Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Shandong Agricultural University

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Shandong Agricultural University currently manages 1 pending office action within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This prosecution activity is concentrated under 1 distinct examiner, KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G. This indicates a focused portfolio relative to the 1 distinct examiner assigned. Such a narrow distribution suggests that the institution's current patent strategy is localized within a specific technical niche rather than being spread across multiple departments of the USPTO. This concentration allows for direct engagement with the assigned examiner during the prosecution process.

The busiest examiner, KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G, is responsible for the 1 busiest examiner pending case. This activity is situated within 1 distinct art unit, meaning the institution's immediate success in this field depends on a specific point of review. For a practitioner, this indicates a centralized prosecution environment relative to the 1 distinct art unit involved, where examiner-specific trends will significantly impact the portfolio's trajectory. The lack of diversity in examiners simplifies the monitoring process but increases the impact of the examiner's perspective on the overall portfolio. The resolution of this 1 pending office action will determine the immediate status of the institution's filings. Future filings may either continue this focused trend or expand into broader categories within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
§103 only1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
50% 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
OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A 1 60.4% +46.5%
KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 1 29.5% +67.7%

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
18041805 BACILLUS ALTITUDINIS AND APPLICATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE COMPOUND SOLUTION AND MICROBIAL INOCULUM THEREOF IN CONTROL OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE DISEASE KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 37d overdue
18671490 Application of Exosome miRNA Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Early Warning of Fatty Liver in Periparturient Dairy Cows OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A —

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
18041805 BACILLUS ALTITUDINIS AND APPLICATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE COMPOUND SOLUTION AND MICROBIAL INOCULUM THEREOF IN CONTROL OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE DISEASE KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 37d overdue
18671490 Application of Exosome miRNA Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Early Warning of Fatty Liver in Periparturient Dairy Cows OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18671490 Application of Exosome miRNA Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Early Warning of Fatty Liver in Periparturient Dairy Cows OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A — §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2024
18041805 BACILLUS ALTITUDINIS AND APPLICATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE COMPOUND SOLUTION AND MICROBIAL INOCULUM THEREOF IN CONTROL OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE DISEASE KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 1653 §103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2023

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