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 • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Republic Of Korea (National Forensic Service Director Ministry Of The Interior And Safety) has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. These actions are split between distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. HUANG, CHENG YUAN is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending action.
The distribution across distinct art units suggests that the portfolio covers diverse chemical or material subjects. This requires a prosecution strategy that accounts for different examiner preferences and art unit standards. For the practitioner, the presence of multiple pending matters allows for the development of distinct technical narratives for each application while maintaining a presence in 2 distinct art units.
In the Chemistry & Materials sector, navigating the specific requirements of different art units is a common challenge. By managing these actions across the assigned examiners, the applicant can identify the most effective arguments for each technical area. The current prosecution profile reflects the varied nature of the forensic service's patent filings, with each 1 pending action receiving individual attention from the USPTO.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUANG, CHENG YUAN | 1 | 39.0% | +22.8% |
| KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH | 1 | 32.6% | +58.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18512749 | SELF-EXTINGUISHABLE EXTERIOR MATERIAL FOR BATTERY MODULE OR BATTERY PACK | HUANG, CHENG YUAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18512749 | SELF-EXTINGUISHABLE EXTERIOR MATERIAL FOR BATTERY MODULE OR BATTERY PACK | HUANG, CHENG YUAN | — |
| 18386822 | ARTIFICIAL BLOOD FOR REPRODUCING EXPECTORATED BLOOD SPATTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1761 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18512749 | SELF-EXTINGUISHABLE EXTERIOR MATERIAL FOR BATTERY MODULE OR BATTERY PACK | HUANG, CHENG YUAN | 1761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18386822 | ARTIFICIAL BLOOD FOR REPRODUCING EXPECTORATED BLOOD SPATTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
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