Fish & Richardson P.C. (Sanofi-Aventis)

Portfolio Summary

56

Total Pending OAs

36

Non-Final OAs

15

Final Rejections

5

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 56 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

29

Overdue

1

Due this week

20

Due this month

5

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. 56 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (29)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (20)Due ≤ 60 days (5)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.

0

Hard (0%)

47

Medium (84%)

6

Easy (11%)

3

Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§103 only	36 (64%)
§102 only	11 (20%)
§112 only	6 (11%)
No statute on record	3 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

6

Life Sciences

11% of docket

1

Information Tech

2% of docket

2

Communications

4% of docket

2

Semiconductors

4% of docket

45

Mechanical / Eng

80% of docket

0

Business / Other

0% 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.

560 h

Manual time on pending OAs

112 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

196 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

4.9 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	5	58.7%	+36.4%
MEDWAY, SCOTT J	3	67.1%	+23.2%
HALL, DEANNA K	3	75.8%	+15.4%
VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG	3	68.2%	+27.9%
FREHE, WILLIAM R	2	59.9%	+41.3%
MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH	2	69.2%	+49.7%
CARPENTER, WILLIAM R	2	54.5%	+53.1%
VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE	2	52.2%	+12.9%
DOUBRAVA, JOHN A	2	76.3%	+27.0%
GRAY, PHILLIP A	2	74.0%	+10.6%

Interview Candidates (26)

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
18310275	Drive Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device	CARPENTER, WILLIAM R	96d overdue
18038745	Drug Delivery Device	VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE	71d overdue
19022302	Auto-Injector	FREHE, WILLIAM R	44d overdue
17916144	Injector Device	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	44d overdue
17956570	DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	44d overdue
18039110	ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	HALL, DEANNA K	43d overdue
17227944	Auto-Injector	FREHE, WILLIAM R	36d overdue
18039455	User Device, System and Method for Determining a Threshold Time for an Injection Device to Transition to an Operational Temperature	HALL, DEANNA K	32d overdue

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Client (Assignee)	Pending OAs
Sanofi	53
GENZYME CORPORATION	2
Terumo	1

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3783	39
3682	2
1777	2
3681	1
2433	1
2857	1
3723	1
1638	1
3686	1
2672	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Client	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19043336	DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING NEW INDICATIONS FOR DRUGS	Sanofi	HIGGS, STELLA EUN	3681	§103	Non-Final OA	42d	Pending	Jan 31, 2025
19022302	Auto-Injector	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	FREHE, WILLIAM R	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	44d overdue	Pending	Jan 15, 2025
18987022	MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DIAGNOSE RARE DISEASES	Sanofi	HAMILTON, MATTHEW L	3682	§103	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Dec 19, 2024
18757830	Medicament Delivery Device and Actuation Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	MEDWAY, SCOTT J	3783	§112	Final Rejection	9d	Pending	Jun 28, 2024
18757999	Medicament Delivery Device and Actuation Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	MEDWAY, SCOTT J	3783	§112	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Jun 28, 2024
18758133	Medicament Delivery Device and Actuation Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	MEDWAY, SCOTT J	3783	§112	Final Rejection	9d	Pending	Jun 28, 2024
18705693	USER AUTHENTICATION FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	ANDERSON, MICHAEL D	2433	§103	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Apr 29, 2024
18620385	ELECTRONIC ADD-ON MODULE AND ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRONIC ADD-ON MODULE AND A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Mar 28, 2024
18576846	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TITRATION OF BASAL AND BOLUS INSULIN	Sanofi	JACKSON, JORDAN L	2857	§103	Final Rejection	4d overdue	Pending	Jan 05, 2024
18572485	Spring Carrier	Sanofi Winthrop Industrie	GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY	3723	§103	Non-Final OA	25d overdue	Pending	Dec 20, 2023
18288087	Implantable Device and Therapeutic System with Passive Oxygenation	Sanofi	MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	23d	Pending	Oct 24, 2023
18288092	Implantable Device and Therapeutic System with Active Oxygenation	Sanofi	CARPENTER, WILLIAM R	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Oct 24, 2023
18469706	Needle Arrangement	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	3d overdue	Pending	Sep 19, 2023
18241669	METHODS OF DETERMINING PROTEIN REDUCTION SUSCEPTABILITY	Sanofi	MOORE, JOHN DAVID	1638	§103	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	Sep 01, 2023
18451572	Auto-Injector Device	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	DOUBRAVA, JOHN A	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	Aug 17, 2023
18353589	COLLECTION OF INJECTION DEVICE DATA USING ENERGY HARVESTED FROM AN EXTERNAL DEVICE	Sanofi	MENDEZ, MANUEL A	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	1d overdue	Pending	Jul 17, 2023
18338540	Injection Device with a Vibration Generator	Sanofi	KIM, SUN U	1777	Other	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Jun 21, 2023
18267055	AUTOINJECTOR WITH GAS	Sanofi	LALONDE, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	Jun 13, 2023
18039455	User Device, System and Method for Determining a Threshold Time for an Injection Device to Transition to an Operational Temperature	Sanofi	HALL, DEANNA K	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	32d overdue	Pending	May 30, 2023
18039110	ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	HALL, DEANNA K	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	43d overdue	Pending	May 26, 2023
18039019	ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	May 26, 2023
18039045	DRIVE SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, CONTAINER-HOLDER SUBASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, KIT AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	GRAY, PHILLIP A	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	May 26, 2023
18038745	Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	71d overdue	Pending	May 25, 2023
18038748	Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	FARRELL, KATHLEEN PAIGE	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	42d overdue	Pending	May 25, 2023
18038368	Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	3783	§112	Final Rejection	28d	Pending	May 23, 2023
18310275	Drive Mechanism for a Drug Delivery Device	Terumo Corporation	CARPENTER, WILLIAM R	3783	Other	Non-Final OA	96d overdue	Pending	May 01, 2023
18305751	Medicament Delivery Device	Sanofi	GRAY, PHILLIP A	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Apr 24, 2023
18137138	DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN INJECTION DEVICE	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	HALL, DEANNA K	3783	§102	Final Rejection	70d	Pending	Apr 20, 2023
18296088	Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	SHAH, NILAY J	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	4d overdue	Pending	Apr 05, 2023
18178692	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING ON THE USE OF AN INJECTION DEVICE	Sanofi	SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B	3686	§103	Non-Final OA	84d overdue	Pending	Mar 06, 2023
18018345	A monitoring system	Sanofi	RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JASON	2672	§103	Non-Final OA	21d	Pending	Jan 27, 2023
18018226	Drive Assembly for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	31d overdue	Pending	Jan 26, 2023
18013769	Needle Shield Removal Assembly, Method for Assembling Thereof and Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Dec 29, 2022
18011246	Drug Delivery Device Recognition	Sanofi	SMALE, AVERY E	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	45d overdue	Pending	Dec 19, 2022
18011362	Drug Delivery Device Recognition	Sanofi	DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE	3783	§103	Final Rejection	33d	Pending	Dec 19, 2022
17916144	Injector Device	Sanofi	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	3783	§112	Final Rejection	44d overdue	Pending	Sep 30, 2022
17956570	DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	3783	§103	Final Rejection	44d overdue	Pending	Sep 29, 2022
17914897	Injector Device	Sanofi	RODRIGUEZ, CRIS LOIREN	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Sep 27, 2022
17914600	Injection Device with Needle Obscuring Element	Sanofi	SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	16d overdue	Pending	Sep 26, 2022
17945632	Device and Method for Determining Information Related to a Medical Device	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG	3783	§103	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Sep 15, 2022
17943514	CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM	Sanofi	PATEL, PRANAV N	1777	§103	Non-Final OA	50d overdue	Pending	Sep 13, 2022
17782944	Drug delivery device, system comprising a drug delivery device, and associated method	Sanofi	WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	72d overdue	Pending	Jun 06, 2022
17782682	Electronic Module and Modular System for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	FARRAR, LAUREN PENG	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	17d overdue	Pending	Jun 06, 2022
17776553	A wireless data communication accessory for a drug delivery device	Sanofi	TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN	2648	§103	Final Rejection	18d overdue	Pending	May 12, 2022
17776312	Securing communication between a wireless data communication accessory for a drug delivery device and an external device	Sanofi	YOUSSEF, MENATOALLAH M	2849	§103	Non-Final OA	30d	Pending	May 12, 2022
17772560	Packaging Assembly	Sanofi	RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L	3651	§103	Non-Final OA	1d overdue	Pending	Apr 28, 2022
17732132	MOLECULE IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION USING MOLECULAR SURFACE PROPERTIES	Sanofi	LUO, JAMMY NMN	1686	§103	Non-Final OA	66d overdue	Pending	Apr 28, 2022
17721003	METHODS OF PERFUSION CULTURING A MAMMALIAN CELL	Genzyme Corporation	LEVIN, JOEL D	1633	§103	Non-Final OA	74d overdue	Pending	Apr 14, 2022
17696469	MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE	Sanofi	PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G	3783	§103	Final Rejection	21d	Pending	Mar 16, 2022
17569291	SAFETY DEVICE FOR A PRE-FILLED SYRINGE AND AN INJECTION DEVICE	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS	3783	§102	Non-Final OA	27d	Pending	Jan 05, 2022
17453601	Cap Assembly for a Medicament	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG	3783	§102	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Nov 04, 2021
17600654	Assembly for a Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH	3783	§103	Non-Final OA	21d	Pending	Oct 01, 2021
17385535	MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS	3682	§103	Non-Final OA	26d overdue	Pending	Jul 26, 2021
17227944	Auto-Injector	Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH	FREHE, WILLIAM R	3783	Other	Final Rejection	36d overdue	Pending	Apr 12, 2021
17046381	Drug Delivery Device	Sanofi	DOUBRAVA, JOHN A	3783	§112	Non-Final OA	23d	Pending	Oct 09, 2020
16088031	BIOMARKERS OF PROTEOPATHIES AND USES THEREOF	Genzyme Corporation	FONTAINHAS, AURORA M	1675	§103	Final Rejection	35d	Pending	Sep 24, 2018

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