Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Orano

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Orano has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending office action. The prosecution is located within 1 distinct art unit. Because there is only a single active case, the entire portfolio's current activity is concentrated under the assigned examiner and the specified art unit.

This structure simplifies the prosecution landscape, as the company only needs to navigate the specific preferences and standards of SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR within that single art unit. The 1 pending office action represents the full extent of the company's current engagement with the patent office in this technology area. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved will dictate the procedural rules and prior art types most relevant to the case. With only 1 distinct examiner to manage, the company can focus its resources on a singular prosecution style to resolve the 1 busiest examiner pending office action.

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
SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR 1 79.8% +18.8%

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
18553250 Method for dissolving a positive electrode material SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR 3d 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
18553250 Method for dissolving a positive electrode material SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR 3d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1738 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18553250 Method for dissolving a positive electrode material SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR 1738 §103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Orano have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Orano applications?

Nazmun Nahar Shams has the most, with 1 of Orano's pending office actions.

What technology area are Orano's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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