Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht has 5 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Each matter is assigned to a different examiner and a different art unit, with 5 examiners and 5 art units represented.

PAK, YONG D is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The one-matter-per-examiner pattern limits opportunities to reuse examiner-specific arguments, making claim strategy and disclosure support important on each individual case.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

4
Hard (80%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (80%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
80% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAK, YONG D 1 74.7% +14.2%
BOSQUES, EDELMIRA 1 62.8% +19.7%
BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1 55.7% +21.4%
SIMMONS, CHRIS E 1 34.2% +19.6%
PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1 35.6% +48.0%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17797450 THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA AND SAID THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA PEEBLES, KATHERINE 189d overdue
17797448 USE OF A SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE (sGC) STIMULATOR OR OF A COMBINATION OF A sGC STIMULATOR AND AN sGC ACTIVATOR FOR CONDITIONS WHEREIN THE HEME GROUP OF sGC IS OXIDIZED OR WHEREIN sGC IS DEFICIENT IN HEME SIMMONS, CHRIS E 22d overdue
18880021 IMPROVED DOWNREGULATION OF HISTONE CYTOTOXICITY BY COMPLEX OF NEGATIVELY CHARGED POLYSACCHARIDE AND PROTEASE PAK, YONG D —
18722298 Immunoprotective Type Implantable Cell Delivery Device BOSQUES, EDELMIRA —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17797450 THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA AND SAID THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA PEEBLES, KATHERINE 189d overdue
17797448 USE OF A SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE (sGC) STIMULATOR OR OF A COMBINATION OF A sGC STIMULATOR AND AN sGC ACTIVATOR FOR CONDITIONS WHEREIN THE HEME GROUP OF sGC IS OXIDIZED OR WHEREIN sGC IS DEFICIENT IN HEME SIMMONS, CHRIS E 22d overdue
18880021 IMPROVED DOWNREGULATION OF HISTONE CYTOTOXICITY BY COMPLEX OF NEGATIVELY CHARGED POLYSACCHARIDE AND PROTEASE PAK, YONG D —
18722298 Immunoprotective Type Implantable Cell Delivery Device BOSQUES, EDELMIRA —
18576049 MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CALCIUM CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASES BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1652 1
3772 1
1675 1
1622 1
1617 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18880021 IMPROVED DOWNREGULATION OF HISTONE CYTOTOXICITY BY COMPLEX OF NEGATIVELY CHARGED POLYSACCHARIDE AND PROTEASE PAK, YONG D 1652 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18722298 Immunoprotective Type Implantable Cell Delivery Device BOSQUES, EDELMIRA 3772 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2024
18576049 MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CALCIUM CRYSTAL DEPOSITION DISEASES BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2024
17797448 USE OF A SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE (sGC) STIMULATOR OR OF A COMBINATION OF A sGC STIMULATOR AND AN sGC ACTIVATOR FOR CONDITIONS WHEREIN THE HEME GROUP OF sGC IS OXIDIZED OR WHEREIN sGC IS DEFICIENT IN HEME SIMMONS, CHRIS E 1622 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2022
17797450 THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA AND SAID THERAPEUTIC COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN ISCHEMIA PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1617 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 189d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht have?

Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht applications?

Yong D Pak has the most, with 1 of Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht's pending office actions.

What technology area are Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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