Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Lifescore Limited is managing 1 pending office action within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN, and 1 distinct art unit. The 1 pending office action constitutes the full extent of the company's current active prosecution workload. Because the portfolio involves only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution path is very narrow and dependent on a single review process.
GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently reviewing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Practitioners should focus on the specific technical requirements of the 1 distinct art unit to advance the case. The 1 pending office action under GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN requires a targeted approach to satisfy this 1 distinct examiner. Successfully resolving the 1 pending office action will depend on the interaction within the 1 distinct art unit. The 1 busiest examiner pending matter must be addressed with a comprehensive response to ensure the 1 distinct examiner has all necessary information. The 1 distinct art unit standards will govern the outcome of the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 1 | 54.5% | +50.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18390497 | Apparatus and Methods for Cellular Compositions | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18390497 | Apparatus and Methods for Cellular Compositions | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18390497 | Apparatus and Methods for Cellular Compositions | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialLifescore Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nicole Kathleen Gillespie has the most, with 1 of Lifescore Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
