Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
109 pending office actions • 73 clients • 102 examiners • 71 art units • 0 of 109 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
PA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP handles Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals matters with 8,797 career applications. Its portfolio has 106 pending office actions, indicating an active prosecution docket that may require ongoing review and response planning.
The resolved allowance rate is 75.76%, while allowed matters receive an average of 3.96 office actions per allowance. Practitioners evaluating this record can focus on amendment strategy, response timing, and the amount of prosecution activity associated with applications that ultimately proceed to allowance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 35 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. 35 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 | 16 (15%) |
| §103 only | 22 (20%) |
| §102 only | 4 (4%) |
| §112 only | 9 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 11 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 45 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 3 | 62.7% | +67.9% |
| ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 2 | 54.2% | +27.9% |
| JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 2 | 87.5% | +21.9% |
| BOWERS, ERIN M | 2 | 54.7% | +9.8% |
| JOHNSON, DANIELLE D | 2 | 45.0% | +13.2% |
| NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 2 | 42.7% | +43.6% |
| RICCI, CRAIG D | 1 | 53.7% | +52.6% |
| WHALEY, PABLO S | 1 | 25.0% | +21.3% |
| SASTRI, SATYA B | 1 | 62.6% | +29.4% |
| JARRETT, SCOTT L | 1 | 51.8% | +46.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18573774 | Photon Detector System with Distance Control | WILLIAMS, DON J | 147d overdue |
| 18239453 | System for Connecting a Connecting Device, in Particular a Distractor, to a Bone | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 120d overdue |
| 17920723 | LIQUID SULFONYLUREA HERBICIDE COMPOSITION | STEINKE, SEAN JAMES | 112d overdue |
| 18039378 | Methods of Producing Cured CO2 Sequestering Solid Compositions, Systems for Practicing the Same and Cured CO2 Sequestering Solid Compositions Produced Therefrom | WEISS, PAMELA HL | 79d overdue |
| 18299317 | AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | JOHNSON, DANIELLE D | 72d overdue |
| 17619569 | ULTRAMODULAR IGG3-BASED SPACER DOMAIN AND MULTI-FUNCTION SITE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR DESIGN | MIDDLETON, DANAYA L | 28d overdue |
| 19104933 | Information Processing Method, Information Processing System, and Computer Readable Medium | SHELDEN, BION A | 24d overdue |
| 18283757 | A VAGINAL CONTRACEPTIVE COMPOSITION FOR REINFORCEMENT OF THE CERVICAL MUCUS BARRIER PROPERTIES | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | 23d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18299317 | AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | JOHNSON, DANIELLE D | 72d overdue |
| 18021387 | MODIFIED LYMPHOCYTES | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 19d overdue |
| 17980848 | Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 17d overdue |
| 17416266 | AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION | JOHNSON, DANIELLE D | 3d overdue |
| 18685782 | Crown Rot Resistance | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 19d |
| 17955938 | Methods of Depleting a Target Molecule from an Initial Collection of Nucleic Acids, and Compositions and Kits for Practicing the Same | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 20d |
| 19417018 | SODIUM CHLORITE COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFICACY AND REDUCED TOXICITY | RICCI, CRAIG D | — |
| 19390421 | COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPONENT-LEVEL PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT IN COMPOSITE ENTITIES | WHALEY, PABLO S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1683 | 4 |
| 1634 | 4 |
| 1674 | 4 |
| 1693 | 4 |
| 1662 | 3 |
| 1798 | 3 |
| 1653 | 3 |
| 1613 | 3 |
| 1681 | 3 |
| 1611 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19417018 | SODIUM CHLORITE COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFICACY AND REDUCED TOXICITY | Allergan, Inc. | RICCI, CRAIG D | 1611 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 19390421 | COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPONENT-LEVEL PROGRESSION ASSESSMENT IN COMPOSITE ENTITIES | Generation Lab, Inc. | WHALEY, PABLO S | 3619 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19363300 | Methods for Adding Adapters to Nucleic Acids and Compositions for Practicing the Same | Takara Bio Usa, Inc. | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 1683 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2025 |
| 19286122 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE), LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT PTFE AND COMPOSITION | Guarniflon S.p.A. | SASTRI, SATYA B | 1762 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19213610 | Pharmaceutical Composition for Preventing or Treating Sjogren's Syndrome Comprising Anti-SEMA4D Blocking Antibody as Active Ingredient | Sialbio Co., Ltd. | ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 1645 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19169584 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FOR HARVESTING OF FOREST USING AN UN-MANNED VEHICLE AND UN-MANNED VEHICLE AND SYSTEM USING SAID METHOD | Deep Forestry AB | JARRETT, SCOTT L | 3625 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19115426 | Absorption Induced Caloric Effects and Uses Thereof | Cambridge Enterprise Limited | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19109930 | Method for User Guidance for a Process Change, Computer Program Product and System | Windmöller & Hölscher Kg | ZERVOS, NIKOLAOS PHILLIP | 2117 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19104933 | Information Processing Method, Information Processing System, and Computer Readable Medium | The University of Osaka | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19102345 | METHOD FOR FIXING PRIMARY ANTIBODIES TO A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE | Pixelgen Technologies AB | KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA | 1677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19020424 | Information Processing Method and Information Processing System | Dongriii Co., Ltd. | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18876445 | Information Processing Method, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium and Information Processing Apparatus | Socialgood, Inc. | CHISM, STEVEN R | 3689 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18871951 | Information Processing Method, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium, and Information Processing Apparatus | Socialgood, Inc. | JIMENEZ, JUSTIN ABEL | 3697 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18871655 | SAPONARIOSIDE BIOSYNTHETIC ENZYMES | Plant Bioscience Limited | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18868649 | Information Processing Method, Information Processing Device, and Recording Medium | Exawizards Inc. | MORRISON, JAY A | 2151 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18952849 | NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS | Laminaria Group AB | WATTS, JENNA A | 1791 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18866815 | Storage Medium, Information Processing Method, and Information Processing Apparatus | Nara Institute Of Science And Technology | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | 3799 | §102 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18917854 | NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS | Laminaria Group AB | LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| 18852156 | Methods of Treating a Subject for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Compositions for Use in The Same | Incelldx, Inc. | BURKETT, DANIEL JOHN | 1624 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18896502 | COMPOSITION FOR LOCALIZED FAT REDUCTION WITHOUT PAIN, EDEMA AND SIDE EFFECTS AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION THEREOF | Ami Pharm Co., Ltd. | SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA | 1621 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18850852 | Control Device, Control Method, Haptic Feedback System, and Program for Haptic Feedback Control | Kurimoto, Ltd. | PATEL, JITESH | 2612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18839402 | HIGH-CONTRAST EN-BLOC STAINING OF MOUSE WHOLE-BRAIN AND HUMAN BRAIN SAMPLES FOR EM-BASED CONNECTOMICS | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. | TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | 1634 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18802794 | Vaginal Drug Delivery Device | Ligalli B.V. | MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18834867 | Locking Device for Endoscope, Endoscope, and Locking Device | Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. | CHOU, WILLIAM B | 3795 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18729118 | HYBRID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OBTAINED BY CONJUGATION OF A PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR AND A CARBON ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR | Exo Lab Italia, S.r.l. | NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY | 1621 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18753638 | Blood Plasma Fractions for Use in Liver Regeneration | Alkahest, Inc. | KOSAR, AARON J | 1655 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18743767 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Fibroids | Lundquist Institute For Biomedical Innovation AT Harbor-Ucla Medical Center | AGGARWAL, SAHIL CHANDER | 1623 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18718324 | Methods of Producing a Building Material | Blue Planet Systems Corporation | KUVAYSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEKSEYEVNA | 1731 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18710784 | Stretching Device and Method for Monoaxial Stretching of a Film Web in the Transport Direction Thereof | Windmöller & Hölscher Kg | ROBITAILLE, JOHN P | 1743 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18667742 | NOVEL COMBINATIONS FOR ANTIGEN BASED THERAPY | Diamyd Medical AB | ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF | 1646 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18706989 | Fluidic Device With Capillary Barrier | Purigen Biosystems, Inc. | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | 1798 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18702286 | SYSTEMS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MACROMOLECULES | Wuxi Biologics Ireland Limited | SIEFKE, SAMUEL P | 1758 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18700474 | System and Method/Process for In-Field Measurements of Plant Crops | Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd | HELLNER, MARK | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18699071 | Tumor Markers | Ligalli B.V. | DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18624552 | Armrest Swing Hinge Device | Daechang Seat Co., Ltd. - Dongtan | ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS | 3644 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18695335 | CELIAC DISEASE EPITOPES | Nextera AS | FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN | 1643 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18694810 | Blue Hydrogen Production Methods and Systems | Blue Planet Systems Corporation | HENDRICKSON, STUART L | 1736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18691679 | Electrostatic Spraying Device | Arimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18601724 | METHOD OF TREATING KNEE PAIN | Orthotrophix, Inc. | CARTER, SANDRA DILLAHUNT | 1674 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18689636 | Inference Device, Information Processing Method, and Recording Medium | Anaut Inc. | TSAI, TSUNG YIN | 2656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18685782 | Crown Rot Resistance | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18292279 | SYSTEM FOR EXPRESSION, PURIFICATION, AND DETECTION AND SCREENING OF BIOLOGICAL DRUGS | Wuxi Biologics Ireland Limited | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18291773 | Methods and Compositions for Producing Cell-Source Identifiable Collections of Nucleic Acids | Takara Bio Usa, Inc. | GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M | 1684 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18404312 | Submerged Arc Welding Method and Submerged Arc Welding Machine | Daihen Corporation | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18573774 | Photon Detector System with Distance Control | Single Quantum B.V. | WILLIAMS, DON J | 2878 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18392383 | A Biomarker for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Estrogen in Exosomes and a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Kit Using the Biomarker | Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation | KWAK, DEAN P | 1795 | §102§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18566579 | PLASTIC DIGESTION | Nbtech AB | LANGEL, WAYNE A | 1736 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18519715 | Device for Liquid Handling | Takara Bio Usa, Inc. | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18560553 | Method for Producing a Plastic Film from a Total Quantity of Raw Materials in a Film Extrusion Machine, and Computer Program Product for Carrying Out the Method | Windmöller & Hölscher Kg | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1742 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18560551 | Method for Producing Film from a Total Quantity of Raw Materials Using a Film Extrusion Machine, and Computer Program Product for Carrying Out the Method | Windmöller & Hölscher Kg | TAN, ALVIN H | 2118 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial75.8% of resolved applications prosecuted by Pa - Bozicevic Field & Francis LLP were allowed, across 8,797 applications in USPTO records.
3.96 office actions per allowed application on average.
109 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 73 clients, before 102 examiners in 71 art units.
