Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Material Answers LLC currently manages 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH, who also serves as the busiest examiner for the portfolio. The prosecution is occurring within a distinct art unit, which ensures that the application is reviewed by a department with relevant technical expertise.
Because BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH is the only examiner responsible for the pending action, the company can maintain a highly consistent approach to its patent prosecution. The practitioner should focus on the specific preferences and examination history of the busiest examiner to optimize the response. This level of concentration within the Chemistry & Materials sector can lead to a more streamlined and efficient review process.
The presence of the pending office action in a distinct art unit indicates a focused patent strategy. By understanding the standards and practices of this specific unit, the company can better anticipate the types of objections that may arise. Successfully navigating the requirements of the busiest examiner and the art unit is critical for securing the desired patent protection.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | 1 | 52.5% | +45.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18738700 | FLUORINATED POLYBENZOXAZINE AND COMPOSITES THEREFROM | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1765 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18738700 | FLUORINATED POLYBENZOXAZINE AND COMPOSITES THEREFROM | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | 1765 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialMaterial Answers LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Adam Joseph Berro has the most, with 1 of Material Answers LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.