Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

The Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences currently manages 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This application is being reviewed by GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending office action. The prosecution effort is concentrated under 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a very targeted technical focus.

Because there is only 1 pending office action, the institute has a single point of contact at the patent office. This alignment with GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA allows the applicant to focus on the specific procedural and technical requirements of 1 distinct examiner. However, the lack of diversity across 1 distinct art unit means that the institute's current biotechnology and pharmaceutical efforts are subject to the specific interpretive standards of a single group, making the relationship with this examiner critical for success in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (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
GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1 28.8% +34.6%

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
18972626 USE OF MIR-22-3P IN PROMOTING DIFFERENTIATION OF YAK MYOBLASTS GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA —

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
18972626 USE OF MIR-22-3P IN PROMOTING DIFFERENTIATION OF YAK MYOBLASTS GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1631 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18972626 USE OF MIR-22-3P IN PROMOTING DIFFERENTIATION OF YAK MYOBLASTS GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1631 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences have?

Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences applications?

Josephine Maria Gonzales has the most, with 1 of Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences's pending office actions.

What technology area are Institute Of Western Agriculture The Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences's patent applications in?

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

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