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is handled by 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit. The current portfolio activity is concentrated on this single pending case, reflecting a specific technical focus.

MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD is the busiest examiner for the institution, with 1 pending office action. This represents the only active prosecution matter reported for the institution at this time. The prosecution is currently limited to this single examiner and art unit, indicating a narrow scope of current patent activity.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 1 67.2% +31.9%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18718004 Process for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, Co-Ratating Twin-Screw Extruder for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, and Corresponding Wood Pellets MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 15d

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18718004 Process for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, Co-Ratating Twin-Screw Extruder for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, and Corresponding Wood Pellets MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 15d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1754 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18718004 Process for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, Co-Ratating Twin-Screw Extruder for the Extrusion of Wood Pellets, and Corresponding Wood Pellets MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 1754 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Jun 07, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon have?

Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon applications?

Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh has the most, with 1 of Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon's pending office actions.

What technology area are Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Lyon's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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