Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

35 pending office actions • 22 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 25 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has 35 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The docket spans 33 distinct examiners and 23 distinct art units, reflecting a large and distributed prosecution operation with repeated examiner and unit assignments.

ROZOF, TIMOTHY R is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That concentration is limited relative to the overall docket, so a centralized portfolio strategy should be paired with application-level review. The repeated use of art units creates an opportunity to track recurring examination issues, while examiner-specific response histories remain important for active matters.

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

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

14
Hard (40%)
11
Medium (31%)
9
Easy (26%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (11%)
§103 only4 (11%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only7 (20%)
Double-patenting only2 (6%)
Double-patenting + other5 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (29%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

30
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
14% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 2 33.6% +19.2%
ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 2 72.7% +23.3%
BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 2 46.7% +64.5%
BARSKY, JARED 1 50.3% +22.8%
OH, TAYLOR V 1 81.3% +15.3%
JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE 1 40.9% +53.3%
CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA 1 60.0% +51.0%
RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI 1 54.8% +53.7%
LEESER, ERICH A 1 81.9% +13.3%
SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 1 58.4% +36.6%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18863744 PYRROLIDINONE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NF KAPPA B INDUCING KINASE OH, TAYLOR V —
18763484 INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE AND METHODS OF THEIR USE LEESER, ERICH A —

Hard Cases (14)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17616248 NOVEL SPIROBICYCLIC INTERMEDIATES MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 42d overdue
17998204 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF ABIRATERONE ACETATE AND NIRAPARIB RICCI, CRAIG D 3d overdue
18004464 LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 13d
18837469 EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR THE ALPHA6-CONTAINING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE —
18627010 BLOOD-BASED ASSAY FOR DETECTING TAUOPATHY OR AMYLOIDOGENIC DISEASE WANG, CHANG YU —
18433053 GENE THERAPY VECTORS FOR USE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE QIAN, CELINE X —
18429778 Combination Therapy For Prostate Cancer RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
18570727 (R)-N-ETHYL-5-FLUORO-N-ISOPROPYL-2-((5-(2-(6-((2-METHOXYETHYL)(METHYL)AMINO)-2-METHYLHEXAN-3-YL)-2,6-DIAZASPIRO[3.4]OCTAN-6-YL)-1,2,4-TRIAZIN-6-YL)OXY)BENZAMIDE BESYLATE SALT COPPINS, JANET L —

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
18004464 LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 13d
18649184 COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 26d
18863675 PYRROLIDIONE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NF KAPPA B INDUCING KINASE BARSKY, JARED —
18863744 PYRROLIDINONE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NF KAPPA B INDUCING KINASE OH, TAYLOR V —
18799339 Combination Therapy For Prostate Cancer RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
18837469 EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR THE ALPHA6-CONTAINING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE —
18834185 ANTAGONIST OF ADENOSINE RECEPTORS CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA —
18787713 COMBINATIONS COMPRISING POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OR ORTHOSTERIC AGONISTS OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATERGIC RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2 AND THEIR USE RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1625 4
1628 4
3783 3
1627 2
1621 2
1623 2
3785 2
1617 2
1629 1
1638 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18863675 PYRROLIDIONE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NF KAPPA B INDUCING KINASE BARSKY, JARED 1629 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18863744 PYRROLIDINONE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NF KAPPA B INDUCING KINASE OH, TAYLOR V 1625 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18799339 Combination Therapy For Prostate Cancer RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18837469 EXPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR THE ALPHA6-CONTAINING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF JOHNSON, ALLISON MARIE 1638 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18834185 ANTAGONIST OF ADENOSINE RECEPTORS CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA 1626 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2024
18787713 COMBINATIONS COMPRISING POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OR ORTHOSTERIC AGONISTS OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATERGIC RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2 AND THEIR USE RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI 1627 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18763484 INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE AND METHODS OF THEIR USE LEESER, ERICH A 1622 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18651946 PRE-FILLED SYRINGE WITH OPTIMIZED STOPPER PLACEMENT SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 01, 2024
18649184 COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 1625 §102 Final Rejection 26d Pending Apr 29, 2024
18649114 COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 1625 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 29, 2024
18627010 BLOOD-BASED ASSAY FOR DETECTING TAUOPATHY OR AMYLOIDOGENIC DISEASE WANG, CHANG YU 1675 §101§102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2024
18433053 GENE THERAPY VECTORS FOR USE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE QIAN, CELINE X 1637 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18429778 Combination Therapy For Prostate Cancer RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 01, 2024
18580583 TREATMENT OF METASTATIC CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER WITH NIRAPARIB MAYHEW, BRADLEY SCOTT 1621 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18570727 (R)-N-ETHYL-5-FLUORO-N-ISOPROPYL-2-((5-(2-(6-((2-METHOXYETHYL)(METHYL)AMINO)-2-METHYLHEXAN-3-YL)-2,6-DIAZASPIRO[3.4]OCTAN-6-YL)-1,2,4-TRIAZIN-6-YL)OXY)BENZAMIDE BESYLATE SALT COPPINS, JANET L 1628 §101§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 15, 2023
18566249 PYRIDAZINES OR 1,2,4-TRIAZINES SUBSTITUTED BY SPIROCYCLIC AMINES SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 01, 2023
18515672 SYNTHESIS OF A CYCLIC PEPTIDE KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 1658 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18560233 COMBINATION THERAPIES KENYON, JOHN S 1625 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2023
18560242 COMBINATION THERAPIES MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C 1693 §112Other Final Rejection 9d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18559689 Substituted Spiro Derivatives HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P 1623 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2023
18549638 TRICYCLIC PYRIMIDINES AS CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 7 (CDK7) INHIBITORS ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG 1624 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 08, 2023
18034890 SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF NF-kB INDUCING KINASE HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE 1621 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2023
18140344 Suppression of Microglial Activation with Innate Lymphoid Cells SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 1646 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 27, 2023
18024100 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE DRUG VIALS VO, TU A 3785 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 01, 2023
18023643 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH A MULTI-DISPENSING HEAD ZIEGLER, MATTHEW D 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 27, 2023
18023622 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH PROPELLANT STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2023
18022917 DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES WITH A MECHANICAL STOP DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA 3783 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 23, 2023
18154020 ANTIBODY-COUPLED CYCLIC PEPTIDE TYROSINE TYROSINE COMPOUNDS AS MODULATORS OF NEUROPEPTIDE Y RECEPTORS ALLEN, MARIANNE P 1647 §112DP Final Rejection 181d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2023
18004464 LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 1617 §103§112Other Final Rejection 13d Pending Jan 06, 2023
18004477 LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS PRAGANI, RAJAN 1614 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Jan 06, 2023
18004336 LONG-ACTING FORMULATIONS BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 1617 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Jan 05, 2023
18084092 BI-Heteroaryl Substitute 1,4-Benzodiazepines And Uses Thereof For The Treatment Of Cancer HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 1627 Other Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 19, 2022
17998204 PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF ABIRATERONE ACETATE AND NIRAPARIB RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 §103§112Other Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2022
17997435 METHODS OF IDENTIFYING MODULATORS OF THE IL-17 PATHWAY EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1677 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2022
17616248 NOVEL SPIROBICYCLIC INTERMEDIATES MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 1623 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Janssen Pharmaceutica NV have?

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has 35 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 32 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Janssen Pharmaceutica NV applications?

Rayna B Rodriguez has the most, with 2 of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV's pending office actions.

What technology area are Janssen Pharmaceutica NV's patent applications in?

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

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