Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Scout Bio Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Scout Bio Inc. has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The portfolio is currently assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a narrow and specific area of biotechnology focus. This point of contact within the patent office simplifies the management of the company's intellectual property. However, it also means that the company's current success depends on the findings and technical interpretation of 1 examiner.

The busiest examiner, GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE, is handling the 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This examiner is the person responsible for the company's 1 pending office action, making their examination style the primary factor in the prosecution process. Because there is 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company does not have to navigate different procedural standards or technical perspectives. The focus of the prosecution effort should be on resolving the specific issues raised by this 1 examiner to clear the 1 pending office action.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1 57.8% +46.3%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18033279 METHOD OF SUPPRESSING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VECTOR-DELIVERED THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18033279 METHOD OF SUPPRESSING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VECTOR-DELIVERED THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1637 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18033279 METHOD OF SUPPRESSING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VECTOR-DELIVERED THERAPEUTIC PROTEIN GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 21, 2023

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