Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

China Medical University

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

7 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

China Medical University has 7 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Each matter is assigned to a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit, producing a fully distributed examination pattern. Counsel should use application-specific prosecution plans and maintain separate tracking for each examination channel.

ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The stated assignment does not identify an examiner concentration, so portfolio oversight should remain distributed across all pending matters.

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

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
3
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.

7
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (14%)
§101 + other2 (29%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (57%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
14% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M 1 35.7% +29.8%
MERCIER, MELISSA S 1 72.1% +5.8%
EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL 1 59.7% +63.0%
AZPURU, CARLOS A 1 83.8% +10.8%
RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1 33.6% +19.2%
FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA 1 28.6% +30.0%
O'NEILL, MARISOL ANN 1 54.5% +68.2%

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18906484 EXPLAINABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHOD APPLIED TO CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SYSTEM THEREOF AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M —
18802834 Exosomes for treating glioblastoma multiforme and manufacturing method thereof MERCIER, MELISSA S —
18761628 CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL —
18434050 SOLUTION FOR PRESERVING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES/EXOSOMES, METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE SAME, AND MIXED SOLUTION THEREOF AZPURU, CARLOS A —
18347217 METHOD FOR REGULATING DOWNSTREAM SIGNALING PATHWAY MEDIATED BY ACTIVATION OF TRIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
18154906 METHOD FOR ASSESSING DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ASSESSING SYSTEM FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA —
17776284 Method For Treating Cancer With Xenogeneic Tissue Cell Composition Of Similar Or Same Histological Type O'NEILL, MARISOL ANN —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18906484 EXPLAINABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHOD APPLIED TO CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SYSTEM THEREOF AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M —
18761628 CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL —
18434050 SOLUTION FOR PRESERVING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES/EXOSOMES, METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE SAME, AND MIXED SOLUTION THEREOF AZPURU, CARLOS A —
18347217 METHOD FOR REGULATING DOWNSTREAM SIGNALING PATHWAY MEDIATED BY ACTIVATION OF TRIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
18154906 METHOD FOR ASSESSING DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ASSESSING SYSTEM FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA —
17776284 Method For Treating Cancer With Xenogeneic Tissue Cell Composition Of Similar Or Same Histological Type O'NEILL, MARISOL ANN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3687 1
1615 1
1613 1
1617 1
1628 1
1685 1
1633 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18906484 EXPLAINABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHOD APPLIED TO CLINICAL MEDICINE AND SYSTEM THEREOF AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M 3687 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18802834 Exosomes for treating glioblastoma multiforme and manufacturing method thereof MERCIER, MELISSA S 1615 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18761628 CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL 1613 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 02, 2024
18434050 SOLUTION FOR PRESERVING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES/EXOSOMES, METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE SAME, AND MIXED SOLUTION THEREOF AZPURU, CARLOS A 1617 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2024
18347217 METHOD FOR REGULATING DOWNSTREAM SIGNALING PATHWAY MEDIATED BY ACTIVATION OF TRIMETHYLAMINE-N-OXIDE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
18154906 METHOD FOR ASSESSING DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AND DRUG-RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ASSESSING SYSTEM FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA 1685 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 16, 2023
17776284 Method For Treating Cancer With Xenogeneic Tissue Cell Composition Of Similar Or Same Histological Type O'NEILL, MARISOL ANN 1633 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 12, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does China Medical University have?

China Medical University has 7 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 7 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most China Medical University applications?

Alaaeldin M Elshaer has the most, with 1 of China Medical University's pending office actions.

What technology area are China Medical University's patent applications in?

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

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