Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Northmirs Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Northmirs Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, which is a notable concentration of workload for multiple pending matters. Furthermore, the company's prosecution activity is confined to 1 distinct art unit, indicating that the 2 pending office actions likely involve closely related biological or pharmaceutical technologies.

The busiest examiner for the portfolio is SHIN, DANA H, who is responsible for 2 busiest examiner pending actions. This means that the same individual is reviewing every active application the company has before the patent office. For the applicant, this concentration under SHIN, DANA H provides a consistent examination environment but also means that the company's entire Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals strategy is subject to the interpretation of a single examiner.

Managing 2 pending office actions within 1 distinct art unit requires a coordinated response strategy to ensure that arguments made in these cases do not conflict. Since 1 distinct examiner is handling these matters, the company has a unique opportunity to understand and adapt to the specific requirements of the assigned official. The 2 busiest examiner pending actions represent the full scope of the company's current challenges in the patent office.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

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.

1
Hard (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHIN, DANA H 2 26.9% +26.9%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18933178 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H —
18794415 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18933178 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H —
18794415 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1635 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18933178 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H 1635 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 31, 2024
18794415 MICRORNA-BASED PARTICLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF DYSREGULATED IMMUNE RESPONSE SHIN, DANA H 1635 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 05, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Northmirs Inc. have?

Northmirs Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Northmirs Inc. applications?

Dana H Shin has the most, with 2 of Northmirs Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Northmirs Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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