Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Sugar License LLC has 3 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These cases are assigned to 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. MICHELE LYNN JACOBSON is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending actions under her review.
Because 2 of the 3 pending actions are under a single examiner, her feedback is a primary factor in the company's current prosecution. The concentration in the 2 art units suggests a focused technological scope. Practitioners should prioritize consistency in the 2 matters assigned to MICHELE LYNN JACOBSON.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 2 | 28.1% | +33.9% |
| ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1 | 35.3% | +27.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19088753 | HEALTHY POWDERED OR GRANULATED SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | — |
| 18820133 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | — |
| 18617463 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | ZILBERING, ASSAF | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19088753 | HEALTHY POWDERED OR GRANULATED SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | — |
| 18820133 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | — |
| 18617463 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | ZILBERING, ASSAF | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 2 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19088753 | HEALTHY POWDERED OR GRANULATED SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 18820133 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18617463 | HEALTHY SWEETENER | ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1792 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSugar License LLC has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Michele Lynn Jacobson has the most, with 2 of Sugar License LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
