Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Jaekwang Seo

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Jaekwang Seo is active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 1 pending office action currently under review. This action is being managed by 1 distinct examiner, INSLER, ELIZABETH. As the busiest examiner for this portfolio, INSLER, ELIZABETH is responsible for the 1 pending office action. This indicates a concentrated effort on a specific chemical innovation.

The examination is taking place in 1 distinct art unit, which points to a specialized technical focus for the applicant. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution process is highly focused. The outcome of the 1 pending office action will be the primary factor in the portfolio's progress in the Chemistry & Materials space. Because INSLER, ELIZABETH is the only examiner involved, the applicant can dedicate resources to addressing the specific requirements of this 1 pending office action. This 1 distinct art unit provides the administrative framework for the current prosecution phase, allowing for a direct and targeted legal strategy.

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.

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
INSLER, ELIZABETH 1 66.9% +25.4%

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
18389295 UREA WATER MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND THEREOF METHOD INSLER, ELIZABETH —

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
18389295 UREA WATER MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND THEREOF METHOD INSLER, ELIZABETH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1774 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18389295 UREA WATER MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND THEREOF METHOD INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2023

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