Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Lonza Greenwood LLC

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

8 pending office actions • 5 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Lonza Greenwood LLC has 9 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 9 examiners across 6 art units, indicating a wide examination footprint and limited concentration around any one examiner. Portfolio management will therefore depend on consistent technical positions, reliable status tracking, and careful separation of examiner-specific issues.

PRAGANI, RAJAN is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. No examiner has a dominant share of the listed workload, so counsel should prioritize cross-matter consistency rather than rely on a single relationship or recurring examiner practice. A coordinated review of claim terminology and biotechnology support can help prevent unnecessary divergence while preserving tailored responses.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due later (1)

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 (12%)
4
Medium (50%)
3
Easy (38%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (38%)
§112 only3 (38%)
Double-patenting + other1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (12%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

7
Life Sciences
88% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
12% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1 51.8% +27.5%
MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y 1 70.7% +42.8%
LEE, SIN J 1 68.8% +25.1%
MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. 1 15.7% +24.3%
WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE 1 0.0% +0.0%
HA, JULIE 1 75.7% +44.1%
AUDET, MAURY A 1 50.1% +23.9%
MARTINEZ, TARA L 1 62.7% +65.6%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18144542 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND PASTEURIZATION OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING UNDENATURED COLLAGEN MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. 16d overdue
18009359 Undenatured Type II Collagen as a Supplement for Improved Endurance, Lipid Metabolism, and Oxidative Stress WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18572983 Method to Control Administration of Active Substance to the Digestive Tract LEE, SIN J 43d overdue
18144542 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND PASTEURIZATION OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING UNDENATURED COLLAGEN MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. 16d overdue
17908015 Undenatured Type II Collagen in Food and Beverage Applications and Uses Thereof HA, JULIE 7d
16106348 Composition and Nutritional Supplement Made Therefrom MARTINEZ, TARA L 70d
18833977 Fast Acting Joint Health Composition and Use Thereof ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER —
18701644 Chondroprotective Nutraceutical Composition and Method of Using Same MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y —
17260360 Collagen and Cell Matter Supplement and Method for Administering Same AUDET, MAURY A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1654 3
1612 1
1613 1
1793 1
1600 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18833977 Fast Acting Joint Health Composition and Use Thereof ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1612 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18701644 Chondroprotective Nutraceutical Composition and Method of Using Same MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2024
18572983 Method to Control Administration of Active Substance to the Digestive Tract LEE, SIN J 1613 §103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18144542 METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND PASTEURIZATION OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING UNDENATURED COLLAGEN MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. 1793 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending May 08, 2023
18009359 Undenatured Type II Collagen as a Supplement for Improved Endurance, Lipid Metabolism, and Oxidative Stress WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE 1600 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2022
17908015 Undenatured Type II Collagen in Food and Beverage Applications and Uses Thereof HA, JULIE 1654 §112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Aug 30, 2022
17260360 Collagen and Cell Matter Supplement and Method for Administering Same AUDET, MAURY A 1654 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 14, 2021
16106348 Composition and Nutritional Supplement Made Therefrom MARTINEZ, TARA L 1654 §112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 21, 2018

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Lonza Greenwood LLC have?

Lonza Greenwood LLC has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 8 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Lonza Greenwood LLC applications?

Joshua Alexander Atkinson has the most, with 1 of Lonza Greenwood LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Lonza Greenwood LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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