Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

AbbVie Inc.

30 pending office actions • 16 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)

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.

11
Hard (37%)
12
Medium (40%)
5
Easy (17%)
2
Unknown (7%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only11 (37%)
§112 only4 (13%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (33%)
No statute on record2 (7%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
63% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
13% of docket
7
Business / Other
23% 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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RICCI, CRAIG D 3 53.5% +52.6%
FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B 2 75.7% +30.9%
JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1 17.5% +77.8%
BAEK, BONG-SOOK 1 41.7% +69.8%
BASQUILL, SEAN M 1 38.8% +21.6%
AZPURU, CARLOS A 1 83.8% +10.6%
CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1 46.9% +27.1%
BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1 66.6% +31.9%
DAVISON, LAURA L 1 32.6% +36.2%
ZIMMERMAN, REBECCA LYNEE 1 79.0% +18.9%

Hard Cases (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18304884 IMPLANT IDENTIFICATION BY RADIOGRAPHIC MEANS ZIMMERMAN, REBECCA LYNEE 46d overdue
18733551 BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS CHEN, PO-CHIH 19d overdue
18666929 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LONGITUDINAL DATA PROFILES FROM MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES KIM, STEVEN S 15d overdue
17787828 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Degraders and Methods of Use Thereof VALLE, ERNESTO 7d
18476916 METHODS OF TREATING HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA RZECZYCKI, PHILLIP MATTHEW 9d
18572741 Degrader Compounds and Uses Thereof SHIAO, REI TSANG 22d
18599800 USE OF ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR IMPROVING VISION AZPURU, CARLOS A 27d
18972793 USE OF BOTULINUM TOXINS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLATYSMA PROMINENCE JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE

Interview Candidates (13)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18304884 IMPLANT IDENTIFICATION BY RADIOGRAPHIC MEANS ZIMMERMAN, REBECCA LYNEE 46d overdue
17325900 METHODS OF TREATING HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING RICCI, CRAIG D 13d
18431278 DUAL CAP SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER-CLOSURES TO MAINTAIN TIP STERILITY DURING SHELF STORAGE DAVISON, LAURA L 22d
18599800 USE OF ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR IMPROVING VISION AZPURU, CARLOS A 27d
19417018 SODIUM CHLORITE COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFICACY AND REDUCED TOXICITY RICCI, CRAIG D
18972793 USE OF BOTULINUM TOXINS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLATYSMA PROMINENCE JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE
18813414 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING (3-(1-(1H-IMIDAZOL-4-YL)ETHYL)-2-METHYLPHENYL)METHANOL BAEK, BONG-SOOK
18611454 OCULAR IMPLANT MADE BY A DOUBLE EXTRUSION PROCESS BASQUILL, SEAN M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1611 4
1623 4
1617 2
3774 2
1614 1
1699 1
1651 1
3993 1
1621 1
3698 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19417018 SODIUM CHLORITE COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFICACY AND REDUCED TOXICITY RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2025
18972793 USE OF BOTULINUM TOXINS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLATYSMA PROMINENCE JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18813414 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING (3-(1-(1H-IMIDAZOL-4-YL)ETHYL)-2-METHYLPHENYL)METHANOL BAEK, BONG-SOOK §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18611454 OCULAR IMPLANT MADE BY A DOUBLE EXTRUSION PROCESS BASQUILL, SEAN M 1614 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18599800 USE OF ALPHA-2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR AGONISTS FOR IMPROVING VISION AZPURU, CARLOS A 1617 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18582331 DERMAL FILLER COMPOSITIONS CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2024
18437633 NON-PROTEIN CLOSTRIDIAL TOXIN COMPOSITIONS BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1651 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18431278 DUAL CAP SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER-CLOSURES TO MAINTAIN TIP STERILITY DURING SHELF STORAGE DAVISON, LAURA L 3993 §103Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Feb 02, 2024
18304884 IMPLANT IDENTIFICATION BY RADIOGRAPHIC MEANS ZIMMERMAN, REBECCA LYNEE 3774 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
17789162 CROSSLINKED HA-COLLAGEN HYDROGELS AS DERMAL FILLERS ISNOR, ALEXANDRA NICOLE 1611 §103Other Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2022
17515228 TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICE MANNAN, MIKAIL A 3774 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 29, 2021
19189086 RISANKIZUMAB COMPOSITIONS FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1617 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2025
18809439 SOLID DISPERSIONS CONTAINING AN APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENT WILSON, JERICA KATLYNN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 20, 2024
18753308 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A BENEFICIAL AGENT TO A USER FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 25, 2024
18733551 BROMODOMAIN INHIBITORS CHEN, PO-CHIH 1621 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2024
18666929 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LONGITUDINAL DATA PROFILES FROM MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES KIM, STEVEN S 3698 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18627239 DOSING REGIMENS FOR USE IN PREVENTING RELAPSE OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION WITH VENETOCLAX IN COMBINATION WITH AZACITIDINE GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2024
18590729 SELECTIVE REDUCTION OF ANTIBODIES VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18572741 Degrader Compounds and Uses Thereof SHIAO, REI TSANG 1691 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18489058 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A BENEFICIAL AGENT TO A USER FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B 3783 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2023
18482794 COCRYSTALS OF UPADACITINIB MOTEVALLI, OROD 1628 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 06, 2023
18476916 METHODS OF TREATING HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA RZECZYCKI, PHILLIP MATTHEW 1625 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 28, 2023
18462918 MODULATORS OF THE INTEGRATED STRESS PATHWAY NOLAN, JASON MICHAEL 1623 Other Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18317725 METHODS OF TREATING HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2023
17995798 METHODS OF TREATING DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN 1693 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 07, 2022
17787828 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Degraders and Methods of Use Thereof VALLE, ERNESTO 1623 §102§112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jun 21, 2022
17807292 PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF CHENG, KAREN 1623 §103 Final Rejection 146d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2022
17446807 PRODRUG MODULATORS OF THE INTEGRATED STRESS PATHWAY SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L 1623 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2021
17325900 METHODS OF TREATING HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending May 20, 2021
18361179 ANTI-GARP-TGF-BETA1/PD-1 COMBINATION THERAPY HAMA, JOANNE 1647 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jul 28, 2023

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