Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York

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 Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York has 1 pending office action in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matter is before 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit, providing a single examination setting for the current record.

DONOHUE, SEAN R is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The prosecution team can therefore direct its immediate attention to the requirements and claim issues raised in that file. A focused review of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical disclosure, claim scope, and response options should support efficient preparation for the next prosecution step.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (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
DONOHUE, SEAN R 1 41.4% +21.0%

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
18687784 REAGENTS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC LABELING OF PROTEINS WITH RADIOHALOGENS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME DONOHUE, SEAN R —

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
18687784 REAGENTS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC LABELING OF PROTEINS WITH RADIOHALOGENS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME DONOHUE, SEAN R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1618 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18687784 REAGENTS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC LABELING OF PROTEINS WITH RADIOHALOGENS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME DONOHUE, SEAN R 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York have?

The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York applications?

Sean R Donohue has the most, with 1 of The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York's pending office actions.

What technology area are The Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York's patent applications in?

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

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