Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Terra Quantum AG

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

10 pending office actions • 10 art units • 10 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Terra Quantum AG has 10 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters are assigned to 10 distinct examiners and 10 distinct art units, indicating complete distribution across the examination assignments reflected in the profile.

LIU, LI is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner carries a larger concentration, so counsel should rely on centralized docket oversight rather than a single examiner relationship.

The assignment pattern favors matter-specific claim analysis and careful tracking of procedural differences among the art units. Technical themes may still justify coordinated internal review, but each response should be grounded in its own examination record.

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

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
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.

4
Hard (40%)
5
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (30%)
§103 only2 (20%)
§102 only3 (30%)
§112 only1 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
20% of docket
4
Information Tech
40% of docket
1
Communications
10% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
30% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LIU, LI 1 80.5% +16.7%
TSAI, JAMES T 1 63.5% +56.9%
SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM 1 86.3% +20.6%
SYED, FARHAN M 1 75.1% +23.2%
BERTRAM, ERIC D 1 81.3% +12.4%
FARAH, AHMED M 1 78.9% +18.9%
KOWALIK, SKIELER ALEXANDER 1 41.2% +65.2%
WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A 1 64.3% +18.8%
OYEBISI, OJO O 1 50.0% +10.8%
CLOW, LORI A 1 64.2% +28.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18370800 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information BERTRAM, ERIC D —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17855010 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS CLOW, LORI A 33d
18968556 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION LIU, LI —
18388115 METHOD FOR SOLVING MACHINE LEARNING PROBLEMS WITH HYBRID CLASSICAL-QUANTUM SOLVERS SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM —
18179085 GRAPHITIC ROOM-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18053642 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSET TRANSACTION OYEBISI, OJO O 12d
17855010 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS CLOW, LORI A 33d
18968556 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION LIU, LI —
18588749 HYBRID QUANTUM CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGES AND TRAINING METHOD TSAI, JAMES T —
18388115 METHOD FOR SOLVING MACHINE LEARNING PROBLEMS WITH HYBRID CLASSICAL-QUANTUM SOLVERS SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM —
18386751 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING A DATASET IN A QUANTUM CIRCUIT FOR QUANTUM MACHINE LEARNING SYED, FARHAN M —
18370800 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information BERTRAM, ERIC D —
18370733 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information FARAH, AHMED M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2634 1
2147 1
2166 1
2161 1
3796 1
3792 1
2142 1
1735 1
3695 1
1687 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18968556 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION LIU, LI 2634 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2024
18588749 HYBRID QUANTUM CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGES AND TRAINING METHOD TSAI, JAMES T 2147 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2024
18388115 METHOD FOR SOLVING MACHINE LEARNING PROBLEMS WITH HYBRID CLASSICAL-QUANTUM SOLVERS SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM 2166 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2023
18386751 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING A DATASET IN A QUANTUM CIRCUIT FOR QUANTUM MACHINE LEARNING SYED, FARHAN M 2161 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 03, 2023
18370800 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information BERTRAM, ERIC D 3796 §102Other Final Rejection — Pending Sep 20, 2023
18370733 Laser System and Method for Detecting and Processing Information FARAH, AHMED M 3792 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 20, 2023
18347323 Method and System for Solving QUBO Problems with Hybrid Classical-Quantum Solvers KOWALIK, SKIELER ALEXANDER 2142 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
18179085 GRAPHITIC ROOM-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A 1735 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2023
18053642 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSET TRANSACTION OYEBISI, OJO O 3695 §112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Nov 08, 2022
17855010 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS CLOW, LORI A 1687 §101§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jun 30, 2022

Managing Terra Quantum AG'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 Terra Quantum AG have?

Terra Quantum AG has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 10 art units and 10 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Terra Quantum AG applications?

Li Liu has the most, with 1 of Terra Quantum AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Terra Quantum AG's patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), 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