Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Mcd Technologies S A R L is currently handling 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed between 2 distinct examiners, with DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA serving as the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. This distribution ensures that the 2 pending office actions are reviewed by different individuals.
The prosecution is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting that the matters involve similar technical subject matter within the Chemistry & Materials field. Having 2 distinct examiners within a single art unit allows the applicant to observe how different examiners apply the same unit-specific standards. This can provide valuable insights into the patentability requirements for their technology.
With those matters and those examiners, the company maintains a diversified prosecution strategy. The focus on 1 distinct art unit implies that the legal hurdles may be consistent across the portfolio. Practitioners should compare the feedback from both examiners to identify the most effective arguments. DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA oversees 1 pending action, providing a key point of contact.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA | 1 | 74.4% | +12.4% |
| AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI | 1 | 64.9% | -5.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18684663 | CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION, CATHODE PASTE AND CATHODE | DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA | — |
| 18362586 | BINDER THAT IS COMPOSITE OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE AND PTFE, AND COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME | AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18684663 | CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION, CATHODE PASTE AND CATHODE | DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1751 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18684663 | CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION, CATHODE PASTE AND CATHODE | DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2024 |
| 18362586 | BINDER THAT IS COMPOSITE OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE AND PTFE, AND COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME | AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI | 1751 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
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