Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Bond, Schoeneck & King, Pllc - Sanofi

37 pending office actions • 1 client • 32 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 40 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=5380 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.5%
Allowance Rate
n=5380
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5380
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=3057
-0.03σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3057
1097 days
Time to Allowance
n=3057
+8.7pp
Interview Lift
n=5380
30.3%
RCE Rate
n=5380
0.9%
Appeal Rate
n=5380

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.3%
§101 Overcome
n=291
77.3%
§102 Overcome
n=1492
78.3%
§103 Overcome
n=2142
81.6%
§112 Overcome
n=1622

Specialization & Scale

A61B, A61M, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5380
9
Practitioners
n=5380
597.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=5380

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (1)

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.

19
Hard (51%)
17
Medium (46%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only11 (30%)
§102 only6 (16%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)19 (51%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
3% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
23
Mechanical / Eng
62% of docket
12
Business / Other
32% 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.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GOLOVAN, MARK 2 100.0% +0.0%
PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 2 58.1% +27.4%
RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN 2 23.6% +10.2%
BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 2 80.3% +10.4%
TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 2 64.8% +51.0%
TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. 1 82.4% +14.9%
ACKUN, JACOB K 1 56.7% +3.0%
OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES 1 78.6% +11.4%
AHMED, TASNIM M 1 81.2% +5.0%
ALLEN, ROBERT F 1 73.5% +61.7%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18706260 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG RESERVOIR UNIT AND SET AHMED, TASNIM M
18700964 Injection Device and Method of Unlocking Operation of the Injection Device GOLOVAN, MARK
18289267 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

Hard Cases (21)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18016941 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 99d overdue
17915344 INJECTION DEVICE STORAGE CONTAINER OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI T 32d overdue
17971118 CARTRIDGE WITH DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C 55d
18597028 Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS 56d
18868287 AN ELECTRONIC MODULE OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R.
18700313 Drug Delivery Device ALLEN, ROBERT F
18694236 Operating an Electronic unit of a drug delivery device or a drug delivery add-on device BALSECA, FRANKLIN D
18694079 DRIVING AN OPTICAL SENSOR OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A DRUG DELIVERY ADD-ON DEVICE PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

Interview Candidates (11)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18016941 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 99d overdue
17607581 Rotation Sensing Arrangement for an Injection Device TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 26d
18868287 AN ELECTRONIC MODULE OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R.
18663525 Electric Coupling for Injection Devices OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES
18700313 Drug Delivery Device ALLEN, ROBERT F
18694079 DRIVING AN OPTICAL SENSOR OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A DRUG DELIVERY ADD-ON DEVICE PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP
18694104 Electronics Device with Battery Life Optimisation Provided for a drug delivery device or a drug delivery add-on device RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN
18694113 Electronic system, user interface member, drug delivery device and method for detecting whether a drug delivery device is, or was, exposed to fluid BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Sanofi 37

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
378319
37361
21111
37411
17741
36511
37911

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18868287 AN ELECTRONIC MODULE OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A SUPPLEMENTAL DEVICE FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Sanofi TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18843946 MECHANICAL CONNECTOR FOR INJECTION DEVICES Sanofi ACKUN, JACOB K 3736 §102 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Sep 04, 2024
18663525 Electric Coupling for Injection Devices Sanofi OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES DP Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18706260 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG RESERVOIR UNIT AND SET Sanofi AHMED, TASNIM M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18700964 Injection Device and Method of Unlocking Operation of the Injection Device Sanofi GOLOVAN, MARK §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2024
18700313 Drug Delivery Device Sanofi ALLEN, ROBERT F §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18626913 Injector Device Sanofi GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2024
18694236 Operating an Electronic unit of a drug delivery device or a drug delivery add-on device Sanofi BALSECA, FRANKLIN D §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18694079 DRIVING AN OPTICAL SENSOR OF A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR OF A DRUG DELIVERY ADD-ON DEVICE Sanofi PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18694104 Electronics Device with Battery Life Optimisation Provided for a drug delivery device or a drug delivery add-on device Sanofi RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18694113 Electronic system, user interface member, drug delivery device and method for detecting whether a drug delivery device is, or was, exposed to fluid Sanofi BOUCHELLE, LAURA A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18694096 Arrangement for a drug delivery device, drug delivery device and user interface module Sanofi GOLOVAN, MARK §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18693870 DATA STORAGE ON A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE OR ON A DRUG DELIVERY ADD-ON DEVICE Sanofi PERRY, VICTOR NICHOLAS 2111 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18692287 Information Recording in a Drug Delivery Device Sanofi KASHYAP, ESHA PRAKASH §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18597028 Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge Sanofi SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 56d Pending Mar 06, 2024
18688826 Injection Device and Supplementary Device Sanofi TAYLOR, MARISSA ENVENESIA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2024
18574891 Data Collection Apparatus for Dose Determination Sanofi CARPENTER, WILLIAM R 3783 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 28, 2023
18534306 DRIVE TRAIN FOR DIAL OF A TORSION-SPRING ASSISTED WIND-UP INJECTION DEVICE Sanofi LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH 3783 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2023
18289298 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Sanofi SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 3783 §102§103Other Final Rejection Pending Nov 02, 2023
18289267 CODED HOUSING COMPONENTS FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Sanofi BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 §102 Final Rejection Pending Nov 02, 2023
18287069 Electronic System for a Drug Delivery Device Sanofi FORD, RENE D 3741 §102 Final Rejection Pending Oct 16, 2023
18475927 Injector Device Sanofi PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 27, 2023
18364256 CONTAINER FOR AN INJECTABLE MEDICAMENT Sanofi SHAH, NILAY J 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2023
18267522 HOUSING COMPONENT OF AN INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING A MAGNIFIER Sanofi FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 15, 2023
18034523 Electronic system for a drug delivery device and drug delivery device Sanofi STIGELL, THEODORE J 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Apr 28, 2023
18297133 CONTAINER FOR AN INJECTABLE MEDICAMENT Sanofi DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 07, 2023
18019500 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND MODULE HEREWITH Sanofi FARRAR, LAUREN PENG 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 03, 2023
18159719 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH FREHE, WILLIAM R 3783 §103 Final Rejection 53d overdue Pending Jan 26, 2023
18016941 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Sanofi TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2023
18016995 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE Sanofi RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN 3783 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 19, 2023
18011773 Improvements of an optical sensing system of a drug delivery device Sanofi NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 20, 2022
17923633 A DIAL GRIP FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE Sanofi KOO, BENJAMIN K 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 07, 2022
17971118 CARTRIDGE WITH DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Sanofi CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Oct 21, 2022
17915344 INJECTION DEVICE STORAGE CONTAINER Sanofi OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI T 3651 §102§103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2022
17635507 Sensor Assembly Sanofi HENSON, DEVIN B 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2022
17607581 Rotation Sensing Arrangement for an Injection Device Sanofi TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE 3783 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Oct 29, 2021
16725079 ACTIVATING MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE Sanofi DARB, HAMZA A. 3783 §103Other Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 23, 2019

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