Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Haleon US Holdings LLC

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Haleon US Holdings LLC has 5 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, indicating that prosecution is distributed across separate examination assignments.

ROBERTS, ANNA L is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. Portfolio oversight should emphasize assignment-specific deadlines and arguments while preserving consistency in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical claim positions.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
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.

3
Hard (60%)
2
Medium (40%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (20%)
§103 only1 (20%)
Double-patenting + other1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
60% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
40% 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.

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
ROBERTS, ANNA L 1 55.7% +39.8%
ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 1 61.3% +35.1%
GANGLE, BRIAN J 1 76.8% +14.6%
PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1 35.6% +48.0%
CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN 1 43.5% +67.7%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18852029 METHOD FOR STRESS REDUCTION ROBERTS, ANNA L —
18720722 A CONNECTED CONTAINER SYSTEM ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO —
18719308 A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR IMPROVED GUT HEALTH GANGLE, BRIAN J —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17918790 NASAL SPRAY FORMULATION WITH MOISTURIZING BENEFITS PEEBLES, KATHERINE 114d overdue
17718624 PRE-MOISTENED WIPES FOR USE IN TREATING ANAL RECTAL IRRITATIONS AND DISORDERS CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN 30d overdue
18852029 METHOD FOR STRESS REDUCTION ROBERTS, ANNA L —
18720722 A CONNECTED CONTAINER SYSTEM ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO —
18719308 A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR IMPROVED GUT HEALTH GANGLE, BRIAN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 1
3736 1
1645 1
1617 1
1655 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18852029 METHOD FOR STRESS REDUCTION ROBERTS, ANNA L 3791 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024
18720722 A CONNECTED CONTAINER SYSTEM ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 17, 2024
18719308 A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOR IMPROVED GUT HEALTH GANGLE, BRIAN J 1645 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
17918790 NASAL SPRAY FORMULATION WITH MOISTURIZING BENEFITS PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1617 §103 Final Rejection 114d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2022
17718624 PRE-MOISTENED WIPES FOR USE IN TREATING ANAL RECTAL IRRITATIONS AND DISORDERS CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN 1655 §103DP Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Haleon US Holdings LLC have?

Haleon US Holdings LLC has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Haleon US Holdings LLC applications?

Anna L Roberts has the most, with 1 of Haleon US Holdings LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Haleon US Holdings 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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