Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
Zhejiang Gongshang University has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This involves 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR is the busiest examiner, with 1 busiest examiner pending action. The current prosecution activity is concentrated under 1 distinct examiner and within 1 distinct art unit.
This concentration in the Chemistry & Materials sector indicates a narrow technical focus for the university's current 1 pending office action. Having 1 distinct examiner, BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR, allows for a consistent and targeted prosecution approach. The 1 pending office action represents the total active workload for this entity at the moment. With only 1 distinct art unit involved, the subject matter is likely confined to a specific technical classification. The fact that BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR holds 1 busiest examiner pending action confirms that there are no other examiners currently reviewing pending actions for the university. This streamlined profile makes it easier to manage the prosecution process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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%) |
| §103 only | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, LAYLA D | 1 | 66.0% | +9.0% |
| BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18460739 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING CONTENT OF WHEAT GLUTEN IN FOOD | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 29d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18769471 | ACTIVE HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDE PREPARATION WITH ALLERGY-ALLEVIATING FUNCTION, AND USE THEREOF | BERRY, LAYLA D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1693 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18769471 | ACTIVE HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDE PREPARATION WITH ALLERGY-ALLEVIATING FUNCTION, AND USE THEREOF | BERRY, LAYLA D | 1693 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18460739 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING CONTENT OF WHEAT GLUTEN IN FOOD | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialZhejiang Gongshang University has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Layla D Berry has the most, with 1 of Zhejiang Gongshang University's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.