Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA has 1 pending office action in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matter involves 1 examiner and 1 art unit, with HOWELL, THEODORE R identified as the examiner handling it.

The concentrated assignment supports a direct prosecution approach. Counsel can focus on the single record and the examination issues presented by HOWELL, THEODORE R.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG 1 57.9% +14.7%
HOWELL, THEODORE R 1 66.9% +25.1%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19106033 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL INVERSION TIME FOR AN "INVERSION RECOVERY" RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE SEQUENCE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE FOR ACQUIRING LATE IMAGES AFTER ADMINISTERING A PARAMAGNETIC CONTRAST MEDIUM PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG —
18560178 PALLADIUM VINYL AND BUTADIENYL COMPOUNDS AS CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS HOWELL, THEODORE R —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19106033 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL INVERSION TIME FOR AN "INVERSION RECOVERY" RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE SEQUENCE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE FOR ACQUIRING LATE IMAGES AFTER ADMINISTERING A PARAMAGNETIC CONTRAST MEDIUM PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG —
18560178 PALLADIUM VINYL AND BUTADIENYL COMPOUNDS AS CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS HOWELL, THEODORE R —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3798 1
1628 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19106033 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL INVERSION TIME FOR AN "INVERSION RECOVERY" RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE SEQUENCE OF A MAGNETIC RESONANCE FOR ACQUIRING LATE IMAGES AFTER ADMINISTERING A PARAMAGNETIC CONTRAST MEDIUM PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG 3798 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2025
18560178 PALLADIUM VINYL AND BUTADIENYL COMPOUNDS AS CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 10, 2023

Managing UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA's Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA have?

UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA applications?

Patricia Joo Young Park has the most, with 1 of UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA's pending office actions.

What technology area are UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month