Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Instituto Superior Tecnico has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, DIETERLE, JENNIFER M, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is conducted within a distinct art unit, providing a focused environment for the review of the company's intellectual property.
With DIETERLE, JENNIFER M as the only examiner involved, the company can develop a prosecution strategy that is specifically tailored to this individual's examination style. This concentration within the Chemistry & Materials field allows for a more predictable interaction with the patent office. The practitioner can leverage their knowledge of the busiest examiner's past actions to improve the efficiency of the response.
The involvement of a distinct art unit for the pending office action suggests that the company's technology is being evaluated by a specialized group of examiners. This departmental focus can be an advantage for maintaining consistency in the arguments presented. Monitoring the progress of the pending action will provide valuable insights into the examination trends within this specific art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIETERLE, JENNIFER M | 1 | 65.9% | +27.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18718262 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR THE SELECTIVE CAPTURE OF VOLATIL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING CARBOXYLIC ACID FUNCTIONAL GROUP(S) AND/OR VOLATILE ALCOHOLS | DIETERLE, JENNIFER M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18718262 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR THE SELECTIVE CAPTURE OF VOLATIL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING CARBOXYLIC ACID FUNCTIONAL GROUP(S) AND/OR VOLATILE ALCOHOLS | DIETERLE, JENNIFER M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1776 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18718262 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR THE SELECTIVE CAPTURE OF VOLATIL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS COMPRISING CARBOXYLIC ACID FUNCTIONAL GROUP(S) AND/OR VOLATILE ALCOHOLS | DIETERLE, JENNIFER M | 1776 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialInstituto Superior Tecnico has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Jennifer M Dieterle has the most, with 1 of Instituto Superior Tecnico's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
