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
Notpla Limited currently manages 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This case is handled by 1 distinct examiner. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a specific technical focus for the company's current materials-related filings. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit allows for a highly specialized legal approach that addresses the unique technical standards of the Chemistry & Materials sector.
The busiest examiner is MERRIAM, ANDREW E, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit for the 1 pending office action, the portfolio's active prosecution is highly concentrated. This concentration simplifies the management of the company's intellectual property within the Chemistry & Materials sector. Practitioners should focus on the specific examination patterns of MERRIAM, ANDREW E to effectively navigate the 1 pending office action. Because there is only 1 pending office action, the company's current prosecution success is tied to this 1 examiner interaction. A focused and technically sound response to the 1 distinct art unit's requirements will be essential.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1 | 28.3% | +33.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18709172 | NEW SINGLE-USE PACKAGING | MERRIAM, ANDREW 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18709172 | NEW SINGLE-USE PACKAGING | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18709172 | NEW SINGLE-USE PACKAGING | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNotpla Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Andrew E Merriam has the most, with 1 of Notpla Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
