Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Phenomune LLC

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Phenomune LLC currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This prosecution activity is distributed across 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating a varied examination environment. AIRAPETIAN, MILA is identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently handling 1 pending action.

The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the portfolio covers different technical subjects within the biotechnology field. For the applicant, this distribution requires a flexible prosecution strategy that can adapt to the specific standards of multiple USPTO groups. Because each examiner is currently handling a single matter, the company can pursue independent arguments for each application without immediate concern for examiner-specific overlap.

Managing these pending actions across different examiners allows for a broader range of feedback from the USPTO. This can be beneficial for identifying which claim sets or technical descriptions are most successful in the current examination climate. The focus remains on navigating the requirements of the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector while addressing the specific concerns of the assigned examiners.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
67% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AIRAPETIAN, MILA 1 72.9% +14.1%
CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1 54.5% +34.4%
BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN 1 51.2% +47.0%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18513534 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT WINE TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF WINE IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF WINE AIRAPETIAN, MILA —
18454598 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT CANNABIS TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF CANNABIS IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF CANNABIS CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N —
17693928 TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R PHENOTYPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18513534 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT WINE TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF WINE IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF WINE AIRAPETIAN, MILA —
18454598 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT CANNABIS TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF CANNABIS IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF CANNABIS CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N —
17693928 TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R PHENOTYPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1675 2
3688 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18513534 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT WINE TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF WINE IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF WINE AIRAPETIAN, MILA 3688 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2023
18454598 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R AND/OR T1R PHENOTYPE IN INDIVIDUALS TO PREDICT CANNABIS TASTING PREFERENCES, CHARACTERIZATION OF CANNABIS IN RELATION TO INDIVIDUAL TASTING PREFERENCES, AND SELECTION OF CANNABIS CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1675 §101§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2023
17693928 TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF T2R PHENOTYPE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN 1675 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2022

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