Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
70 pending office actions • 18 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days
Novozymes A/S currently manages 71 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are distributed across 17 distinct art units. Prosecution is handled by 47 distinct examiners, requiring a strategy that accounts for different sets of examiner behaviors. Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 4 pending office actions.
The presence of 17 distinct art units indicates that the company's intellectual property strategy involves different specialized examination groups. With the 47 distinct examiners involved, practitioners should prepare for a variety of prosecution styles. The 4 pending office actions assigned to the busiest examiner represent a portion of the total 71 pending actions. This distribution shows that the portfolio is not concentrated under any individual official. The distinct examiners suggest that the pending office actions are subject to many individual perspectives. Practitioners must monitor the art units for group-specific trends.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 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. 28 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 | 13 (19%) |
| §103 only | 16 (23%) |
| §112 only | 6 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 15 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (27%) |
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 | 73.7% | +57.4% |
| FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 3 | 82.4% | +14.2% |
| STEADMAN, DAVID J | 3 | 57.7% | +29.6% |
| PAK, YONG D | 3 | 74.6% | +14.3% |
| HUTSON, RICHARD G | 3 | 65.1% | +53.1% |
| CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 3 | 40.4% | +65.0% |
| ROBINSON, HOPE A | 2 | 67.7% | +43.1% |
| SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 2 | 82.9% | +14.1% |
| GORDON, MELENIE LEE | 2 | 22.5% | +45.3% |
| EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 2 | 39.1% | +46.4% |
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 |
| 18570301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLIME IN A PULP OR PAPER MAKING PROCESS | PAK, YONG D | 1d overdue |
| 18318470 | Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 7d |
| 18318442 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACCASE | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 16d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 81d overdue |
| 18043515 | POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 71d overdue |
| 17601019 | Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Compositions | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 60d overdue |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 23d overdue |
| 17618927 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 11d overdue |
| 18570301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SLIME IN A PULP OR PAPER MAKING PROCESS | PAK, YONG D | 1d overdue |
| 18318470 | Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 7d |
| 18547525 | DNASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 12d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 11 |
| 1656 | 11 |
| 1657 | 7 |
| 1653 | 4 |
| 1799 | 4 |
| 1793 | 3 |
| 1651 | 3 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 1759 | 2 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19032682 | Counter-Selection by Inhibition of Conditionally Essential Genes | COLLINS, CYNTHIA E | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19019935 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18871339 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING PHOSPHORUS SECRETION BY FISH | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — | §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 | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18859642 | BREWING WITH THERMOSTABLE AMG VARIANTS | LI, CHANGQING | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18857436 | PRODUCTION OF FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18857409 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18909608 | Manganese Bleach Catalyst Granules | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | — | §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 |
| 18840367 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS AND BIOGAS FROM STARCH-CONTAINING MATERIALS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §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 | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18832145 | DNase Variants and Compositions | STEADMAN, DAVID J | — | §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 | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18720852 | Method of Producing a Milk-Based Product | CHAWLA, JYOTI | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18716115 | IMPROVED PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN RECOMBINANT BACTERIA | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18663928 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE EXTRACT | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 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 | — | §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 |
| 18539656 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS | FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY | 1651 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 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 |
| 18557507 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED POLYMER CONTENT | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 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 |
| 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 |
| 18318470 | Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 1656 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 7d | 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 |
| 18249826 | METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A DETERGENT COMPOSITION | BEVERIDGE, CONNOR HAMMOND | — | §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 |
| 18029586 | Enzymatic Feed Preservation | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 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 |
| 18063501 | PROTEASE ANIMAL FEED FORMULATION | DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17927164 | SUBTILASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME | LEE, JAE W | 1656 | DP | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17923489 | MEDICAL CLEANING COMPOSITION, USE AND METHOD OF CLEANING | NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE | 1656 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2022 |
| 18052489 | PROTEASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §112DP | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2022 |
| 17915652 | SUBMERGED FERMENTATION PROCESS | FAN, LYNN Y | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17913103 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING FRUCTAN DEGRADING ACTIVITY | FAN, LYNN Y | 1759 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17932160 | ENZYMATIC OR NON-ENZYMATIC BIODIESEL POLISHING PROCESS | PO, MING CHEUNG | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2022 |
| 17782279 | ENZYME COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17781973 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 1657 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2022 |
| 17778452 | POLYPEPTIDES HAVING PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF | XU, QING | 1656 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17764491 | USE OF CELLULASE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF DETERGENTS | HURST, JONATHAN M | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17631943 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING A LIPASE | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2022 |
| 17618927 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
| 17601019 | Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Compositions | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Oct 01, 2021 |
| 17413434 | Methods For Increasing The Productivity Of A Filamentous Fungal Cell In The Production Of A Polypeptide | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2021 |
| 17299261 | Low pH Powder Detergent Composition | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 1653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
| 17299273 | Powder Detergent Compositions | JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | 1656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
| 17296062 | Use of An Enzyme Granule | KIM, DANIELLE A | 1613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2021 |
| 16766189 | Small Enzyme Particles For Interesterification | GORDON, MELENIE LEE | 1651 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2020 |
| 16651264 | LOW DUSTING GRANULES | KUMAR, PREETI | 1761 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Mar 26, 2020 |
| 16811019 | Processes for Producing Fermentation Products | IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN | 1653 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2020 |
| 18742665 | STABLE INOCULANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PARAFFIN OILS/WAXES | DAVIS, RUTH A | 1699 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18567686 | Compositions and Methods for Improving the Rainfastness of Proteins on Plant Surfaces | SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
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