Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
27 pending office actions • 15 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
SYSMEX Corporation is currently managing 28 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 28 actions are distributed among 28 distinct examiners, resulting in a ratio of one pending matter per examiner. This distribution suggests that no single examiner has a dominant influence over the current portfolio. The 28 actions are spread across 16 distinct art units, indicating a diverse range of technical subject matter within the biotechnology field.
MACCAGNO, PIERRE L is identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio, though they are only handling 1 pending office action. Given that all 28 examiners are each handling exactly 1 pending action, the workload is balanced across the individual examiners. The involvement of 16 distinct art units suggests that while the examiners are unique for every case, there is some overlap in the technical groups reviewing the applications. Practitioners should tailor their strategies to the specific requirements of these 16 different units while managing the 28 active matters.
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (26%) |
| §103 only | 5 (19%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (44%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 1 | 23.8% | +30.0% |
| ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | 1 | 36.1% | +30.5% |
| HANSEN, JONATHAN M | 1 | 79.4% | +11.4% |
| REYES, REGINALD R | 1 | 41.0% | +31.9% |
| HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 1 | 39.2% | +34.2% |
| LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | 1 | 57.1% | +60.0% |
| TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 1 | 64.9% | +34.5% |
| GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 1 | 23.3% | +34.3% |
| SODERQUIST, ARLEN | 1 | 59.7% | +26.3% |
| TURK, NEIL N | 1 | 51.0% | +44.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17105013 | CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, CELL ANALYSIS DEVICE, CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CELL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM GENERATION METHOD | LU, ZHIYU | 53d overdue |
| 18305443 | SPECIMEN RACK TRANSPORT DEVICE, ANALYZER INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SPECIMEN SPILLED FROM SPECIMEN CONTAINER | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 9d overdue |
| 19030803 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 5d overdue |
| 18299833 | POLYPEPTIDE, MULTIMER, SOLID PHASE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR TEST SUBSTANCE, AND REAGENT KIT | NGUYEN, NAM P | 28d |
| 19269874 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | — |
| 19233384 | SYSTEM | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | — |
| 19186929 | SAMPLE ANALYZER | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | — |
| 19047245 | METHOD FOR SAMPLE TEST COUNTING | REYES, REGINALD R | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19030803 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 5d overdue |
| 19269874 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | — |
| 19233384 | SYSTEM | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | — |
| 19186929 | SAMPLE ANALYZER | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | — |
| 19047245 | METHOD FOR SAMPLE TEST COUNTING | REYES, REGINALD R | — |
| 18786977 | Bst DNA POLYMERASE, REAGENT COMPOSITION, AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD | LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | — |
| 18667066 | BACTERIA CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | — |
| 18622159 | METHOD FOR PREPARING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL REPORT ON MICROBIAL PRODUCTION PROCESS | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 3 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 1687 | 2 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 3681 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| 1653 | 1 |
| 3684 | 1 |
| 1675 | 1 |
| 1678 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19269874 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 19233384 | SYSTEM | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | 3683 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19186929 | SAMPLE ANALYZER | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19047245 | METHOD FOR SAMPLE TEST COUNTING | REYES, REGINALD R | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19030803 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 3681 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18786977 | Bst DNA POLYMERASE, REAGENT COMPOSITION, AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD | LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | 1652 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18667066 | BACTERIA CLASSIFICATION AND ANALYSIS | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 1653 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18622159 | METHOD FOR PREPARING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL REPORT ON MICROBIAL PRODUCTION PROCESS | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18616847 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SPECIMEN | SODERQUIST, ARLEN | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18614955 | SPECIMEN MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MAINTENANCE METHOD | TURK, NEIL N | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18594881 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER AND SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18409900 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHOD | STOCK JR, GORDON J | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18395843 | METHOD OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL ROBOT | KHATTAR, RAJESH | 3684 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18336282 | LABELED POLYPEPTIDE, MODIFIED POLYPEPTIDE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THESE POLYPEPTIDES, REAGENT CONTAINING THESE POLYPEPTIDES, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR TARGET SUBSTANCE | ESSEX, LAURA ANN | 1675 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18314944 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR, MEASUREMENT SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, AND REAGENT KIT | XU, XIAOYUN | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18305443 | SPECIMEN RACK TRANSPORT DEVICE, ANALYZER INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SPECIMEN SPILLED FROM SPECIMEN CONTAINER | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 1797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18299833 | POLYPEPTIDE, MULTIMER, SOLID PHASE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR TEST SUBSTANCE, AND REAGENT KIT | NGUYEN, NAM P | 1678 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18185589 | CELL ANALYSIS METHOD AND CELL ANALYZER | KHAN, ARSHAD HUSSAIN | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18183369 | METHOD FOR MEASURING STEROL IN LIPOPROTEIN | ADAMS, MICHELLE | 1797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 18182976 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM | WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | 1758 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18172388 | CARTRIDGE AND METHOD OF ANALYSING A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18172113 | METHOD FOR APPLYING CONTROL REFERENCE VALUE TO SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYZER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | LIANG, LEONARD S | 2857 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 17889778 | FLUORESCENCE IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, FLUORESCENCE IMAGE ANALYZER, FLUORESCENCE IMAGE ANALYSIS PROGRAM | VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT | 1687 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17692606 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION ON SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY | WOITACH, JOSEPH T | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2022 |
| 17498020 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND METHOD OF FLOW CYTOMETRY | LAPAGE, MICHAEL P | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Oct 11, 2021 |
| 17105013 | CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, CELL ANALYSIS DEVICE, CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CELL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM GENERATION METHOD | LU, ZHIYU | 2665 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Nov 25, 2020 |
| 17101303 | METHOD FOR MEASURING AB PEPTIDE | KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA | 1677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2020 |
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