Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Stora Enso Oyj

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

25 pending office actions • 14 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Stora Enso Oyj has 25 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The docket spans 19 distinct examiners and 14 distinct art units, reflecting broad distribution across the examining corps and technology classifications. This structure may require consistent claim-development guidance across multiple prosecution teams.

VERA, ELISA H is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. The leading examiner therefore represents only part of a wider docket, while the number of art units indicates that portfolio-level oversight should account for varied examination contexts.

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

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

9
Hard (36%)
15
Medium (60%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only11 (44%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other4 (16%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
76% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
24% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
VERA, ELISA H 3 72.4% +26.3%
STEVENS, ALLAN D 2 41.5% +50.3%
CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 2 62.9% +18.6%
DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA 2 74.8% +12.7%
GEHMAN, BRYON P 1 73.7% +30.6%
WEINERTH, GIDEON R 1 57.7% +14.9%
ATTEL, NINA KAY 1 41.5% +28.0%
DESAI, ANISH P 1 45.5% +6.1%
YANG, ZHEREN J 1 57.3% +52.8%
TALBOT, BRIAN K 1 59.2% +30.9%

Hard Cases (9)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19103947 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM SUBSTRATES STEVENS, ALLAN D 26d overdue
18710087 BARRIER LAMINATE FOR PACKAGING MATERIAL JACKSON, MONIQUE R 18d overdue
19137894 A TRAY AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A TRAY GEHMAN, BRYON P —
18729241 SURFACE-TREATED GAS BARRIER FILM TALBOT, BRIAN K —
18717644 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BONDING RESIN ZHANG, RUIYUN —
18701004 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A BINDER FOR AN ASPHALT COMPOSITION DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA —
18578479 PAPER OR PAPERBOARD BASED PACKAGING LAMINATE LAN, YAN —
18559422 MULTIPLY CONTAINERBOARD FOR USE IN CORRUGATED BOARD CALANDRA, ANTHONY J —

Interview Candidates (14)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19103947 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM SUBSTRATES STEVENS, ALLAN D 26d overdue
18705088 A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PURIFIED FIBER FRACTION FROM USED BEVERAGE CARTON CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 33d
17757258 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BONDING RESIN DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA 33d
19137894 A TRAY AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A TRAY GEHMAN, BRYON P —
19112443 A SOLID CELLULOSE FOAM PRODUCT FOR PROTECTION OF AN OBJECT WEINERTH, GIDEON R —
19103934 BLANK CONFIGURED TO BE ERECTED INTO A PACKAGE AND A PACKAGE FORMED BY SUCH A BLANK ATTEL, NINA KAY —
19103931 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM STEVENS, ALLAN D —
18870788 AIR-LAID BLANKS AND CUSHIONING INSERTS YANG, ZHEREN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1748 6
3736 4
1788 2
1763 2
1782 2
3734 1
1781 1
1784 1
1787 1
1732 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19137894 A TRAY AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A TRAY GEHMAN, BRYON P 3736 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 11, 2025
19112443 A SOLID CELLULOSE FOAM PRODUCT FOR PROTECTION OF AN OBJECT WEINERTH, GIDEON R 3736 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 17, 2025
19103934 BLANK CONFIGURED TO BE ERECTED INTO A PACKAGE AND A PACKAGE FORMED BY SUCH A BLANK ATTEL, NINA KAY 3734 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
19103947 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM SUBSTRATES STEVENS, ALLAN D 3736 §102§103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2025
19103931 FOLDABLE PACKAGING INSERT COMPRISING MULTIPLE CELLLULOSE-BASED AIR-LAID OR SOLID FOAM STEVENS, ALLAN D 3736 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 14, 2025
18874636 A BARRIER FILM FOR A PACKAGING MATERIAL AND A PACKAGING MATERIAL DESAI, ANISH P 1788 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18870788 AIR-LAID BLANKS AND CUSHIONING INSERTS YANG, ZHEREN J 1781 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18860878 DRIED MODIFIED PULP WITH A CERTAIN CONTENT OF MICROFIBRILS AND PRE-FIBRILLATED FIBERS VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18855665 HIGHLY REFINED CELLULOSE PULP COMPOSITION WITH COMPRESSION REFINED CELLULOSE PULP VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18851729 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BARRIER SUBSTRATE, AND A BARRIER SUBSTRATE VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024
18729241 SURFACE-TREATED GAS BARRIER FILM TALBOT, BRIAN K 1788 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 16, 2024
18717644 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BONDING RESIN ZHANG, RUIYUN 1784 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 07, 2024
18710087 BARRIER LAMINATE FOR PACKAGING MATERIAL JACKSON, MONIQUE R 1787 §103§112 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending May 14, 2024
18705088 A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PURIFIED FIBER FRACTION FROM USED BEVERAGE CARTON CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18701004 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A BINDER FOR AN ASPHALT COMPOSITION DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA 1763 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18578479 PAPER OR PAPERBOARD BASED PACKAGING LAMINATE LAN, YAN 1782 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 11, 2024
18559422 MULTIPLY CONTAINERBOARD FOR USE IN CORRUGATED BOARD CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2023
18251599 LIGNIN-BASED BONDING RESIN WEISS, PAMELA HL 1732 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2023
18003939 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARBON-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL POWDER, AND A CARBON-SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL POWDER COCHENOUR, ZACKARY RICHARD 1752 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 30, 2022
18003715 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING COATING COMPOSITION GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1731 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 29, 2022
17995448 MULTILAYER FILM COMPRISING HIGHLY REFINED CELLULOSE FIBERS RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2022
17757258 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BONDING RESIN DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA 1763 §103DP Final Rejection 33d Pending Jun 13, 2022
17757261 NOVEL PROCESS FOR PREPARING A BONDING RESIN LING, DORIS 1764 §103DP Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2022
17754157 A TUBE PACKAGE VOLZ, ELIZABETH J 3733 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Mar 25, 2022
16500757 IMPROVED PROCESS FOR EXTRUSION COATING OF FIBER-BASED SUBSTRATES KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH 1782 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 03, 2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Stora Enso Oyj have?

Stora Enso Oyj has 25 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 14 art units and 20 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Stora Enso Oyj applications?

Elisa H Vera has the most, with 3 of Stora Enso Oyj's pending office actions.

What technology area are Stora Enso Oyj's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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