Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Janssen Biotech Inc.

36 pending office actions • 20 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 32 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
2
Due this week
11
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (3)

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 (8%)
18
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (6%)
13
Unknown (36%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (8%)
§103 only17 (47%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (6%)
No statute on record13 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

31
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
11% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HADDAD, MAHER M 2 50.4% +54.3%
SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN 2 61.0% +49.9%
SANG, HONG 2 54.7% +61.8%
GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 2 52.7% +33.9%
SKOKO III, JOHN JOSEPH 2 52.8% +58.4%
GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 1 0.0% +0.0%
HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P 1 24.6% +17.1%
DO, AN H 1 90.6% +6.8%
XIAO, YAN 1 67.9% +51.5%
FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN 1 62.3% +50.3%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17235974 NEUROLOGIC TOXICITY ASSESSMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOCUMENTING CHANGES IN HANDWRITING ROBERTS, ANNA L 164d overdue
18553272 DRUG MATERIAL INTERACTIONS USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE SENSORS DO, AN H 25d overdue
18720427 ORCHESTRATED PERSONALIZED THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 9d overdue
17182429 CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION ACROSS DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS LEE, PO HAN 34d
18596281 SMART LABEL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P 62d

Interview Candidates (13)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17825244 ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST ANTI-CD79B ANTIBODIES GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 147d overdue
17980149 Corticosteriod Reduction in Treatment with Anti-CD38 Antibody HADDAD, MAHER M 89d overdue
18052172 METHODS OF TREATING CANCERS AND ENHANCING EFFICACY OF GPRC5DXCD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 88d overdue
17674397 Combination Therapies with Anti-CD38 Antibodies and PARP or Adenosine Receptor Inhibitors SKOKO III, JOHN JOSEPH 86d overdue
18300183 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Bortezomib, Mephalan and Prednisone SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN 70d overdue
17752892 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER SKOKO III, JOHN JOSEPH 49d overdue
18175345 Methods of Treating High Risk Multiple Myeloma SANG, HONG 10d overdue
16797301 Methods of Treating Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma with a Combination of An Antibody that Specifically Binds CD38, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone SANG, HONG 4d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1646 7
1642 4
1674 4
1643 3
1641 2
1682 2
3681 1
3628 1
2853 1
1634 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18720427 ORCHESTRATED PERSONALIZED THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 3681 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2024
18596281 SMART LABEL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P 3628 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Mar 05, 2024
18553272 DRUG MATERIAL INTERACTIONS USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE SENSORS DO, AN H 2853 §101 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18552504 ANTI-TAU ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF XIAO, YAN 1642 Other Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 26, 2023
18284209 HUMANIZED ANTIBODIES AGAINST PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENT TAU AND USES THEREOF FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN 1643 Other Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 26, 2023
18549665 USES OF CD79B ANTIBODIES FOR AUTOIMMUNE THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS HADDAD, MAHER M 1641 §112 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18344973 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR BIOENGINEERED IPSC POPULATIONS CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 1634 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18216026 Use of Anti-EGFR/Anti-Met Antibody to Treat Gastric or Esophageal Cancer SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN 1642 Other Non-Final OA 54d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18327577 METHOD OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE WITH A COMBINATION THERAPY OF ANTIBODIES TO IL-23 AND TNF ALPHA SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 1645 Other Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jun 01, 2023
18199007 Method for Evaluating and Treating Psoriatic Arthritis with IL23 Antibody LOCKARD, JON MCCLELLAND 1647 Other Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 18, 2023
18143749 Use of Anti-EGFR/Anti-Met Antibody to Treat Liver Cancer MOSELEY II, NELSON B 1642 Other Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 05, 2023
18300183 Clinically Proven Subcutaneous Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Anti-CD38 Antibodies and Their Uses in Combination with Bortezomib, Mephalan and Prednisone SULLIVAN, DENNIS JOHN 1642 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Apr 13, 2023
18128310 Method of Treating Psoriasis with IL-23 Specific Antibody ABBAS, SYED JARAR 1674 Other Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2023
18175345 Methods of Treating High Risk Multiple Myeloma SANG, HONG 1646 Other Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2023
18166878 Safe and Effective Method of Treating Psoriatic Arthritis with Anti-IL23 Specific Antibody FORD, VANESSA L 1674 Other Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2023
18106531 Methods for Reducing Infusion-Related Reactions in Patients Treated with EGFR/Met Bispecific Antibodies REDDIG, PETER J 1646 §112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 07, 2023
18080639 VACCINES BASED ON MUTANT CALR AND JAK2 AND THEIR USES BARRERA, IMMACULADA 1671 Other Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2022
17980149 Corticosteriod Reduction in Treatment with Anti-CD38 Antibody HADDAD, MAHER M 1641 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2022
18052172 METHODS OF TREATING CANCERS AND ENHANCING EFFICACY OF GPRC5DXCD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 1646 §103 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Nov 02, 2022
17918140 SYSTEMS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR REVERSED-PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (RP-HPLC) IDENTIFICATION OF MULTI-SPECIFIC MOLECULES BERKELEY, EMILY R 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Oct 11, 2022
17835671 NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS ENCODING KALLIKREIN-2 FUSION PROTEIN AND VECTORS, PREPARATIONS OF CELLS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17825244 ANTI-IDIOTYPIC ANTIBODIES AGAINST ANTI-CD79B ANTIBODIES GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 1646 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending May 26, 2022
17752892 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER SKOKO III, JOHN JOSEPH 1643 Other Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending May 25, 2022
17748629 Method of Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease with a Combination Therapy of Antibodies to IL-23 and TNF Alpha PAK, MICHAEL D 1674 Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 19, 2022
17769373 DYNAMIC MONOSACCHARIDE CONTROL PROCESSES MOSS, NATALIE M 1653 §102 Final Rejection 78d Pending Apr 15, 2022
17767263 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MASS SPECTROMETRIC PROTEIN ANALYSIS SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE 1758 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Apr 07, 2022
17691277 Methods for Predicting Treatment Response in Ulcerative Colitis KENNEDY, SARAH JANE 1682 §103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Mar 10, 2022
17691182 Safe and Effective Method of Treating Psoriatic Arthritis with Anti-IL23 Specific Antibody GEORGE, DENNIS CHERIAN 1644 Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending Mar 10, 2022
17691050 Combination Therapies Comprising Daratumumab, Bortezomib, Thalidomide and Dexamethasone and Their Uses ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF 1646 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 09, 2022
17674397 Combination Therapies with Anti-CD38 Antibodies and PARP or Adenosine Receptor Inhibitors SKOKO III, JOHN JOSEPH 1643 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2022
17615959 ANTI-TNF ANTIBODIES, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACTIVE ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS XIE, XIAOZHEN 1674 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Dec 02, 2021
17240609 Materials and Methods for Treating Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis HOLTZMAN, KATHERINE ANN 1646 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 26, 2021
17235974 NEUROLOGIC TOXICITY ASSESSMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOCUMENTING CHANGES IN HANDWRITING ROBERTS, ANNA L 3791 §101 Final Rejection 164d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2021
17182429 CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION ACROSS DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS LEE, PO HAN 3623 §101 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 23, 2021
17005858 B-CELL MATURATION COMPLEX CAR T CONSTRUCT AND PRIMERS HANEY, AMANDA MARIE 1682 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Aug 28, 2020
16797301 Methods of Treating Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma with a Combination of An Antibody that Specifically Binds CD38, Lenalidomide and Dexamethasone SANG, HONG 1646 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2020

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