Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Taif Joint-Stock Company

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Taif Joint-Stock Company has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, placing each pending matter in a separate examination channel.

STEIN, MICHELLE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. Counsel can use separate response plans for the two matters and preserve matter-specific analysis of the assigned technical areas.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Double-patenting + other1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STEIN, MICHELLE 1 45.3% +35.5%
LING, DORIS 1 25.0% +27.3%

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
18618605 Sintering Aid Composition LING, DORIS —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18618056 Method For Processing Heavy Petroleum Feedstock STEIN, MICHELLE 51d overdue
18618605 Sintering Aid Composition LING, DORIS —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1771 1
1764 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18618056 Method For Processing Heavy Petroleum Feedstock STEIN, MICHELLE 1771 §103DP Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18618605 Sintering Aid Composition LING, DORIS 1764 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024

Managing Taif Joint-Stock Company's Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Taif Joint-Stock Company have?

Taif Joint-Stock Company has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Taif Joint-Stock Company applications?

Michelle Stein has the most, with 1 of Taif Joint-Stock Company's pending office actions.

What technology area are Taif Joint-Stock Company's patent applications in?

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

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month