Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Korea Basic Science Institute is active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 3 pending office actions. These actions are assigned to 3 distinct examiners. Despite the variety of examiners, all 3 pending office actions are housed within 1 distinct art unit. This indicates technical focus, as the patent office has categorized all current filings within the same specialized group at the patent office.
Derek S Chapel is listed as the busiest examiner for the institute, holding 1 pending office action. This figure is consistent across the portfolio, as the 3 distinct examiners each manage 1 of the 3 pending office actions. For the institute, this means that while they are dealing with 1 art unit, they must navigate the specific preferences of the distinct examiners. This situation requires a strategy that balances the consistent technical standards of the 1 art unit with the individual perspectives of the 1 examiner managing the busiest pending case.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL, DEREK S | 1 | 70.3% | +21.9% |
| ZENG, LINGWEN R | 1 | 76.6% | +20.3% |
| MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | 1 | 44.0% | +78.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18813759 | VARIABLE COHERENCE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | CHAPEL, DEREK S | — |
| 17654728 | ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING BOTH SIDE COATED ELECTRODES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18813759 | VARIABLE COHERENCE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | CHAPEL, DEREK S | — |
| 18408128 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | ZENG, LINGWEN R | — |
| 17654728 | ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING BOTH SIDE COATED ELECTRODES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18813759 | VARIABLE COHERENCE ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | CHAPEL, DEREK S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18408128 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | ZENG, LINGWEN R | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 17654728 | ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING BOTH SIDE COATED ELECTRODES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2022 |
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