Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
123 pending office actions • 93 clients • 118 examiners • 88 art units • 0 of 123 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
ICE MILLER LLP has 118 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and 4333 career applications. The profile shows a substantial prosecution base and an active unresolved workload in a technically demanding field.
The resolved allowance rate is 84.01%, and the average is 3.24 office actions per allowance. These figures indicate that many resolved matters reach allowance, while successful prosecution commonly involves more than one examination response.
Practitioners should combine portfolio-level consistency with application-specific analysis of biological support, therapeutic scope, and the evidentiary record needed to answer technical rejections.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 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. 31 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 only | 4 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 25 (20%) |
| §103 only | 26 (21%) |
| §102 only | 3 (2%) |
| §112 only | 8 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 9 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 47 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3 | 33.6% | +39.6% |
| HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE | 3 | 67.7% | +28.1% |
| THOMPSON, CURTIS A | 2 | 61.2% | +51.6% |
| DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1 | 38.7% | +35.6% |
| STEWART, CRYSTOL | 1 | 33.6% | +28.8% |
| DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 1 | 64.0% | +48.7% |
| GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH | 1 | 14.9% | +17.3% |
| GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 1 | 23.2% | +34.4% |
| MILLER, SERENITY A | 1 | 68.5% | +36.1% |
| JACKSON-TONGUE, LAKIA J | 1 | 69.0% | +20.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18635402 | INHIBITORS OF CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 7 (CDK7) | AULAKH, CHARANJIT | 475d overdue |
| 18793346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 147d overdue |
| 17731451 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED CONVERSION OF TECHNICAL DRAWING DATA REPRESENTING A MAP AND OBJECT DETECTION BASED THEREUPON | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | 88d overdue |
| 18729134 | STATISTICAL DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION CALCULATION DEVICE, TREATMENT ACTION SEARCH DEVICE, TREATMENT OBJECT SEARCH DEVICE, STATISTICAL DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION CALCULATION PROGRAM, TREATMENT ACTION SEARCH PROGRAM, AND TREATMENT OBJECT SEARCH PROGRAM | LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE | 72d overdue |
| 18127221 | DIFFUSER SECURED TO CONTAINER DRAWING OIL FRAGRANCE INTO DIFFUSER ELEMENT VIA CAPILLARY ACTION | PHAM, TUONGMINH NGUYEN | 32d overdue |
| 18261205 | A BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION SYSTEM, A METHOD FOR PERFORMING BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION EXERCISE, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM | LOUIS, LATOYA M | 16d overdue |
| 17756379 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR A URINARY CATHETER AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A RETAINING DEVICE WITH A CATHETER | VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH | 15d overdue |
| 18494851 | Method of using a handheldable pulling and compressing device for repair of motor vehicle components | KAKARLA, BHASKAR | 9d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18793346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 147d overdue |
| 17259992 | USE OF DROPLET SINGLE CELL EPIGENOME PROFILING FOR PATIENT STRATIFICATION | THOMPSON, CURTIS A | 5d overdue |
| 17260000 | USE OF DROPLET SINGLE CELL EPIGENOME PROFILING FOR PATIENT STRATIFICATION | THOMPSON, CURTIS A | 5d overdue |
| 18949952 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTS | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 34d |
| 19560331 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVENUE INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING REAL-TIME DATA MESH | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | — |
| 19559235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PRICING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY | STEWART, CRYSTOL | — |
| 19558117 | HIGH STIFFNESS BOOSTER WITH COMPLIANT SUPPORT TABS AT NODE OR ANTINODE POSITIONS AND ULTRASONIC WELDING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | — |
| 19400243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TIERED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT | GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1621 | 7 |
| 3629 | 4 |
| 3624 | 3 |
| 3792 | 3 |
| 3799 | 3 |
| 1675 | 3 |
| 1798 | 3 |
| 3623 | 2 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| 1652 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19560331 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REVENUE INTELLIGENT DIGITAL ASSISTANT USING REAL-TIME DATA MESH | Ingram Micro Inc. | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 3623 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2026 |
| 19559235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC PRICING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY | Ingram Micro Inc. | STEWART, CRYSTOL | 3624 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2026 |
| 19558117 | HIGH STIFFNESS BOOSTER WITH COMPLIANT SUPPORT TABS AT NODE OR ANTINODE POSITIONS AND ULTRASONIC WELDING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | Dukane Ias, LLC | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 3724 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2026 |
| 19400243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-TIERED SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT | Ingram Micro Inc. | GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19396025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION TO ORDER AND QUOTE TO ORDER | Ingram Micro Inc. | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3629 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 19294170 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL SERVICE TO AN AGRICULTURAL WORKING MACHINE | Claas Omaha Inc. | GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE | 3625 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19236484 | SUTURE MATERIALS, SUTURE PLACEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS OF SUTURE PLACEMENT AND TISSUE APPROXIMATION | Tack Surgical, LLC | MILLER, SERENITY A | 3771 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19189410 | COMBINATION USES OF NITROXOLINE AND ITS ANALOGUES WITH CHEMOTHERAPIES AND IMMUNOTHERAPIES IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS | Jiangsu Yahong Meditech Co., Ltd. | JACKSON-TONGUE, LAKIA J | 1645 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19171105 | METHODS OF ENHANCING STEM CELL PRODUCTION | All-Cells Healing, Inc. | SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY | 3792 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19088739 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A COMMAND BUFFER BETWEEN A CPU AND GPU | Oxide Interactive, Inc. | HSU, JONI | 2611 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19085265 | METHODS TO TREAT LONG-COVID AND INFLUENZA | Tesla Biohealing, LLC | HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE | 3799 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19079608 | COMPUTER PLANNING AGENT | Oxide Interactive, Inc. | GARNER, WERNER G | 3715 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19104621 | COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLES | Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co., Ltd. | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19104677 | ROOF STRUCTURE HAVING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | Mygreen Holding GmbH | PATTERSON, GARRETT CHRISTOPHER | 3633 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19043248 | METHODS TO TREAT PARKINSON'S DISEASE | Brain Healing Inc. | HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE | 3799 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19043212 | METHODS TO TREAT GENE MUTATION AND MUSCULAR DEGENERATIVE DISEASE | All-Cells Healing Inc. | HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE | 3799 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19018798 | AI-DRIVEN INTEGRATION PLATFORM AND USER-ADAPTIVE INTERFACE FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ORCHESTRATION | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | CHIANG, JASON | 2431 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19009885 | METHODS TO MITIGATE SIDE EFFECTS OF CANCER TREATMENTS | All-Cells Healing Inc. | SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN | 3796 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880475 | COMBINATION THERAPIES INVOLVING L-ASPARAGINASE | Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19005365 | AUTOMATED MULTI-PARTY DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND USER INTERACTIVE TOOL | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | WALTON, CHESIREE A | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19003616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYROLL RECONCILIATION AND PAYMENT | Salus Finance, LLC | NOVAK, REBECCA R | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 19002457 | DATA RESTORE SYSTEM | Druva Inc. | GUYTON, PHILIP A | 2113 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 19000016 | METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A SYSTEM FOR SPERM QUALITY DETERMINATION | Fundació Institut De Ciències Fotòniques | THOMAS, MIA M | 2665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18985291 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORT RAILCAR GRATING | Holden America Il, LLC | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | 3615 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18983692 | MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE (MMP) INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Foresee Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc. | ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL | 1627 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18971858 | LOW PROFILE HOLLOW RETROREFLECTOR ASSEMBLY AND THEIR MOUNTING STRUCTURES AND MOUNTING METHODS | Plx, Inc. | RAKOWSKI, CARA E | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18949952 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTS | Ingram Micro Inc. | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3629 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18938440 | GUANIDINOACETIC ACID, ITS DERIVATES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Christopher Stahley | ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH | 1621 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18905686 | BRAKE PAD WEAR SENSOR | Sadeca Systems, S.L.U. | AUNG, SAN M | 3616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18853244 | IMMUNE ENHANCEMENT OF CANCER TREATMENT | Institut D'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi I Sunyer (Idibaps) | ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA | 1612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18895049 | THORACOSTOMY DEVICE | Ohiohealth Corporation | MARCETICH, ADAM M | 3781 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18828450 | MULTI-MODAL DEVELOPMENT INTERFACE FOR LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL APPLICATIONS | Gopal Datt Joshi | O'CONNOR-EMANUEL, LAWRENCE SCOTT | 2193 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18844879 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEAKAGE DETECTION IN A FLUID SYSTEM | Grundfos Holding A/S | BOLDUC, DAVID J | 2852 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18843180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT BY ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STIMULATION | TrueRelief, LLC | ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO | 3796 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18817538 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STANDARDIZING DEFINITION OF SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES | Facets Cloud Inc. | MITCHELL, JASON D | 2199 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18810352 | LIPID COMPOUND, LIPID NANOPARTICLE COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF | Themedium Therapeutics Co., Ltd. | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1613 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18794654 | KINETIC CARRIER DEVICE | Degrees Of Freedom LLC | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 3733 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18793346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PREDICTION OF INSIGHTS FOR VENDOR PRODUCT ROADMAPS | Ingram Micro Inc. | ZEROUAL, OMAR | 3629 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18775244 | ADJUSTABLE FLOW URINARY CATHETER | Rethink Medical, S.L. | LEVY, BRANDON WILLIAM | 3781 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18729134 | STATISTICAL DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION CALCULATION DEVICE, TREATMENT ACTION SEARCH DEVICE, TREATMENT OBJECT SEARCH DEVICE, STATISTICAL DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM, DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION CALCULATION PROGRAM, TREATMENT ACTION SEARCH PROGRAM, AND TREATMENT OBJECT SEARCH PROGRAM | Aizoth Inc. | LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE | 3684 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18727456 | SILICONE GEL COMPOSITION OF WALNUT EXTRACT | Hartington Business, S. L. | MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY | 1655 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18752729 | HAND-HELD PULLING AND COMPRESSION DEVICE | Tkr Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH | CHIN, PAUL T | 3725 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18723323 | METHOD AND KIT FOR TREATING A DAMAGED CONNECTIVE TISSUE | Reddress Ltd. | PEEBLES, KATHERINE | 1617 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18750890 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE IN PROXIMAL FEMUR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD | The Catholic University Of Korea Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722532 | RELIABLE OPTICAL TRANSIT TIME METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISTANCE VALUES | K.A. Schmersal Holding GmbH & Co. Kg | WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18735463 | BIOENERGY (BIOPHOTON) GENERATOR AND ITS USE | Tesla Biohealing, Inc. | TRUONG, QUANGLONG N | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18577053 | SMALL MOLECULE COMPOUND TARGETING BCL9/BETA-CATENIN INTERACTION | Nantong Jutai Biotech Co., Ltd. | KOSTURKO, GEORGE W | 1621 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18716469 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HYDRAULIC SHOCK | Grundfos Holding A/S | TIMILSINA, SHARAD | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18714054 | HANDHELD PULLING AND COMPRESSING DEVICE | Tkr Spezialwerkzeuge GmbH | WILSON, LEE D | 3723 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18712989 | DAROLUTAMIDE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Sinotherapeutics Inc. | PARK, HAEJIN S | 1614 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial84.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Ice Miller LLP were allowed, across 4,333 applications in USPTO records.
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123 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 93 clients, before 118 examiners in 88 art units.
