Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

BIK THERAPEUTICS INC.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

BIK THERAPEUTICS INC. currently has 1 pending office action within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This 1 pending office action represents the entirety of the company's active prosecution for its therapeutic innovations. In the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector, maintaining 1 pending office action requires careful management of USPTO deadlines to ensure that the intellectual property protection remains on track with clinical trials.

The prosecution is concentrated under 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. This focus within 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical scope of the application is highly specialized and does not cross into other technical disciplines. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner involved, the company's strategy is entirely dependent on the interpretation of a single individual at the patent office.

KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since this 1 pending office action is the only one currently active, the interactions with KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR will determine the immediate success of the company's patent efforts. Practitioners should review the specific tendencies of KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR to navigate the 1 pending office action effectively.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

0
Hard (0%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (100%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 1 74.8% +23.3%

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
17928879 DRUG CONJUGATE HAVING ENHANCED DRUG DELIVERY AND INTERNALIZATION EFFICIENCY KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1658 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17928879 DRUG CONJUGATE HAVING ENHANCED DRUG DELIVERY AND INTERNALIZATION EFFICIENCY KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 1658 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 30, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does BIK THERAPEUTICS INC. have?

BIK THERAPEUTICS INC. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most BIK THERAPEUTICS INC. applications?

Sudhakar Katakam has the most, with 1 of BIK THERAPEUTICS INC.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are BIK THERAPEUTICS 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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