Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Avirmax Biopharma Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Avirmax Biopharma Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. This structure indicates that each of the 2 pending office actions is being reviewed independently by different personnel in different administrative groups. The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's biotechnology research is being evaluated by different specialized groups within the office.

YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action. This examiner is one of the distinct examiners currently reviewing the company's pending office actions. Because each examiner is responsible for exactly one action, the workload is evenly divided. This distribution across examiners means that the company's prosecution outcomes for its 2 pending office actions are subject to the individual practices of two different examiners.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI 1 33.3% +0.0%
TAKENAKA, RISA 1 26.1% +100.0%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18584397 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI —
18482767 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION TAKENAKA, RISA —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18482767 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION TAKENAKA, RISA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1636 1
1632 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18584397 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION YU, DELPHINUS DOU YI 1636 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18482767 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OCULAR TRANSGENE EXPRESSION TAKENAKA, RISA 1632 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 06, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Avirmax Biopharma Inc. have?

Avirmax Biopharma Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Avirmax Biopharma Inc. applications?

Delphinus Dou Yi Yu has the most, with 1 of Avirmax Biopharma Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Avirmax Biopharma Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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