Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
65 pending office actions • 34 art units • 64 examiners • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days
The University of Tokyo currently manages 66 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are distributed across 65 distinct examiners and 35 distinct art units. This distribution indicates a very broad spread of examination across the USPTO, with almost every application being reviewed by a different examiner.
SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 2 pending office actions. This represents a very small portion of the total 66 pending office actions. The presence of 35 distinct art units suggests that the university's biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovations span a wide array of specialized classifications within the patent office.
Practitioners should note that with 65 distinct examiners for 66 actions, there is virtually no examiner overlap. This means that prosecution strategies must be tailored to the specific preferences and tendencies of many different officials rather than focusing on a few primary contacts. Managing 35 distinct art units requires a sophisticated understanding of many various examination guidelines within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (15%) |
| §103 only | 19 (29%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 6 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 20 (31%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2 | 61.5% | +31.9% |
| XIE, THEODORE L | 1 | 41.7% | +100.0% |
| CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1 | 45.5% | +80.0% |
| LESLIE, MICHAEL S | 1 | 81.2% | +14.5% |
| STULII, VERA | 1 | 32.8% | +24.8% |
| SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY | 1 | 83.8% | +8.1% |
| PATEL, JAYESH A | 1 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| LUU, THANH X | 1 | 78.2% | +10.2% |
| MOAZZAMI, NAGHMEH NINA | 1 | 72.0% | +49.3% |
| THOMAS, JAISON P | 1 | 82.7% | +17.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19107032 | ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | — |
| 18985810 | PEOPLE FLOW CONTROL EVALUATION APPARATUS, PEOPLE FLOW CONTROL EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | PATEL, JAYESH A | — |
| 18872476 | PEROVSKITE-TYPE COMPOUND AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT | THOMAS, JAISON P | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18271833 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING MIRROR AND ASTIGMATISM CONTROL MIRROR HAVING REFLECTING SURFACE SATISFYING DESIGN FORMULA IN SAID DESIGNING METHOD | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 112d overdue |
| 17418419 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING DEPENDENCE OF LASER MACHINING ON LASER LIGHT INTENSITY, AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 100d overdue |
| 16966263 | ANALGESIC AGENT AND SEDATIVE AGENT | RAO, PADMAJA S | 58d overdue |
| 17440068 | NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE, NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | BASOM, BLAINE T | 43d overdue |
| 18015263 | ADSORBENT AND GRANULATED SUBSTANCE | CHU, YONG LIANG | 9d overdue |
| 18280420 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 19d |
| 17623952 | SLEEP-WAKEFULNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 21d |
| 17760245 | CYTOTOXIC T CELLS DERIVED FROM HUMAN T CELL-DERIVED IPS CELLS | WESTON, ALYSSA G | 22d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18271833 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING MIRROR AND ASTIGMATISM CONTROL MIRROR HAVING REFLECTING SURFACE SATISFYING DESIGN FORMULA IN SAID DESIGNING METHOD | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 112d overdue |
| 19252594 | OPERATION PLANNING SYSTEM | XIE, THEODORE L | — |
| 19109943 | GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | — |
| 19107032 | ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | — |
| 18994150 | SALTY TASTE ENHANCER, SALTY TASTE SEASONING, FOOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOODS, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SALT CONTENT OF FOODS | STULII, VERA | — |
| 18873731 | DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHM EVALUATION DEVICE | LUU, THANH X | — |
| 18976500 | MEMBRANE PROTEIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT METHOD | MOAZZAMI, NAGHMEH NINA | — |
| 18872476 | PEROVSKITE-TYPE COMPOUND AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT | THOMAS, JAISON P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1637 | 3 |
| 1633 | 3 |
| 1671 | 2 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 1636 | 2 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 1762 | 1 |
| 1614 | 1 |
| 3687 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19252594 | OPERATION PLANNING SYSTEM | XIE, THEODORE L | 3623 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19109943 | GENOME EDITING TECHNIQUE | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19107032 | ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ACTUATOR CURVED INNER LENGTH | LESLIE, MICHAEL S | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 18994150 | SALTY TASTE ENHANCER, SALTY TASTE SEASONING, FOOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOODS, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SALT CONTENT OF FOODS | STULII, VERA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18987851 | POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, POWER TRANSFER DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER METHOD | SCHAETZLE, KENNEDY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18985810 | PEOPLE FLOW CONTROL EVALUATION APPARATUS, PEOPLE FLOW CONTROL EVALUATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | PATEL, JAYESH A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18873731 | DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHM EVALUATION DEVICE | LUU, THANH X | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18976500 | MEMBRANE PROTEIN ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT METHOD | MOAZZAMI, NAGHMEH NINA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18872476 | PEROVSKITE-TYPE COMPOUND AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT | THOMAS, JAISON P | 1762 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18860038 | LYTIC AGENT FOR ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18903674 | ANTI-ADHESION COMPOSITION | LIU, TRACY | 1614 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18846449 | NOVEL USAGE OF ONCOLYTIC GENE-MODIFIED MEASLES VIRUS | LI, BAO Q | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18804706 | ENDOSCOPIC PUNCTURE NEEDLE UNIT | LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18834373 | PROBE FOR NUCLEAR MEDICAL TESTING | LEWOCZKO, EVAN MICHAEL | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18788131 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY MATERIAL | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18833568 | LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE ANALOGUE, AND LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE ANALOGUE-CONTAINING PHAMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING FIBROSIS | FERGUSON, JALISA HOLMES | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18725490 | MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | NAJARIAN, LENA | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18702120 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PROTEIN FUNCTION | BABIC, CHRISTOPHER M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18701094 | PROTEINACEOUS MOLECULES AND USES THEREFOR | TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18697422 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING STRUCTURAL VARIATION, PRIMER PAIR SET, AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING PRIMER PAIR SET | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18692290 | MICRONEEDLE PATCH | KASHYAP, ESHA PRAKASH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18579800 | A Beta Biomarker of Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mouse and Analysis Method Thereof | CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18688948 | Classification Model Generation Method, Particle Determination Method, and Recording Medium | OBAID, HAMZEH M | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18685966 | LABEL GENERATION METHOD, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, LABEL GENERATION DEVICE, LABEL GENERATION PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, AND MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM | MENGISTU, TEWODROS E | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18685335 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18683786 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM | LAM, PHILIP HUNG FAI | 2656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18683096 | COHERENT ISING MACHINE WITH OPTICAL ERROR CORRECTION FOR OPTIMIZATION SOLUTION GENERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | ARJOMANDI, NOOSHA | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18426363 | STANDARD SAMPLE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING STANDARD SAMPLE FILM, STANDARD SAMPLE, SAMPLE SET, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND TRANSFER FILM | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 2881 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18038460 | INHIBITOR OF FIBROSIS PROGRESSION | LI, RUIXIANG | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18277623 | BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY (BNCT) PROBE | SEAMAN, D MARGARET M | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18288889 | MACHINE LEARNING PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | ALI, NAYMUR RAHMAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18288237 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN-ENRICHED GAS | YOUNG, NATASHA E | 1736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18286657 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VIRUS PARTICLES | LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH | 1671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18283717 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | ALI, MOHAMMAD | 2119 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18280420 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | MCGRATH, ERIN E | 3771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18234690 | RNA-TRIGGERED PROTEIN CLEAVAGE AND APPLICATIONS BY THE CRISPR CAS7-11-CSX29 COMPLEX | ZARA, JANE J | 1637 | §112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18274689 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | HWANG, JINSU | 2667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18272978 | METHOD FOR EDITING PLANT GENOME | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18271833 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING MIRROR AND ASTIGMATISM CONTROL MIRROR HAVING REFLECTING SURFACE SATISFYING DESIGN FORMULA IN SAID DESIGNING METHOD | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §101 | Final Rejection | 112d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18271838 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING MIRROR AND ASTIGMATISM CONTROL MIRROR HAVING REFLECTING SURFACE SATISFYING DESIGN FORMULA IN SAID DESIGNING METHOD | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18215025 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18257101 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, ESTIMATION PROGRAM, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE | YI, HYUNGJUN B | 2146 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18323132 | KNEE JOINT | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18042955 | HUMAN ANTIBODY OR ANTIGEN-BINDING FRAGMENT THEREOF AGAINST CORONAVIRUS SPIKE PROTEIN | BARRERA, IMMACULADA | 1671 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 32d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18022593 | Modulatory Substance of Tumor Immune Microenvironment, and Preventive, Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic Utilization of the Same | GODDARD, LAURA B | 1642 | §102 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 17913723 | LINKED DNA PRODUCTION METHOD AND VECTOR COMBINATION FOR USE THEREIN | LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE | 1637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2023 |
| 18017583 | COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING ADHESION | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 1613 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18015263 | ADSORBENT AND GRANULATED SUBSTANCE | CHU, YONG LIANG | 1731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 18009111 | NUCLEIC ACID LIPID PARTICLE VACCINE | RILEY, JEZIA | 1637 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17909341 | Artificial Chromosome Vector and Use Thereof | YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI | 1636 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2022 |
| 17925662 | Agent for Increasing Content of IgA Antibody in Milk | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 1653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17925455 | Methods and Compositions for Treatment of Age-Related Dysfunction | DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R | 1654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17787161 | 3D TISSUE COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING 3D TISSUE COMPOSITE | VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN | 1633 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Aug 10, 2022 |
| 17760245 | CYTOTOXIC T CELLS DERIVED FROM HUMAN T CELL-DERIVED IPS CELLS | WESTON, ALYSSA G | 1633 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17794735 | SERUM-FREE MEDIUM AND CULTURING METHOD SUITED FOR CULTURING BLOOD CELLS SUCH AS HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS | LEVIN, JOEL D | 1633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17290317 | Split CPF1 Protein | REGA, KYLE THOMAS | 1636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2022 |
| 17784045 | INDUCTION OF PROLIFEROUS PANCREATIC ISLET PRECURSOR CELL-LIKE CELLS BY TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF MYCL AND INDUCTION OF DIFFERENTIATION INTO INSULIN-POSITIVE CELLS | SHIN, DANA H | 1635 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 09, 2022 |
| 17778269 | CELL AGGREGATE, PRODUCING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELL AGGREGATE, PRODUCING KIT FOR CELL AGGREGATE, AND CHEMICAL COMPOUND EVALUATING METHOD USING CELL AGGREGATE | XU, QING | 1656 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2022 |
| 17747790 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLDED BODY, THERMO-COMPRESSED MOLDED BODY, AND USE THEREOF | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1754 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 18, 2022 |
| 17436251 | ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONAL MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17623952 | SLEEP-WAKEFULNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM | ROBERTS, ANNA L | 3791 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Dec 30, 2021 |
| 17440068 | NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE, NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | BASOM, BLAINE T | 2141 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Sep 16, 2021 |
| 17422440 | ANISOTROPIC HEAT-CONDUCTING RESIN MEMBER AND HEAT-TRANSMITTING SUBSTRATE | GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2021 |
| 17418419 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING DEPENDENCE OF LASER MACHINING ON LASER LIGHT INTENSITY, AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 3761 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 100d overdue | Pending | Jun 25, 2021 |
| 16966263 | ANALGESIC AGENT AND SEDATIVE AGENT | RAO, PADMAJA S | 1627 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Apr 06, 2021 |
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