Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

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

Analysis

Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg has 1 pending office action in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The portfolio is currently assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a narrow and specific area of medical focus. This point of contact within the patent office simplifies the management of the university's intellectual property. However, it also means that the current success of the application depends on the findings and technical interpretation of 1 examiner.

The busiest examiner, WEARE, MEREDITH H, is handling the 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner is the person responsible for the 1 pending office action, making their examination style the primary factor in the prosecution process. Because there is 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the university does not have to navigate different procedural standards or technical perspectives. The focus of the prosecution effort should be on resolving the specific issues raised by this 1 examiner to clear the 1 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
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
WEARE, MEREDITH H 1 50.5% +31.4%

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
18032862 NOVEL BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE IN EXHALED BREATH WEARE, MEREDITH H —

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
18032862 NOVEL BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE IN EXHALED BREATH WEARE, MEREDITH H —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18032862 NOVEL BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE IN EXHALED BREATH WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 20, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg have?

Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg applications?

Meredith H Weare has the most, with 1 of Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg's pending office actions.

What technology area are Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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