Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
35 pending office actions • 4 clients • 28 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
CANTOR COLBURN LLP - UPL LIMITED focuses on the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area, drawing on the firm's record of 74190 career applications. This specific profile is currently managing 30 pending office actions, which indicates an active prosecution pipeline. The firm's long-standing presence in the patent system is reflected in its total application count, providing a reservoir of experience.
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 Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals 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. 14 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. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 11 (31%) |
| §112 only | 3 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KETCHAM, KAREN A | 2 | 20.0% | +38.8% |
| HIRT, ERIN E | 2 | 40.3% | +23.0% |
| JACKSON, SHAWQUIA | 2 | 78.0% | -3.3% |
| HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 2 | 65.9% | +41.0% |
| VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 2 | 53.1% | +24.1% |
| NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI | 2 | 28.1% | +49.8% |
| BROWE, DAVID | 2 | 26.4% | +27.3% |
| LI, WENHAN | 1 | — | — |
| PURDY, KYLE A | 1 | 41.0% | +35.9% |
| ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER | 1 | 52.4% | +26.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17615637 | Compositions of Dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives | SHOMER, ISAAC | 49d overdue |
| 17925741 | A STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR AN AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 5d |
| 17258525 | A STABLE LIQUID AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION | KETCHAM, KAREN A | 5d |
| 18010606 | HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS | HIRT, ERIN E | 28d |
| 18164064 | FUNGICIDAL COMBINATIONS | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 61d |
| 19046974 | COMBINATIONS FOR CONTROLLING POST-HARVEST PATHOGENS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | LI, WENHAN | — |
| 19011836 | STABLE AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | KETCHAM, KAREN A | — |
| 18877427 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | PURDY, KYLE 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17258525 | A STABLE LIQUID AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION | KETCHAM, KAREN A | 5d |
| 18102848 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 21d |
| 18010606 | HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS | HIRT, ERIN E | 28d |
| 18164064 | FUNGICIDAL COMBINATIONS | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 61d |
| 19011836 | STABLE AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | KETCHAM, KAREN A | — |
| 18877427 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | PURDY, KYLE A | — |
| 18877040 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER | — |
| 18800855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF UNDESIRABLE VEGETATION | HIRT, ERIN E | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| UPL | 29 |
| UPL Corporation Limited | 4 |
| Decco Worldwide Post Harvest Holding BV | 1 |
| Upl Do Brasil Industria E Comercio De Insumos Agropecuarios S.A. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1612 | 4 |
| 1616 | 3 |
| 1614 | 3 |
| 1615 | 3 |
| 1619 | 2 |
| 1626 | 2 |
| 1621 | 2 |
| 1617 | 2 |
| 1611 | 1 |
| 1625 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19046974 | COMBINATIONS FOR CONTROLLING POST-HARVEST PATHOGENS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | Decco Worldwide Post Harvest Holding BV | LI, WENHAN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 | |
| 19011836 | STABLE AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | KETCHAM, KAREN A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 | |
| 18877427 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | UPL Corporation Limited | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18877040 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | UPL Corporation Limited | ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 | |
| 18875399 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | UPL Corporation Limited | BAZARGANI, ARYA AHMADI | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| 18874469 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNDESIRED VEGETATION | UPL Corporation Limited | ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| 18800855 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF UNDESIRABLE VEGETATION | UPL Corporation Limited | HIRT, ERIN E | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 | |
| 18711979 | METHOD OF IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH | UPL Corporation Limited | PATEL, SAGAR S | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 | |
| 18640219 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ANTHRANILAMIDES | UPL Corporation Limited | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1625 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18694455 | A PROCESS OF PREPARING AN AGROCHEMICAL OIL DISPERSION AND PRODUCT THEREOF | UPL Corporation Limited | MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | 1619 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18466489 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF IPCONAZOLE & ITS INTERMEDIATES | UPL Corporation Limited | JACKSON, SHAWQUIA | 1626 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18260567 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF INSECTICIDAL ANTHRANILAMIDES | UPL Corporation Limited | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 1621 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18247530 | PHOTOSTABLE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF REDUCING OR CONTROLLING WEED POPULATION APPLYING SAID COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH | 1612 | §112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18028661 | COMBINATIONS OF CHLOROACETANILIDE HERBICIDES WITH SAFENERS | UPL Corporation Limited | OLSEN, KAELEIGH ELIZABETH | 1619 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18041648 | A LIQUID AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | ZHANG SPIERING, DONGXIU | 1616 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18041420 | A STORAGE STABLE INSECTICIDAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | BASQUILL, SEAN M | 1614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18164064 | FUNGICIDAL COMBINATIONS | UPL Corporation Limited | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 1621 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18102848 | HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS | UPL Corporation Limited | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18005000 | A SOLID AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | UPL Corporation Limited | HOLT, ANDRIAE M | 1614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18013639 | SYNERGISTIC HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS, COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF | UPL Corporation Limited | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 1612 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18013447 | AN APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING FUNGAL SPORES FROM ATMOSPHERE, A METHOD THEREOF AND A DISEASE WARNING SYSTEM | Upl Do Brasil Industria E Comercio De Insumos Agropecuarios S.A. | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 18085182 | FUNGICIDAL COMBINATIONS | UPL Corporation Limited | HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P | 1623 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 18010606 | HERBICIDE COMBINATIONS | UPL Corporation Limited | HIRT, ERIN E | 1616 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17925741 | A STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR AN AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17921260 | A FUNGICIDAL COMPOUND AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | UPL Corporation Limited | JACKSON, SHAWQUIA | 1626 | §112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 17907810 | AN AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W | 1616 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
| 17895733 | PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER | UPL Corporation Limited | ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | 1764 | §103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Aug 25, 2022 |
| 17777364 | A CONTINUOUS FLOW PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HYDROXAMIC ACID | UPL Corporation Limited | BONAPARTE, AMY C | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | 139d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2022 |
| 17687001 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION | UPL Corporation Limited | NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI | 1615 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17687179 | LIQUID HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS | UPL Corporation Limited | NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17615637 | Compositions of Dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives | UPL Corporation Limited | SHOMER, ISAAC | 1612 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
| 17603995 | A Stable Insecticide Composition | UPL Corporation Limited | BROWE, DAVID | 1617 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2021 |
| 17414458 | HERBICIDE | UPL Corporation Limited | BROWE, DAVID | 1617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2021 |
| 17258525 | A STABLE LIQUID AGROCHEMICAL FORMULATION | UPL Corporation Limited | KETCHAM, KAREN A | 1614 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jan 07, 2021 |
| 17251579 | STABLE CO-FORMULATION OF BENZOYLUREA WITH PYRETHROIDS | UPL Corporation Limited | PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC | 1613 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 11, 2020 |
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