Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
46 pending office actions • 33 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 46 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days
National University of Singapore manages a portfolio with 47 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 33 distinct art units, reflecting a broad research scope. The prosecution involves 46 distinct examiners, meaning the count of pending actions is nearly equal to the count of individuals reviewing them at the patent office.
SHIN, DANA H is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This is a portion of the 47 pending office actions total, highlighting a decentralized prosecution environment. The 33 distinct art units suggest that the university's biotechnology innovations span many specialized technical fields. Practitioners should be prepared to manage 46 distinct examiner relationships across 33 distinct art units, as the prosecution strategy must be adaptable to many technical groups, with the busiest examiner handling only 2 of the pending actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (9%) |
| §103 only | 15 (33%) |
| §102 only | 5 (11%) |
| §112 only | 3 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (37%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIN, DANA H | 2 | 27.0% | +27.0% |
| GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1 | 71.8% | +33.1% |
| CURRAN, GREGORY H | 1 | 90.2% | +5.2% |
| METZGER, MICHAEL J | 1 | 90.7% | +7.6% |
| GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA | 1 | 54.7% | +13.8% |
| NGUYEN, SANG H | 1 | 88.7% | +11.7% |
| TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | 1 | 86.6% | +4.1% |
| ALROBAYE, IDRISS N | 1 | 74.7% | +38.4% |
| HON, SOW FUN | 1 | 57.7% | +64.8% |
| PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | 1 | 57.8% | +14.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18865877 | Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry (MRR) Measurement to Predict Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCS) | CURRAN, GREGORY H | — |
| 19193344 | RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR AND A METHOD OF IMPROVING AN EFFICIENCY OF THE RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR | METZGER, MICHAEL J | — |
| 19059830 | NANOMETROLOGY DEVICE | NGUYEN, SANG H | — |
| 18873185 | DETECTOR SCHEME FOR DETECTING LASER VOLTAGE PROBING ATTACKS | TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18028432 | NUCLEIC ACID NANOSTRUCTURES WITH TUNABLE FUNCTIONAL STABILITY | BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE | 42d overdue |
| 17739856 | CONFORMAL METAL DICHALCOGENIDES | ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K | 5d |
| 18682544 | WOUND MONITORING SYSTEM AND SENSOR THEREOF | WESTFALL, SARAH ANN | 26d |
| 18252185 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS TO PLK1 INHIBITION | BAUSCH, SARAE L | 28d |
| 18705455 | SPRAY-DRIED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION | PEEBLES, KATHERINE | 34d |
| 19111834 | AN OPTICAL MEDIA, METHOD OF MAKING AN OPTICAL MEDIA AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW | GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA | 84d |
| 18862392 | NEAR-FIELD MICROWAVE 3D PRINTING OF FUNCTIONAL DEVICES | TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M | — |
| 18853557 | IMAGING SYSTEM | NIGAM, NATASHA | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19111834 | AN OPTICAL MEDIA, METHOD OF MAKING AN OPTICAL MEDIA AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW | GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA | 84d |
| 19282491 | VAPOR-PHASE PRECURSOR SEEDING FOR DIAMOND FILM DEPOSITION | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — |
| 19059830 | NANOMETROLOGY DEVICE | NGUYEN, SANG H | — |
| 18871323 | Reconfigurable Computing Architecture | ALROBAYE, IDRISS N | — |
| 18866448 | A Composition and a Composite Material | HON, SOW FUN | — |
| 18863218 | SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT SENSING OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A BODY | PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | — |
| 18309443 | MITOCHONDRIAL DELIVERY OF RECOMBINANT NUCLEIC ACIDS | SHIN, DANA H | — |
| 17984846 | TRANS-SPLICING RNA (tsRNA) | SHIN, DANA H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1759 | 2 |
| 4100 | 2 |
| 1635 | 2 |
| 2183 | 1 |
| 1721 | 1 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| 2181 | 1 |
| 1684 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| 1617 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19282491 | VAPOR-PHASE PRECURSOR SEEDING FOR DIAMOND FILM DEPOSITION | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 18865877 | Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry (MRR) Measurement to Predict Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCS) | CURRAN, GREGORY H | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19193344 | RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR AND A METHOD OF IMPROVING AN EFFICIENCY OF THE RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR | METZGER, MICHAEL J | 2183 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19111834 | AN OPTICAL MEDIA, METHOD OF MAKING AN OPTICAL MEDIA AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW | GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA | 1721 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19059830 | NANOMETROLOGY DEVICE | NGUYEN, SANG H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 18873185 | DETECTOR SCHEME FOR DETECTING LASER VOLTAGE PROBING ATTACKS | TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | 2878 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18871323 | Reconfigurable Computing Architecture | ALROBAYE, IDRISS N | 2181 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18866448 | A Composition and a Composite Material | HON, SOW FUN | 1759 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18863218 | SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTACT SENSING OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER OF A BODY | PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862392 | NEAR-FIELD MICROWAVE 3D PRINTING OF FUNCTIONAL DEVICES | TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M | 1684 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18853557 | IMAGING SYSTEM | NIGAM, NATASHA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18845819 | MULTI-LAYER CONTACT STACK, PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS MADE THEREOF AND METHODS TO FORM THEM | MEKHLIN, ELI S | 1759 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18845350 | Method and device for weight adjustment in an optical neural network | BEATTY, COLLIN X | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18725504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRIAGING SEPSIS PATIENTS USING HEART RATE N-VARIABILITY (HRnV) | D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH | 3796 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18715497 | TWO-TERMINAL TANDEM SOLAR MODULE | BOEGEL, CHEVY JACOB | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18715527 | SOLAR CELL FABRICATION | DULKA, JOHN P | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18705455 | SPRAY-DRIED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION | PEEBLES, KATHERINE | 1617 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18614045 | DOPING BY MOLECULAR LAYER DEPOSITION | STEWART, ROBERT LINCOLN | 4100 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18609273 | ELECTRON-WITHDRAWING FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON SI-CHALCOGEN PRECURSORS | DINKE, BITEW A | 4100 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18689539 | SPECTROMETER AND METHOD OF DETECTING A SPECTRUM | FABIAN JR, ROBERTO | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18686844 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENERGY TRANSFER | VUONG, QUOCHIEN B | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18583551 | BLOCKADE OF CD7 EXPRESSION AND CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF T-CELL MALIGNANCIES | KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18682544 | WOUND MONITORING SYSTEM AND SENSOR THEREOF | WESTFALL, SARAH ANN | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18396410 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING PREDICTED COMPONENT CONCENTRATIONS OF A TARGET MIXTURE | BRYANT, MICHAEL CASEY | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18541263 | METHODS OF DEPOSITING SILICON-CONTAINING DIELECTRIC LAYERS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | CHEN, BRET P | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18561266 | PROTEIN ANTIGEN-BINDING MOLECULES | BARRERA, IMMACULADA | 1671 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18557090 | MENTAL AROUSAL LEVEL REGULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18553840 | DONOR-ACCEPTOR CONJUGATED OLIGOELECTROLYTES FOR CELL LABELLING AND METHODS THEREOF | CHONG, YONG SOO | 1623 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18548073 | POROUS CERAMIC SUPPORTS, MEMBRANES, METHODS AND USES THEREOF | DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 1741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2023 |
| 18264340 | EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE DRUG ANALYSIS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF TARGETED THERAPY | DENT, ALANA HARRIS | 1643 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18200156 | Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Steatosis-Associated Disorders | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18252185 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING RESPONSIVENESS TO PLK1 INHIBITION | BAUSCH, SARAE L | 1699 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18309443 | MITOCHONDRIAL DELIVERY OF RECOMBINANT NUCLEIC ACIDS | SHIN, DANA H | 1635 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 18250686 | OPTICAL RANGE FINDING | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18028432 | NUCLEIC ACID NANOSTRUCTURES WITH TUNABLE FUNCTIONAL STABILITY | BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE | 1682 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 18006541 | TARGETING IMMUNE PATHOLOGIES INDUCED BY HIGHLY PATHOGENIC CORONAVIRUSES | SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L | 1628 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18015611 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASUREMENT-DEVICE-INDEPENDENT QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | ALI, AFAQ | 2434 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 17991931 | AREA SELECTIVE DEPOSITION THROUGH SURFACE SILYLATION | LAW, NGA LEUNG V | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17984846 | TRANS-SPLICING RNA (tsRNA) | SHIN, DANA H | 1635 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2022 |
| 17914304 | A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE | CHIU, TAK LIANG | 1777 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17759820 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CHARACTERIZING NANOVESICLES AND BOUND OR ASSOCIATED TARGETS THEREOF | ADAMS, MICHELLE | 1797 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17739856 | CONFORMAL METAL DICHALCOGENIDES | ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K | 2891 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | May 09, 2022 |
| 17709811 | THERMAL MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | KIRKWOOD, SPENCER HAMMETT | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2022 |
| 17621407 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD OF LUNG CANCER | COOK, LISA V | 1642 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2021 |
| 17436338 | NON-VIRAL MODIFICATION OF MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Sep 03, 2021 |
| 17434186 | ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS | REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA | 1632 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2021 |
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