Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
The Board Of Trustess Of The University Of Illinois currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This case is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, BRANCH, CATHERINE S, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending matter. Prosecution is limited to 1 distinct art unit. This structure indicates a highly specific and centralized prosecution focus for the university's current active patent application.
This centralized prosecution profile is typical for highly specialized university research. Because the entire active portfolio is housed within 1 distinct art unit, the practitioner can focus exclusively on the technical standards of that specific unit. The relationship with BRANCH, CATHERINE S is the primary factor in the prosecution's progress. Practitioners should leverage the lack of examiner diversity to maintain a very tight and consistent claim set. By focusing on the specific preferences of this single examiner, the university can more effectively navigate the 1 pending office action toward a successful allowance in the Chemistry & Materials sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18325550 | CO-MONOMERS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF DECONSTRUCTABLE THERMOSETS | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1763 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18325550 | CO-MONOMERS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF DECONSTRUCTABLE THERMOSETS | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialThe Board Of Trustess Of The University Of Illinois has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Catherine S Branch has the most, with 1 of The Board Of Trustess Of The University Of Illinois's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
