Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Novystem S P A

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Novystem S P A currently manages 1 pending office action within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MELLER, MICHAEL V, who is handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action.

With 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the prosecution process is centralized. The practitioner interacts with MELLER, MICHAEL V for the 1 busiest examiner pending office action. The 1 distinct art unit indicates that the technical subject matter is being evaluated within a single specialized group at the patent office.

The concentration of the 1 pending office action under 1 distinct examiner allows for a targeted prosecution approach. The practitioner does not need to coordinate between multiple examiners or art units for this portfolio. The Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area designation and the 1 distinct art unit provide the technical context.

The outcome of the current filings depends on the evaluation by the assigned examiner. Practitioners should prioritize the specific art unit protocols relevant to the subject matter. This arrangement supports a prosecution strategy based on direct engagement with the examiner stated concerns.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MELLER, MICHAEL V 1 47.1% +28.2%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17905646 BLOOD PREPARATION USEFUL FOR WOUND HEALING AND TISSUE REGENERATION MELLER, MICHAEL V 78d overdue

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17905646 BLOOD PREPARATION USEFUL FOR WOUND HEALING AND TISSUE REGENERATION MELLER, MICHAEL V 78d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1655 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17905646 BLOOD PREPARATION USEFUL FOR WOUND HEALING AND TISSUE REGENERATION MELLER, MICHAEL V 1655 §103§112 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2022

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