Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH

Technology area: Communications

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

Analysis

Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH currently has 1 pending office action in the Communications technology area. This action is assigned to examiner ZHAO, LEI, who is the only distinct examiner for the portfolio. The company is active in 1 distinct art unit, matching the single pending matter.

ZHAO, LEI is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This single pending matter defines the current scope of the company's communications-related patent prosecution. For a practitioner, the assignment of 1 pending office action to 1 distinct examiner means that the prosecution strategy is focused on a single dialogue. The 1 distinct art unit indicates that the subject matter is confined to a specific technical classification.

With 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the company's current patent efforts are not diversified across multiple examiners or units. This concentration under ZHAO, LEI means that the examiner's interpretation of the prior art will be the primary factor in the outcome of the 1 pending office action. The 1 distinct art unit reflects the narrow technical scope of the current filing.

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.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
100% 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
ZHAO, LEI 1 73.7% +18.3%

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
18953703 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING OBJECTS ZHAO, LEI —

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
18953703 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING OBJECTS ZHAO, LEI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2668 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18953703 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY INSPECTING OBJECTS ZHAO, LEI 2668 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH have?

Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH applications?

Lei Zhao has the most, with 1 of Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Körber Pharma Inspection GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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