Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 3 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are assigned to 3 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units, creating examiner variation with some shared technical examination context. Counsel can develop consistent pharmaceutical terminology and support standards, while tailoring claim amendments to each examiner and art-unit record.

BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The examiner does not hold a concentrated portion of the docket, so portfolio management should emphasize issue tracking across the separate matters. Clear linkage among claimed compounds, uses, processes, and disclosure support can help keep responses focused without assuming identical examination treatment.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
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.

1
Hard (33%)
1
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (33%)
Double-patenting + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
67% 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
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 1 64.1% +30.3%
CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1 54.9% +60.1%
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
17928103 METHOD FOR PREVENTING INFECTION OF A HEALTHY PERSON OR A HEALTHY ANIMAL WITH A VIRUS THAT USES ACE2 AS A RECEPTOR, BINDING INHIBITOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE TAKENAKA, RISA 15d overdue
18828791 AGENT FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17928103 METHOD FOR PREVENTING INFECTION OF A HEALTHY PERSON OR A HEALTHY ANIMAL WITH A VIRUS THAT USES ACE2 AS A RECEPTOR, BINDING INHIBITOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE TAKENAKA, RISA 15d overdue
18828791 AGENT FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E —
18024997 CYTOKINE STORM SUPPRESSOR, METHOD FOR USING CYTOKINE STORM SUPPRESSOR AND SCREENING METHOD CURRENS, GRANT CARSON —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1651 1
1632 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18828791 AGENT FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CANCER CACHEXIA BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2024
18024997 CYTOKINE STORM SUPPRESSOR, METHOD FOR USING CYTOKINE STORM SUPPRESSOR AND SCREENING METHOD CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1651 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2023
17928103 METHOD FOR PREVENTING INFECTION OF A HEALTHY PERSON OR A HEALTHY ANIMAL WITH A VIRUS THAT USES ACE2 AS A RECEPTOR, BINDING INHIBITOR AND MEDICAL DEVICE TAKENAKA, RISA 1632 §112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 28, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc. have?

Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc. applications?

Valarie E Bertoglio has the most, with 1 of Dexon Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Dexon Pharmaceuticals 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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