Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The company's current prosecution involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a narrow distribution of pending matters. This concentration suggests that the portfolio is currently focused on a specific therapeutic or material innovation rather than a broad array of diverse technologies, allowing for a more targeted legal approach.

FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH is identified as the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. This individual handles the 1 pending office action currently active for the company, consolidating the portfolio's immediate legal requirements. Managing a single action within 1 distinct art unit typically allows for more focused resources and a simplified response strategy during the examination phase. The narrow focus on a single examiner suggests that the outcome of this specific action will significantly impact the company's immediate patent position in the biotechnology sector.

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
FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1 52.1% -6.2%

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
18437746 Cellulose Fibres FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1617 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18437746 Cellulose Fibres FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1617 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 09, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited have?

Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited applications?

Zohreh Alemzadeh Fay has the most, with 1 of Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Speciality Fibres And Materials Limited's patent applications in?

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

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