Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

The University of British Columbia

32 pending office actions • 25 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 31 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (4)

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.

18
Hard (56%)
11
Medium (34%)
2
Easy (6%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (12%)
§103 only7 (22%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (44%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
75% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
12% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
3% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WONG, EDNA 1 58.6% -19.2%
HEINCER, LIAM J 1 55.7% +26.0%
KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 1 84.4% +10.3%
ROY, DEBJANI 1 75.2% +14.9%
FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T 1 81.5% +11.7%
TRAN, TRAN M. 1 74.5% +23.7%
TRAN, SUSAN T 1 62.6% +35.7%
SHIN, MONICA A 1 50.4% +47.8%
HE, AMY 1 81.4% +3.9%
RIPA, BRYAN D 1 53.3% +37.5%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18539523 CAPACITANCE SENSOR AND CAPACITANCE SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD HE, AMY 5d overdue
18890807 FORCE SENSOR KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE

Hard Cases (18)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18317071 PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF DEVI, SARVAMANGALA 38d overdue
17919459 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING TDP-43 AND FUS AGGREGATION POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA 15d overdue
18458088 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL MATERIAL SCREENING AND DISCOVERY MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT 9d overdue
17561408 MOLECULAR SUBTYPING, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF BLADDER CANCER VANN-OJUEKAIYE, KENDRA RAYCHELL 4d overdue
18037287 PROTEIN HYDROGELS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION NIEBAUER, RONALD T 15d
18024868 VACCINE FOR VIRAL PATHOGENS CHEN, STACY BROWN 15d
17995068 METHOD OF SIMULATING A QUANTUM COMPUTATION, SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A QUANTUM COMPUTATION, METHOD FOR ISSUING A COMPUTATIONAL KEY, SYSTEM FOR ISSUING A COMPUTATIONAL KEY DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN 28d
18749620 CREATING HYDROGEL FILMS USING A MULTILAYERED EXTRUSION REACTOR APPARATUS ROY, DEBJANI

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18947297 AEROGELS ASSEMBLED FROM MICROFIBERS, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF HEINCER, LIAM J
18890807 FORCE SENSOR KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE
18749620 CREATING HYDROGEL FILMS USING A MULTILAYERED EXTRUSION REACTOR APPARATUS ROY, DEBJANI
18736584 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BODY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T
18735207 APPARATUS FOR GAS SAMPLE COLLECTION TRAN, TRAN M.
18679820 VISCOSUPPLEMENT COMPOSITIONS TRAN, SUSAN T
18611484 COMPOSITIONS, USES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE SHIN, MONICA A
18532794 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ENZYMATIC REACTIONS RIPA, BRYAN D

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1795 2
2855 2
1619 2
1682 2
1618 2
1767 1
1741 1
1615 1
1616 1
2858 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19214252 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ELECTROLYTIC CONVERSION WONG, EDNA 1795 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2025
18947297 AEROGELS ASSEMBLED FROM MICROFIBERS, METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USES THEREOF HEINCER, LIAM J 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 14, 2024
18890807 FORCE SENSOR KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2024
18749620 CREATING HYDROGEL FILMS USING A MULTILAYERED EXTRUSION REACTOR APPARATUS ROY, DEBJANI 1741 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18736584 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BODY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 2024
18735207 APPARATUS FOR GAS SAMPLE COLLECTION TRAN, TRAN M. 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2024
18679820 VISCOSUPPLEMENT COMPOSITIONS TRAN, SUSAN T 1615 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18611484 COMPOSITIONS, USES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE SHIN, MONICA A 1616 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18539523 CAPACITANCE SENSOR AND CAPACITANCE SENSOR MANUFACTURING METHOD HE, AMY 2858 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18532794 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ENZYMATIC REACTIONS RIPA, BRYAN D §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
18564588 MRNA DELIVERY USING LIPID NANOPARTICLES GREENE, IVAN A 1619 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18563344 DIAGNOSTIC FOR SEPSIS ENDOTYPES AND/OR SEVERITY DAUNER, JOSEPH G 1682 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18561873 A METHOD FOR PRODUCING BLOOD PROGENITOR AND PROGENITOR T CELLS, RESULTING CELLS AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF CORDAS, EMILY ANN 1632 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18513373 MUCOADHESIVE PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL RELEASE OF PEPTIDE THERAPEUTIC PARTICLES KASSA, TIGABU 1619 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 17, 2023
18559132 CHELATORS FOR RADIOMETALS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME YOUNG, MICAH PAUL 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2023
18493737 BONE-FIXATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18458088 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL MATERIAL SCREENING AND DISCOVERY MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT 1712 §102§103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2023
18219458 RADIOMETAL-BINDING COMPOUNDS FOR DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN-EXPRESSING CANCER BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 §102§103DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jul 07, 2023
18212115 Dissolved Protein Arthritis Markers HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 Other Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18266787 CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASES AND USES THEREOF HUTSON, RICHARD G 1652 §101§102 Final Rejection Pending Jun 12, 2023
18037287 PROTEIN HYDROGELS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION NIEBAUER, RONALD T 1658 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending May 16, 2023
18317071 PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF DEVI, SARVAMANGALA 1645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending May 13, 2023
18035578 A Method of Treating Depression by Immune Modulation PIHONAK, SARAH 1627 DP Non-Final OA Pending May 05, 2023
18024868 VACCINE FOR VIRAL PATHOGENS CHEN, STACY BROWN 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 06, 2023
17919455 ELECTROLYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON-CONTAINING IONS USING POROUS METAL ELECTRODES PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE 1795 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2022
17920448 HYDROGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES, REACTORS AND RELATED METHODS SYLVESTER, KEVIN 1794 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2022
17919459 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING TDP-43 AND FUS AGGREGATION POLIAKOVA-GEORGAN, EKATERINA 1637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17995068 METHOD OF SIMULATING A QUANTUM COMPUTATION, SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A QUANTUM COMPUTATION, METHOD FOR ISSUING A COMPUTATIONAL KEY, SYSTEM FOR ISSUING A COMPUTATIONAL KEY DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN 2147 §101§103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 29, 2022
17843561 MICROMOTOR-INTEGRATED ENDOSCOPIC SIDE-VIEWING PROBE STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J 2872 §103 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2022
17561408 MOLECULAR SUBTYPING, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF BLADDER CANCER VANN-OJUEKAIYE, KENDRA RAYCHELL 1682 §101§103Other Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2021
17435384 LIPID CONJUGATE PREPARED FROM SCAFFOLD MOIETY BORI, IBRAHIM D 1629 §102§112Other Final Rejection Pending Aug 31, 2021
17282319 Transcription Factor BRN2 Inhibitory Compounds as Therapeutics and Methods for Their Use VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN 1622 §102 Final Rejection Pending Apr 01, 2021

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