Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

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

Analysis

The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. PETKOVSEK, DANIEL is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending action. This distribution means each pending case is being handled by a different examiner in a different unit, providing a balanced prosecution landscape.

The involvement of 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units indicates that the company's innovations in the semiconductor field are being reviewed from multiple technical angles. For the practitioner, this requires managing two separate sets of examiner expectations and procedural requirements. PETKOVSEK, DANIEL and the other involved examiner will each bring their own perspective to the 2 pending office actions. This structure ensures that the company's progress is not dependent on a single individual's decision. With 2 pending office actions in total, the company can maintain a focused yet diverse strategy that addresses the specific technical challenges presented in each of the 2 distinct art units within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area.

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

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
50% 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
PETKOVSEK, DANIEL 1 83.6% +9.5%
BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM 1 31.6% +15.2%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18852240 OPTICAL FIBRE TERMINATOR PETKOVSEK, DANIEL —
17920754 OPTIMISATION OF PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17920754 OPTIMISATION OF PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2874 1
1687 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18852240 OPTICAL FIBRE TERMINATOR PETKOVSEK, DANIEL 2874 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024
17920754 OPTIMISATION OF PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM 1687 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 21, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited have?

The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited applications?

Daniel Petkovsek has the most, with 1 of The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are The Automation Partnership (Cambridge) Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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