Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Humabs Biomed SA

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

4 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Humabs Biomed SA has 4 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating a broader docket with repeated assignments within the examination structure.

LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That examiner is the clearest concentration point in the profile, so counsel should coordinate those matters while separately managing the remaining examiner and art-unit assignments.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
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 (25%)
1
Medium (25%)
2
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
§112 only2 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

4
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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH 2 37.5% +100.0%
GRIZER, CASSANDRA SENN 1 70.0% +48.0%
JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING 1 46.2% +47.0%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18264408 ANTIBODIES AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS AND PNEUMONIA VIRUS OF MICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GRIZER, CASSANDRA SENN —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18002844 ENGINEERED HEPATITIS B VIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING 16d overdue
18264408 ANTIBODIES AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS AND PNEUMONIA VIRUS OF MICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GRIZER, CASSANDRA SENN —
18256419 ANTIBODIES BINDING TO F-PROTEIN OF METAPNEUMOVIRUS AND USES THEREOF LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH —
18253383 ANTIBODIES AGAINST INFLUENZA A VIRUSES LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1672 2
1671 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18264408 ANTIBODIES AGAINST RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS AND PNEUMONIA VIRUS OF MICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GRIZER, CASSANDRA SENN 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2023
18256419 ANTIBODIES BINDING TO F-PROTEIN OF METAPNEUMOVIRUS AND USES THEREOF LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH 1671 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 07, 2023
18253383 ANTIBODIES AGAINST INFLUENZA A VIRUSES LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH 1671 §112Other Final Rejection — Pending May 17, 2023
18002844 ENGINEERED HEPATITIS B VIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING 1672 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Humabs Biomed SA have?

Humabs Biomed SA has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Humabs Biomed SA applications?

Kristina Elisabeth Ly has the most, with 2 of Humabs Biomed SA's pending office actions.

What technology area are Humabs Biomed SA's patent applications in?

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

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