Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
70 pending office actions • 20 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 65 patents granted in the last 365 days
Novozymes A/S has 70 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio spans 49 examiners and 20 art units, creating substantial distribution across both examination personnel and technical groups. The action total exceeds the examiner total, indicating that multiple matters are assigned to some examiners, while the 20 art units call for structured technical segmentation.
CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending actions. That group is a useful source for identifying recurring examination positions, but it is not a substitute for reviewing the many other examiner assignments. Counsel should coordinate biotechnology claim strategy at the portfolio level while tailoring prior-art, written-description, and amendment responses to each examiner and art unit.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 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. 27 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 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (16%) |
| §103 only | 17 (24%) |
| §112 only | 6 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 13 (19%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (30%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 4 | 73.6% | +57.6% |
| PAK, YONG D | 4 | 74.7% | +14.2% |
| HUTSON, RICHARD G | 4 | 65.1% | +52.9% |
| FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 3 | 82.5% | +14.3% |
| ROBINSON, HOPE A | 2 | 67.7% | +43.0% |
| SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 2 | 82.9% | +14.0% |
| STEADMAN, DAVID J | 2 | 57.7% | +29.7% |
| EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 2 | 60.8% | +43.6% |
| LEE, JAE W | 2 | 65.6% | +38.5% |
| NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE | 2 | 73.4% | +18.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19019935 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | — |
| 18956701 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LYSOZYME ACTIVITY, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME AND USES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | — |
| 18896095 | STABILIZED CELLULASE VARIANTS | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | — |
| 18826915 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 81d overdue |
| 17764491 | USE OF CELLULASE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF DETERGENTS | HURST, JONATHAN M | 58d overdue |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 23d overdue |
| 17913103 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING FRUCTAN DEGRADING ACTIVITY | FAN, LYNN Y | 17d overdue |
| 17778452 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF | XU, QING | 16d overdue |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 2d overdue |
| 18570301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLIME IN A PULP OR PAPER MAKING PROCESS | PAK, YONG D | 1d overdue |
| 17762689 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE USES IN DETERGENT COMPOSITION | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 14d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18052489 | PROTEASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 87d overdue |
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 81d overdue |
| 18043515 | POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 71d overdue |
| 17927164 | SUBTILASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME | LEE, JAE W | 70d overdue |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 23d overdue |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 2d overdue |
| 18570301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLIME IN A PULP OR PAPER MAKING PROCESS | PAK, YONG D | 1d overdue |
| 18547525 | DNASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 12d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 19 |
| 1656 | 13 |
| 1657 | 6 |
| 1799 | 5 |
| 1653 | 4 |
| 1793 | 3 |
| 1792 | 3 |
| 1761 | 2 |
| 1651 | 2 |
| 1759 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19032682 | Counter-Selection by Inhibition of Conditionally Essential Genes | COLLINS, CYNTHIA E | 1662 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19019935 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 1652 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18871339 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PHOSPHORUS SECRETION BY FISH | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1652 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18956701 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING LYSOZYME ACTIVITY, POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME AND USES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 1652 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18859642 | BREWING WITH THERMOSTABLE AMG VARIANTS | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18857409 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1652 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18857436 | PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18909608 | Manganese Bleach Catalyst Granules | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18896095 | STABILIZED CELLULASE VARIANTS | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 1652 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18826915 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18822802 | POLYPEPTIDES | PAK, YONG D | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18840367 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS AND BIOGAS FROM STARCH-CONTAINING MATERIALS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | 1652 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840008 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT THE COMBINED OPERATION OF A BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION UNIT AND A BIOGAS UNIT | GORDON, MELENIE LEE | 1651 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18832145 | DNase Variants and Compositions | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 1656 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18726653 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING RELIEF FROM FRUCTAN OR FRUCTOSE INDUCED ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 1657 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18723211 | REDUCTION OF RESIDUAL DNA IN MICROBIAL FERMENTATION PRODUCTS | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18720981 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A LIPASE AND A BOOSTER | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18719062 | METHODS AND USES FOR IMPROVING EGG PRODUCTION AND EGG QUALITY INVOLVING ADMINISTERING FEED COMPRISING MURAMIDASE | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 1793 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18716115 | IMPROVED PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN RECOMBINANT BACTERIA | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18675391 | Phytase Variants and Polynucleotides Encoding Same | MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y | 1652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18700134 | ENDOGLUCANASE WITH IMPROVED STABILITY | BOWERS, ERIN M | 1653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18607109 | CELLOBIOHYDROLASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §101§102Other | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18601534 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS | LEE, JAE W | 1656 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18685684 | FRAGRANCE BEAD COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF | LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | 1652 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18443755 | EJECTOR EQUIPPED FERMENTER | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18571661 | RECOMBINANT CUTINASE EXPRESSION | YAMASAKI, ROBERT J | 1657 | §112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18570301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLIME IN A PULP OR PAPER MAKING PROCESS | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18557507 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED POLYMER CONTENT | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18547679 | Polypeptide Variants | MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY | 1655 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18547525 | DNASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18546866 | METHOD OF IMPROVING CARBOHYDRATE DIGESTIBILITY BY A CARBOHYDRATASE IN AN ANIMAL FEED BY EMPLOYING SERINE PROTEASE | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18263809 | METHODS OF SELECTIVELY PROMOTING ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH MODULATION OF MICROBIOME | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18263818 | METHODS FOR REDUCING PATHOGENIC E COLI BY SELECTIVE FEED ADDITIVE INTERVENTION COMPRISING ENZYMES SUCH AS MURAMIDASE | PAGUIO FRISING, MICHELLE F | 1651 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18263339 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §102DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18262619 | STABILIZED BIOLOGICAL DETERGENTS | TUCKER, PHILIP C | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18262051 | LIPASE WITH LOW MALODOR GENERATION | NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE | 1799 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18257665 | IMPROVED FIBER-WASH IN CORN WET-MILLING | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18318442 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACCASE | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 1656 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18251533 | LEADER PEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THE SAME | ZINGARELLI, SANDRA | 1653 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18034559 | USE OF LIPOXYGENASE | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | 1799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 18250397 | Baked and Par-Baked Products with Thermostable AMG Variants from Penicillium | DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18249826 | METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A DETERGENT COMPOSITION | BEVERIDGE, CONNOR HAMMOND | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18249231 | LIPASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUCH LIPASE VARIANTS | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18249037 | GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE VARIANTS FOR IMPROVED PROTEIN PRODUCTION | POPA, ILEANA | 1633 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18029590 | New Granules for Animal Feed | PAPCIAK, SHARON M | 1657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18029594 | Enzymatic Preservation of Probiotics in Animal Feed | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18043515 | POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §112 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §101§102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 20, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialNovozymes A/S has 70 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 49 examiners.
Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury has the most, with 4 of Novozymes A/S's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
