Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg has 3 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This arrangement indicates that each of the 3 pending matters is being reviewed in a separate technical and personnel environment, ensuring that no single examiner dominates the company's current prosecution activity.

GORDON, BRIAN R is the busiest examiner for this portfolio. This examiner is managing 1 pending office action, while the other pending actions are handled by different examiners. With the 3 pending office actions split equally among the distinct examiners, practitioners must develop individualized strategies for each case. The lack of overlap between the 3 distinct art units means that the prosecution of each application will likely be influenced by the specific departmental standards and examiner preferences unique to each matter.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
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 (50%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GORDON, BRIAN R 1 65.3% +19.0%
BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1 25.0% +56.3%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18699716 ABCB5 STEM CELL PROCESSING GORDON, BRIAN R —
17915364 USE OF STEM CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF EXCESSIVE INFLAMMATION BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18699716 ABCB5 STEM CELL PROCESSING GORDON, BRIAN R —
17915364 USE OF STEM CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF EXCESSIVE INFLAMMATION BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1798 1
1632 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18699716 ABCB5 STEM CELL PROCESSING GORDON, BRIAN R 1798 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2024
17915364 USE OF STEM CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF EXCESSIVE INFLAMMATION BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1632 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg have?

Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg applications?

Brian R Gordon has the most, with 1 of Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg's pending office actions.

What technology area are Rheacell GmbH & Co. Kg's patent applications in?

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

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