Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Spig S P A currently has 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Both of these actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner working in 1 distinct art unit. HOBSON, STEPHEN is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, holding 2 pending office actions. This concentration of 2 pending office actions under 1 distinct examiner suggests a focused prosecution effort for the company's current intellectual property.
Because the portfolio involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the company's success at the USPTO is currently tied to the interpretation of HOBSON, STEPHEN. There is no opportunity to compare different examiner behaviors within the company's own data, as all activity is limited to this 1 distinct examiner. The 1 distinct art unit involved indicates that the technology being pursued fits within a specific technical group. Practitioners should focus on the specific history and preferences of HOBSON, STEPHEN to navigate this prosecution path.
The Chemistry & Materials technology area often involves specialized substances, and having 2 pending office actions suggests a controlled filing approach. This focus allows for a dedicated response to the examiner's concerns but lacks the broader context that a larger number of actions would provide. As the company continues its work, the prosecution landscape may change, but it currently remains centralized under 2 pending office actions.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBSON, STEPHEN | 2 | 65.0% | +20.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18727441 | RETICULAR PANEL FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
| 18727446 | THERMAL EXCHANGE PACK FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18727441 | RETICULAR PANEL FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
| 18727446 | THERMAL EXCHANGE PACK FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1776 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18727441 | RETICULAR PANEL FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18727446 | THERMAL EXCHANGE PACK FOR A COOLING TOWER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSpig S P A has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Stephen Hobson has the most, with 2 of Spig S P A's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
