Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Setolas Holdings Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Setolas Holdings Inc. has 3 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters are handled by 3 examiners across 3 art units, so each active case occupies a distinct examination path.

CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should coordinate portfolio objectives while preparing separate responses that reflect each examiner and art-unit assignment.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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 (75%)
1
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A 1 52.3% +46.4%
PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1 47.5% +41.3%
JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU 1 55.6% +8.5%
BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 1 60.9% +21.7%

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
18884083 ADDITIVE FOR MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A —
18661299 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MAGNESIUM OXIDE PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY —
18293272 MAGNESIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING PEDIATRIC CHRONIC FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18284991 CYTOKINE PRODUCTION SUPPRESSING COMPOSITION CONTAINING D-ALLOSE AS ACTIVE COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF TREATING OR PREVENTING DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH CYTOKINE OVERPRODUCTION USING SAME BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 31d overdue
18884083 ADDITIVE FOR MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A —
18661299 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MAGNESIUM OXIDE PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3643 1
1738 1
1617 1
1693 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18884083 ADDITIVE FOR MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MUSHROOM CULTURE MEDIUM CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A 3643 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 12, 2024
18661299 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MAGNESIUM OXIDE PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1738 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 10, 2024
18293272 MAGNESIUM OXIDE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING PEDIATRIC CHRONIC FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU 1617 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2024
18284991 CYTOKINE PRODUCTION SUPPRESSING COMPOSITION CONTAINING D-ALLOSE AS ACTIVE COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF TREATING OR PREVENTING DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH CYTOKINE OVERPRODUCTION USING SAME BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL 1693 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Setolas Holdings Inc. have?

Setolas Holdings Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Setolas Holdings Inc. applications?

Danielle A Clerkley has the most, with 1 of Setolas Holdings Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Setolas Holdings Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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