Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Doshisha

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The Doshisha has 5 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, showing distribution across separate examination assignments.

RAHMANI, NILOOFAR is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should coordinate the portfolio’s chemistry and materials positions while preparing individualized responses for each examination record.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
2
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

1
Hard (20%)
4
Medium (80%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only3 (60%)
§102 only1 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

5
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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RAHMANI, NILOOFAR 1 77.6% -2.9%
MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1 62.4% +21.4%
CHU, YONG LIANG 1 74.9% +3.2%
MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 1 60.2% +33.3%
LEE, JOHN 1 31.7% +37.7%

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
17928988 S100A8-INHIBITING PEPTIDE AND DISEASE THERAPEUTIC AGENT CONTAINING SAME MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 201d overdue

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17928988 S100A8-INHIBITING PEPTIDE AND DISEASE THERAPEUTIC AGENT CONTAINING SAME MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 201d overdue
18287183 CARBON CARRIER FOR FUEL CELL CATALYST AND FUEL CELL CATALYST MCCARTY, PATRICK M —
17762924 Liquid Flow Formation Method and Object Moving Method Using Same LEE, JOHN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1691 1
1774 1
1731 1
1674 1
1794 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18702178 DETOXIFYING AGENT, DETOXIFYING AGENT KIT, AND NOVEL INCLUSION COMPLEX RAHMANI, NILOOFAR 1691 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 17, 2024
18287183 CARBON CARRIER FOR FUEL CELL CATALYST AND FUEL CELL CATALYST MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1774 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 17, 2023
18039569 GOLD-SUPPORTED CARBON CATALYST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME CHU, YONG LIANG 1731 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending May 31, 2023
17928988 S100A8-INHIBITING PEPTIDE AND DISEASE THERAPEUTIC AGENT CONTAINING SAME MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 1674 §101§102§112 Final Rejection 201d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2022
17762924 Liquid Flow Formation Method and Object Moving Method Using Same LEE, JOHN 1794 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 23, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Doshisha have?

The Doshisha has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Doshisha applications?

Niloofar Rahmani has the most, with 1 of The Doshisha's pending office actions.

What technology area are The Doshisha's patent applications in?

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

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