Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Universal Sequencing Technology Corporation has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners but are located within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting a degree of administrative centralization for these different matters. Having 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit means that while different people are reviewing the cases, they are likely following the same departmental guidelines. This structure can lead to more consistent procedural requirements despite the variety of individual examiner preferences across the Chemistry & Materials sector.
JENNIFER JOY SMITH is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 1 busiest examiner pending action. This examiner is one of the 2 distinct individuals currently reviewing the company's applications. The concentration of 2 distinct examiners in 1 distinct art unit indicates that the pending cases are being evaluated within the same technical division. This 1 distinct art unit serves as the primary hub for the company's current patent efforts. The 2 pending office actions represent the total active workload for the company, and practitioners should focus on the 1 busiest examiner pending action to ensure efficient resolution.
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 + other | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, JENNIFER JOY | 1 | — | — |
| WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | 1 | 58.0% | +48.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18376266 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRACKING NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENT ORIGIN FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING | SMITH, JENNIFER JOY | — |
| 18299528 | LATERAL FLOW PLATFORM FOR DETECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS | WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18299528 | LATERAL FLOW PLATFORM FOR DETECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS | WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1758 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18376266 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRACKING NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENT ORIGIN FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING | SMITH, JENNIFER JOY | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18299528 | LATERAL FLOW PLATFORM FOR DETECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS | WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL | 1758 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
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