Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cerevel Therapeutics LLC

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Cerevel Therapeutics LLC is currently active in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area with 1 pending office action. This action is being processed within 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the company's current biotechnology filings. The concentration in 1 distinct art units suggests a targeted application of their therapeutic technology within a specialized examination group. This singular point of engagement allows for a highly specialized prosecution strategy for the company's current intellectual property.

The prosecution is managed by 1 distinct examiners, with CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA identified as the busiest examiner. CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action, which represents the entirety of the company's current pending workload. This creates a singular channel for negotiation and response between the company and the USPTO. Having 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiners simplifies the strategic planning for the portfolio, as there is no need to coordinate between different examiner preferences.

Practitioners can focus exclusively on the requirements and examination style of CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals field. This focused approach minimizes the need for multi-examiner coordination and allows for a concentrated effort on the 1 distinct art units involved. With 1 busiest examiner pending, the applicant can anticipate a consistent review process for their current filing. The 1 distinct examiners currently assigned ensures that the company's intellectual property strategy remains unified and focused on its core therapeutic objectives.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

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
CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA 1 60.0% +51.0%

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
18832506 CRYSTAL FORM OF TAVAPADON, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1626 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18832506 CRYSTAL FORM OF TAVAPADON, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA 1626 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cerevel Therapeutics LLC have?

Cerevel Therapeutics LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cerevel Therapeutics LLC applications?

Ashli Ariana Chicks has the most, with 1 of Cerevel Therapeutics LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Cerevel Therapeutics LLC's patent applications in?

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

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