Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Schott Pharma AG & Co. Kgaa manages a patent portfolio within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The company currently has 5 pending office actions. These 5 pending office actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners. This distribution indicates that each active matter is being reviewed by a different individual at the patent office. Practitioners should prepare for different sets of examiner preferences and communication styles based on this arrangement.
The portfolio is active across 5 distinct art units. This involvement in 5 distinct art units shows that the company's technical subject matter is evaluated by multiple specialized groups. KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. Because this examiner only handles a single case, the influence of KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS is limited to one part of the current portfolio.
The 5 pending office actions represent the current workload that must be managed across different technical divisions. The role of KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS is one of several separate examiner interactions. This distribution across 5 distinct art units suggests that the company's innovations intersect with various technical classifications. The 5 distinct examiners ensure that the prosecution strategy remains decentralized across the USPTO.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | 1 | 50.6% | +34.6% |
| KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | 1 | — | — |
| DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 1 | 62.4% | +10.7% |
| TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 1 | 22.2% | +55.6% |
| MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 1 | 80.8% | +16.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18471763 | PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 9d |
| 18885863 | Hot forming tool for glass bottle necks | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 29d |
| 19214884 | GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PACKAGING SALT OR SUGAR-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS IN A FROZEN STATE | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | — |
| 19172874 | NON-CONTACT PROCESSING OF FORMED CARTRIDGES | KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | — |
| 18739962 | Process and device for steam sterilization of primary packaging means | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18471763 | PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 9d |
| 18885863 | Hot forming tool for glass bottle necks | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 29d |
| 19214884 | GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PACKAGING SALT OR SUGAR-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS IN A FROZEN STATE | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | — |
| 18739962 | Process and device for steam sterilization of primary packaging means | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3733 | 1 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1758 | 1 |
| 1782 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19214884 | GLASS CONTAINERS FOR PACKAGING SALT OR SUGAR-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS IN A FROZEN STATE | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | 3733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19172874 | NON-CONTACT PROCESSING OF FORMED CARTRIDGES | KOSKY, JUSTIN THOMAS | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 18885863 | Hot forming tool for glass bottle necks | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 1741 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18739962 | Process and device for steam sterilization of primary packaging means | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 1758 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18471763 | PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 1782 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSchott Pharma AG & Co. Kgaa has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.
Andrew Thomas Kirsch has the most, with 1 of Schott Pharma AG & Co. Kgaa's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
