Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hutchmed Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Hutchmed Limited is currently managing 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This single action is being reviewed within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a very specific focus for the company's current intellectual property docket. The involvement of only 1 distinct examiner means that the company's immediate prosecution results are determined by a single individual's assessment. This concentration in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector suggests a targeted approach to patenting.

The busiest examiner, HUYNH, PHUONG N, is responsible for 1 busiest_examiner_pending action, which constitutes the entire active portfolio. Practitioners should focus on the specific examiner's past decisions and technical expertise, as HUYNH, PHUONG N is the only official currently reviewing the company's work. The lack of activity across other 1 distinct art units simplifies the administrative burden but increases the importance of this single 1 pending office action. Successfully navigating the requirements of HUYNH, PHUONG N is essential for the company's current biotech strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
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
HUYNH, PHUONG N 1 65.8% +53.6%

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
19374186 NOVEL PI3K AND/OR PIKK INHIBITORS, ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF HUYNH, PHUONG N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1641 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19374186 NOVEL PI3K AND/OR PIKK INHIBITORS, ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF HUYNH, PHUONG N 1641 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 30, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hutchmed Limited have?

Hutchmed Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hutchmed Limited applications?

Phuong N Huynh has the most, with 1 of Hutchmed Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hutchmed Limited's patent applications in?

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

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