Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
13 pending office actions • 3 clients • 11 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
CYTIVA - Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP is a patent law firm that has filed 1633 career applications. The firm focuses on the Chemistry & Materials technology area. It maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 92.87. This success is achieved with an avg office actions per allowance of 4.26. Currently, the firm has 8 pending office actions.
The avg office actions per allowance of 4.26 indicates a prosecution strategy involving several rounds of examiner interaction. In the Chemistry & Materials sector, this figure suggests the firm engages in multiple rounds of rejection and response to secure a grant. This approach is reflected in the 92.87 resolved allowance rate pct, showing that the firm succeeds in a large portion of its 1633 career applications. The 8 pending office actions suggest a specific phase in their current filing cycle. Practitioners can interpret these figures as a sign of a firm that reaches a final allowance even when the examination process is lengthy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 (8%) |
| §103 only | 5 (38%) |
| §112 only | 2 (15%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 2 | 59.4% | +31.9% |
| ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | 2 | 41.0% | +23.3% |
| SEIF, DARIUSH | 1 | 70.5% | +6.2% |
| KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | 1 | 69.5% | +21.6% |
| MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | 1 | 78.0% | +48.4% |
| HASSAN, LIBAN M | 1 | 50.7% | +31.1% |
| HUANG, DAVID Z | 1 | 80.3% | +13.3% |
| LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN | 1 | 82.6% | +8.0% |
| BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 1 | 76.3% | +41.2% |
| BEISNER, WILLIAM H | 1 | 61.8% | +29.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038742 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING MASS BALANCING TECHNIQUES | HUANG, DAVID Z | 27d |
| 18038756 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING PRESSURIZATION | LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN | 40d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18654163 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING A BIOPROCESSING VESSEL | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | — |
| 18585242 | LEVELING SYSTEM FOR A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | — |
| 18388028 | FLEXIBLE BIOPROCESSING VESSEL AND RIGID SUPPORT STRUCTURE | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | — |
| 18272249 | METHOD IN BIOPROCESS PURIFICATION SYSTEM | MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | — |
| 18038803 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE MONITORING OF A BIOPROCESS FLUID | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | — |
| 18014370 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND TUBING AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | BEISNER, WILLIAM H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | HASSAN, LIBAN M | 14d |
| 18038742 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING MASS BALANCING TECHNIQUES | HUANG, DAVID Z | 27d |
| 17617710 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND TUBING AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 43d |
| 18020527 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CELL SHEAR IN A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | 55d |
| 18654163 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING A BIOPROCESSING VESSEL | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | — |
| 18585242 | LEVELING SYSTEM FOR A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | — |
| 18388028 | FLEXIBLE BIOPROCESSING VESSEL AND RIGID SUPPORT STRUCTURE | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | — |
| 18272249 | METHOD IN BIOPROCESS PURIFICATION SYSTEM | MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Danaher | 11 |
| Pall Technology UK Limited | 1 |
| Cytiva | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1799 | 4 |
| 1796 | 2 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 1678 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18654163 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING AND INSTALLING A BIOPROCESSING VESSEL | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 | |
| 18699939 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING A BIOPROCESSING BAG | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | SEIF, DARIUSH | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| 18585242 | LEVELING SYSTEM FOR A BIOREACTOR SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| 18388028 | FLEXIBLE BIOPROCESSING VESSEL AND RIGID SUPPORT STRUCTURE | Pall Technology UK Limited | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | 1799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
| 18272249 | METHOD IN BIOPROCESS PURIFICATION SYSTEM | CYTIVA SWEDEN AB | MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | 1796 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18038732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | HASSAN, LIBAN M | 1799 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18038742 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING MASS BALANCING TECHNIQUES | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | HUANG, DAVID Z | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18038756 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM USING PRESSURIZATION | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18038803 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE MONITORING OF A BIOPROCESS FLUID | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 1678 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18020527 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CELL SHEAR IN A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | 1799 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Feb 09, 2023 |
| 18014370 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND TUBING AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | BEISNER, WILLIAM H | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2023 |
| 17617710 | BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM AND TUBING AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Dec 09, 2021 |
| 17423202 | FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS FOR A BIOPROCESSING SYSTEM | Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC | KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jul 15, 2021 |
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