Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Melitta Single Portions GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This activity is confined to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the company's current patent filings. Such concentration allows for a targeted prosecution strategy within the chemistry sector. The company can focus its efforts on the specific examination practices of this 1 distinct art unit to ensure its materials innovations are properly protected. This localized activity reduces the complexity of managing the company's current patent portfolio.
The busiest examiner, MILLS JR., JOE E, is currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Because this 1 action represents the entirety of the company's pending workload, the relationship with this examiner is the central element of the current prosecution efforts. Navigating the requirements of this examiner will be essential for advancing the company's intellectual property goals. Practitioners should carefully review the 1 pending office action to develop a response that addresses the examiner's specific concerns. The success of the company's chemistry-related filings depends on this examiner interaction.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS JR., JOE E | 1 | 72.0% | +15.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18715223 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BREWED DRINK | MILLS JR., JOE E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18715223 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BREWED DRINK | MILLS JR., JOE E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18715223 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BREWED DRINK | MILLS JR., JOE E | 1792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialMelitta Single Portions GmbH & Co. Kg has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Joe E Mills Jr. has the most, with 1 of Melitta Single Portions GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
