Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
11 pending office actions • 1 client • 7 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
CANTOR COLBURN LLP - ESSITY focuses on the Chemistry & Materials technology area, drawing on the firm's record of 74190 career applications. This specific profile is currently managing 6 pending office actions, which indicates a focused active workload. The firm's long-standing presence in the patent system is reflected in its total application count, providing a reservoir of experience for its practitioners.
The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.07, showing success in obtaining patent grants for its clients. This performance is reached with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.16, suggesting an efficient path through the USPTO examination process. The 88.07 resolved allowance rate pct reflects the firm's effectiveness in the Chemistry & Materials field. With 74190 career applications as a foundation, the 3.16 avg_office_actions_per_allowance provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle. These metrics together illustrate an experienced patent practice that consistently delivers results.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 (9%) |
| §103 only | 4 (36%) |
| §102 only | 1 (9%) |
| §112 only | 2 (18%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (27%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTUNA, JOSE A | 5 | 79.5% | +9.9% |
| WEINER, ARIELLE E | 1 | 43.6% | +53.3% |
| SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | 1 | 75.2% | +22.3% |
| KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 1 | 62.9% | +27.3% |
| CALANDRA, ANTHONY J | 1 | 62.8% | +18.7% |
| ADHLAKHA, RITA P | 1 | 75.6% | +17.2% |
| MUSSER, BARBARA J | 1 | 71.2% | +26.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18013817 | TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, ROLLS AND STACKS OF TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 15d |
| 18851890 | A METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPRESSION GARMENT FIT INFORMATION AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF | WEINER, ARIELLE E | — |
| 18577767 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | CALANDRA, ANTHONY J | — |
| 18577482 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT INCLUDING NON-WOOD FIBRES | FORTUNA, JOSE 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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18012966 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | MUSSER, BARBARA J | 44d overdue |
| 18851890 | A METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPRESSION GARMENT FIT INFORMATION AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF | WEINER, ARIELLE E | — |
| 18832268 | POWER SUPPLY FOR A LOCAL CONSUMER LOAD | SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | — |
| 18715298 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING A FAECES POCKET | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | — |
| 18577767 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | CALANDRA, ANTHONY J | — |
| 18013703 | TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, ROLLS AND STACKS OF TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS | ADHLAKHA, RITA P | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Essity | 11 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1748 | 4 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 1700 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19186814 | Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless Rolls | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | FORTUNA, JOSE A | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 | |
| 19186784 | Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless Rolls | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | FORTUNA, JOSE A | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 | |
| 18851890 | A METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPRESSION GARMENT FIT INFORMATION AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | WEINER, ARIELLE E | 3689 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18832268 | POWER SUPPLY FOR A LOCAL CONSUMER LOAD | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | SHECHTMAN, SEAN P | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| 18715298 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING A FAECES POCKET | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | KALIHER, HANS CHRISTIAN | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18577745 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18577767 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | CALANDRA, ANTHONY J | 1748 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18577482 | TISSUE PAPER MATERIAL AND TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT INCLUDING NON-WOOD FIBRES | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18013817 | TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, ROLLS AND STACKS OF TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18013703 | TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, ROLLS AND STACKS OF TISSUE PAPER PRODUCTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | ADHLAKHA, RITA P | 1700 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18012966 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TISSUE PAPER PRODUCT | Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag | MUSSER, BARBARA J | 1746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2022 |
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