Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has 6 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. The examiner count exceeds the art-unit count, indicating that at least one art unit includes matters assigned to more than one examiner.

BAEK, BONG-SOOK is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. This creates a limited point of examiner continuity within a broader distribution of assignments, while the remaining matters require separate review.

The portfolio should be managed through both art-unit organization and examiner-specific preparation. The available data does not establish whether the matters share claim language, disclosure, or substantive examination issues.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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 (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only1 (17%)
Double-patenting + other2 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BAEK, BONG-SOOK 2 41.6% +69.9%
BERRY, LAYLA D 1 66.0% +9.0%
ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1 30.0% +53.1%
KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1 42.9% +57.1%
WORSHAM, JESSICA N 1 56.6% +56.4%

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
18838123 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYALURONIC ACID STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME BERRY, LAYLA D —
18838139 STRUCTURE OF POLYMERIC HYALURONIC ACID, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE —
18578902 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING MOLECULAR AGGREGATES OF BILE ACIDS OR BILE ACID SALTS BAEK, BONG-SOOK —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18423812 AMORPHOUS NANO-MOLECULAR AGGREGATE COMPOSED OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, INORGANIC MATERIAL, OR SALT THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 33d
18838139 STRUCTURE OF POLYMERIC HYALURONIC ACID, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE —
18421490 NANO-MOLECULE AGGREGATE CONSISTING OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, INORGANIC MATERIAL OR SALT THEREOF AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR WORSHAM, JESSICA N —
18578902 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING MOLECULAR AGGREGATES OF BILE ACIDS OR BILE ACID SALTS BAEK, BONG-SOOK —
18579262 MOLECULAR ASSOCIATION OF BILE ACID OR BILE SALT AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME FOR LOCALLY REDUCING FAT BAEK, BONG-SOOK —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1693 2
1611 2
1616 1
1615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18838123 HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HYALURONIC ACID STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAME BERRY, LAYLA D 1693 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18838139 STRUCTURE OF POLYMERIC HYALURONIC ACID, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1616 §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18423812 AMORPHOUS NANO-MOLECULAR AGGREGATE COMPOSED OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, INORGANIC MATERIAL, OR SALT THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1611 §103Other Final Rejection 33d Pending Jan 26, 2024
18421490 NANO-MOLECULE AGGREGATE CONSISTING OF ORGANIC MATERIAL, INORGANIC MATERIAL OR SALT THEREOF AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR WORSHAM, JESSICA N 1615 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 24, 2024
18578902 COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING MOLECULAR AGGREGATES OF BILE ACIDS OR BILE ACID SALTS BAEK, BONG-SOOK 1611 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 12, 2024
18579262 MOLECULAR ASSOCIATION OF BILE ACID OR BILE SALT AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME FOR LOCALLY REDUCING FAT BAEK, BONG-SOOK 1693 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 12, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd. have?

Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd. applications?

Bong-Sook Baek has the most, with 2 of Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Scai Therapeutics Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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