Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD currently has 4 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 4 actions are being handled by 4 distinct examiners, meaning each examiner is responsible for exactly one case. These cases are spread across 3 distinct art units. Christopher Evan Redwood is listed as the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because each of the 4 distinct examiners has only 1 pending action, the designation of busiest examiner is shared across the entire group.

The presence of 3 distinct art units for only 4 pending office actions indicates that the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals filings are not concentrated in a single niche but are instead being reviewed by a variety of specialized groups within the USPTO. For the practitioner, this means that the 4 pending office actions are likely to receive specialized feedback tailored to different aspects of the company's technology. Since there are 4 distinct examiners, the legal strategy must be flexible enough to address four different individual styles. The fact that Christopher Evan Redwood and the other examiners each handle 1 busiest examiner pending action suggests a balanced prosecution landscape. To manage these 4 pending office actions effectively, the practitioner should monitor the 3 distinct art units for any overlapping prior art that could affect the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals portfolio.

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. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (20%)
§112 only1 (20%)
Double-patenting + other3 (60%)

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
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
20% 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
HADDAD, MAHER M 2 50.6% +53.8%
REDWOOD, CHRISTOPHER EVAN 1 0.0% +0.0%
MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1 50.0% +23.3%
BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 1 66.7% +44.4%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18847130 MUTANT IDH1 AND IDH2 INHIBITOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF REDWOOD, CHRISTOPHER EVAN —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18572432 APPLICATION OF COMPOUND IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR TREATING MYELOFIBROSIS AND RELATED SYMPTOMS/SIGNS THEREOF, AND USE OF COMPOUND BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 9d
18706666 BICYCLIC COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS —
18692312 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND APPLICATION THEREOF HADDAD, MAHER M —
18294516 ANTI-PD-L1 NANOBODY AND USE THEREOF HADDAD, MAHER M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1641 2
1625 1
1624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18847130 MUTANT IDH1 AND IDH2 INHIBITOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF REDWOOD, CHRISTOPHER EVAN — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18706666 BICYCLIC COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1625 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 01, 2024
18692312 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY AND APPLICATION THEREOF HADDAD, MAHER M 1641 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18294516 ANTI-PD-L1 NANOBODY AND USE THEREOF HADDAD, MAHER M 1641 §112DP Final Rejection — Pending Feb 01, 2024
18572432 APPLICATION OF COMPOUND IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR TREATING MYELOFIBROSIS AND RELATED SYMPTOMS/SIGNS THEREOF, AND USE OF COMPOUND BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 1624 §103§112DP Non-Final OA 9d Pending Dec 20, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD have?

BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD applications?

Maher M Haddad has the most, with 2 of BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD's pending office actions.

What technology area are BETTA PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD's patent applications in?

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

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