Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nikki-Universal Co., Ltd. is navigating 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is being examined by 1 distinct examiner, DOVE, TRACY MAE, who holds the 1 busiest examiner pending action. The presence of 1 distinct art unit suggests a specialized technical focus for the company's current application.
Because the company only has 1 pending office action, its current prosecution experience is entirely defined by the interaction with DOVE, TRACY MAE. This singular focus requires the applicant to closely monitor the specific examiner's history and preferences to ensure a successful outcome in the Chemistry & Materials sector. The 1 distinct examiner involved is the sole arbiter of the company's active patent claims.
The use of 1 distinct art unit indicates that the technology is being evaluated within a specific division of the patent office. With 1 busiest examiner pending action to manage, the company's legal team can focus on the specific prior art and legal issues raised by DOVE, TRACY MAE. This streamlined prosecution environment is efficient but places high importance on the outcome of this single office action.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVE, TRACY MAE | 1 | 68.7% | +9.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18294266 | SUPPORTED METAL CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | DOVE, TRACY MAE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18294266 | SUPPORTED METAL CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF | DOVE, TRACY MAE | 1725 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNikki-Universal Co., Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Tracy Mae Dove has the most, with 1 of Nikki-Universal Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
