Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu)

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

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

Analysis

Universidad Del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea is currently navigating the patent prosecution process with 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This active matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and is being processed within 1 distinct art unit. The data shows that the university's current interactions with the USPTO are limited to this technical and administrative channel.

The busiest examiner for the university is JOHNSON, DANIELLE D, who is currently managing 1 busiest examiner pending office action. Since this count is the same as the total number of pending office actions, this individual is responsible for the university's entire active workload at the patent office. The reliance on the assigned official means that the immediate patenting outcomes are subject to the specific scrutiny of this individual within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.

For patent practitioners, the involvement of only the distinct art unit provides a specific environment for prosecution strategy. The presence of the assigned examiner means there is no current opportunity to compare examiner behaviors across different matters for this applicant. Success in the current cycle depends on addressing the concerns raised in the pending office action, as it represents the university's current footprint at the USPTO.

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.

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.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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
MONFELDT, SARAH M 1 24.4% +20.6%

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
18717220 METHOD FOR TRAINING AN ALGORITHM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE BASED ON THE TRAINED ALGORITHM MONFELDT, SARAH M —

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
18717220 METHOD FOR TRAINING AN ALGORITHM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE BASED ON THE TRAINED ALGORITHM MONFELDT, SARAH M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3629 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18717220 METHOD FOR TRAINING AN ALGORITHM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE BASED ON THE TRAINED ALGORITHM MONFELDT, SARAH M 3629 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 06, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu) have?

Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu) has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu) applications?

Sarah M Monfeldt has the most, with 1 of Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu)'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Universidad Del País Vasco - Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Upv / Ehu)'s patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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