Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This application is assigned to 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner. Lia Elan Taylor is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, overseeing the 1 pending office action.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (100%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TAYLOR, LIA ELAN 1 64.2% +29.5%

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
18499054 GLYPICAN 2 AS A CANCER MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET TAYLOR, LIA ELAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1641 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18499054 GLYPICAN 2 AS A CANCER MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET TAYLOR, LIA ELAN 1641 §112Other Final Rejection — Pending Oct 31, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary have?

The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary applications?

Lia Elan Taylor has the most, with 1 of The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary's pending office actions.

What technology area are The Government Of The United States Of America AS Represented By The Secretary's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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