Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Rain Carbon Germany GmbH is managing 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are being reviewed by 2 distinct examiners. The prosecution is further divided across 2 distinct art units, indicating that the applications involve different technical specializations within the broader chemistry field, which requires a nuanced approach to each filing.
SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. With a total of 2 pending office actions, the workload is distributed evenly between the 2 distinct examiners. This lack of concentration means that the company's prosecution success is not tied to a single examiner or art unit, providing a level of diversification in its legal challenges at the USPTO.
The presence of 2 distinct art units suggests that the patent office has categorized the company's filings into different examination groups. Each of the 2 pending office actions requires a tailored response to the specific examiner involved. Because the busiest examiner only handles 1 pending office action, the company must maintain active communication with two separate USPTO officials. Effectively managing these 2 distinct examiners is essential for advancing the portfolio through the 2 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT | 1 | 73.5% | +18.5% |
| HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE | 1 | 66.7% | +40.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18276238 | Curable Epoxy Systems Comprising a Phenolic Polymer | HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18285149 | IMPROVED PITCH PRODUCT, PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE | SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT | — |
| 18276238 | Curable Epoxy Systems Comprising a Phenolic Polymer | HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1736 | 1 |
| 1766 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18285149 | IMPROVED PITCH PRODUCT, PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE | SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT | 1736 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18276238 | Curable Epoxy Systems Comprising a Phenolic Polymer | HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE | 1766 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
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