Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Mpeg La L L C

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Mpeg La L L C has 2 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Those matters are distributed across 2 examiners and 2 art units, so the portfolio requires coordination across separate examination channels rather than a single examiner strategy.

KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because that examiner handles only part of the pending work, counsel should maintain distinct response plans for the other assigned examination track.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1 35.0% +35.4%
ZARA, JANE J 1 71.0% +16.1%
ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH 1 56.7% +33.3%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17925807 ORTHOGONALLY LINKED MULTIMERIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDES ZARA, JANE J 54d
18032118 LINKER COMPOUNDS COMPRISING AMIDE BONDS KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH —
17923843 LINKER COMPOUNDS ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17925807 ORTHOGONALLY LINKED MULTIMERIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDES ZARA, JANE J 54d
18032118 LINKER COMPOUNDS COMPRISING AMIDE BONDS KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH —
17923843 LINKER COMPOUNDS ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1637 2
1658 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18032118 LINKER COMPOUNDS COMPRISING AMIDE BONDS KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1658 §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2023
17925807 ORTHOGONALLY LINKED MULTIMERIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDES ZARA, JANE J 1637 §103§112 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Nov 16, 2022
17923843 LINKER COMPOUNDS ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH 1637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Mpeg La L L C have?

Mpeg La L L C has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Mpeg La L L C applications?

Sara Elizabeth Konopelski Snavel has the most, with 1 of Mpeg La L L C's pending office actions.

What technology area are Mpeg La L L C's patent applications in?

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

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