Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Stemnovate 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

Stemnovate Limited has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This matter is being examined by 1 distinct examiner, Andrea Steffel Olson, in 1 distinct art unit. Andrea Steffel Olson is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. The portfolio's current activity is limited to this single examiner and art unit. This concentration suggests a focused prosecution strategy for the company's pending biotechnology matters.

The involvement of 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit means that the 1 pending office action is subject to a single set of examination criteria. Because Andrea Steffel Olson is the only examiner currently active for the company, her individual approach will define the immediate results. This centralized structure in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector provides a clear and predictable path for the company's intellectual property. Practitioners can efficiently manage this portfolio by focusing on the specific standards and history of the 1 distinct examiner involved.

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
OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1 62.4% -11.9%

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
17703152 METHOD OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1656 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17703152 METHOD OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1656 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 24, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Stemnovate Limited have?

Stemnovate Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Stemnovate Limited applications?

Andrea Steffel Olson has the most, with 1 of Stemnovate Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Stemnovate 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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