Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Yara UK Limited is active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 3 pending office actions currently under review. These actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners, which indicates some level of examiner overlap within the portfolio. Specifically, the busiest examiner, SMITH, JENNIFER A, is handling 2 busiest examiner pending actions, leaving the remaining action to the other examiner.
All 3 pending office actions are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the company is interacting with 2 distinct examiners, the technical evaluation is being conducted within a single specialized group. The 2 busiest examiner pending actions managed by SMITH, JENNIFER A represent a portion of the 3 pending office actions currently on the docket.
For practitioners, the focus on 1 distinct art unit provides a consistent environment for the company's chemistry-related filings. However, the reliance on 2 distinct examiners means that the company must navigate different individual perspectives. The 3 pending office actions show a moderate level of activity, with SMITH, JENNIFER A serving as the primary point of contact for the majority of the cases.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 A | 2 | 61.0% | +26.6% |
| SILVA RAINBOW, HEATHER ELISE | 1 | 33.3% | +50.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18571841 | PARTICLES COATED WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHOLINE CHLORIDE | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18578335 | AQUEOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING SEAWEED | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — |
| 18571841 | PARTICLES COATED WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHOLINE CHLORIDE | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — |
| 17608240 | FERTILIZER PARTICLES COMPRISING IRON | SILVA RAINBOW, HEATHER ELISE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1731 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18578335 | AQUEOUS COMPOSITION COMPRISING SEAWEED | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18571841 | PARTICLES COATED WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHOLINE CHLORIDE | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 17608240 | FERTILIZER PARTICLES COMPRISING IRON | SILVA RAINBOW, HEATHER ELISE | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2021 |
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