Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
17 pending office actions • 13 clients • 15 examiners • 13 art units • 3 of 17 (18%) have an AI response strategy ready
Koivula & Somersalo LLC handles Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and has 177 career applications. The firm currently has 17 pending office actions, showing active prosecution relative to its recorded application history.
The resolved allowance rate is 85.29%. The average of 2.21 office actions per allowance indicates that successful matters generally required multiple examination exchanges, while remaining below a more involved response pattern. Practitioners can use the figures to evaluate both outcomes and expected prosecution effort.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 | 4 (24%) |
| §103 only | 2 (12%) |
| §112 only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 2 | 47.4% | +37.2% |
| BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | 2 | 50.8% | +47.3% |
| JOERGER, KAITLIN S | 1 | 86.5% | +11.2% |
| PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 1 | 53.4% | +30.7% |
| FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| TRINH, THANH TRUC | 1 | 22.1% | +10.9% |
| PURDY, KYLE A | 1 | 41.0% | +35.7% |
| RAHMANI, NILOOFAR | 1 | 77.6% | -2.9% |
| GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 1 | 65.7% | +46.1% |
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 1 | 73.5% | +30.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974889 | An unmanned shuttle for load handling in a warehouse | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18064301 | HIGH-DIETARY-FIBER BERRY-POMACE-POWDER AND USE THEREOF IN FOOD PRODUCTS | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 157d overdue |
| 18270374 | EASY AND READY TO INSTALL SHOWER NICHE | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 155d overdue |
| 17628242 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PROSTATE CANCER USING DNA METHYLATION ASSAY SYSTEM | SALMON, KATHERINE D | 140d overdue |
| 17916056 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NONINVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TARGETED COVALENT LABELING OF GENOMIC SITES | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 70d overdue |
| 18656559 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 8d overdue |
| 18657676 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 6d |
| 17875843 | MODEL-FREE TIME-INVARIANT EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT AND EFFICACY OF CHEMICALS AND DRUGS | LUO, JAMMY NMN | 9d |
| 18349394 | COMPOSITION AND THE USE OF CELL LYSIS REAGENTS | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 14d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18270374 | EASY AND READY TO INSTALL SHOWER NICHE | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 155d overdue |
| 18656559 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 8d overdue |
| 18657676 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 6d |
| 18349394 | COMPOSITION AND THE USE OF CELL LYSIS REAGENTS | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 14d |
| 18974889 | An unmanned shuttle for load handling in a warehouse | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | — |
| 18954747 | Device and Method for measuring electrical bioimpedance | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | — |
| 18644676 | Hydrogel Preparations for Acute and Chronic Wound Healing | BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | — |
| 18416458 | Electron Transporting Self-Assembling Monolayer Compound for Use in Optoelectronic and/or Photoelectrochemical Devices and Manufacture Thereof | TRINH, THANH TRUC | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1749 | 3 |
| 1654 | 2 |
| 1681 | 2 |
| 3655 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| 1611 | 1 |
| 1691 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 1751 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18974889 | An unmanned shuttle for load handling in a warehouse | Cleveron AS | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | 3655 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18954747 | Device and Method for measuring electrical bioimpedance | Estvital Technologies Oü | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18657518 | STUDDED TIRE | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | AI Ready | May 07, 2024 |
| 18657676 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | AI Ready | May 07, 2024 |
| 18656559 | PNEUMATIC TYRE WITH A THERMALLY ADAPTIVE UNDERLAYER | Nokian Renkaat Oyj | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | AI Ready | May 06, 2024 |
| 18644676 | Hydrogel Preparations for Acute and Chronic Wound Healing | Uab Bioremedium | BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | 1654 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18416458 | Electron Transporting Self-Assembling Monolayer Compound for Use in Optoelectronic and/or Photoelectrochemical Devices and Manufacture Thereof | King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology | TRINH, THANH TRUC | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18390310 | Hydrogel Preparations for Acute and Chronic Wound Healing | Uab Bioremedium | BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | 1654 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18490294 | ENHANCED ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY (SYNERGY) OF SILVER AND COPPER COMPOUNDS AND MEDICAL USE OF THEIR COMBINATIONS | Nanordica Medical Oü | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18475687 | Analgesic Therapeutics Based on conjugation of Biocompatible Polymers to Ion Channel Modulators | Relevium Medical | RAHMANI, NILOOFAR | 1691 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18349394 | COMPOSITION AND THE USE OF CELL LYSIS REAGENTS | VILNIUS UNIVERSITY | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 1681 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18270374 | EASY AND READY TO INSTALL SHOWER NICHE | Evi Metal Inoks Yapi Urunleri Mimarlik Ve Muteahhitlik Insaat Taahhut Sanayi Dis Ticaret Limited Sir | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 155d overdue | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18150857 | AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Center For Physical Sciences And Technology | LEONG, JONATHAN G | 1751 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
| 18064301 | HIGH-DIETARY-FIBER BERRY-POMACE-POWDER AND USE THEREOF IN FOOD PRODUCTS | Kaunas University Of Technology | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 157d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17916056 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NONINVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TARGETED COVALENT LABELING OF GENOMIC SITES | VILNIUS UNIVERSITY | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 1681 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17875843 | MODEL-FREE TIME-INVARIANT EVALUATION OF TRANSPORT AND EFFICACY OF CHEMICALS AND DRUGS | Seqvera Ltd. OY | LUO, JAMMY NMN | 1686 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jul 28, 2022 |
| 17628242 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PROSTATE CANCER USING DNA METHYLATION ASSAY SYSTEM | Vinius University | SALMON, KATHERINE D | 1682 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 140d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial85.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Koivula & Somersalo LLC were allowed, across 177 applications in USPTO records.
2.21 office actions per allowed application on average.
17 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 13 clients, before 15 examiners in 13 art units.
