Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, indicating that the portfolio’s pending work is distributed across separate examination assignments.

HADDAD, MAHER M is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. Because the recorded pending-action count is evenly distributed among the examiners, counsel should use matter-specific prosecution strategies rather than rely on a single examiner profile.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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.

2
Hard (40%)
1
Medium (20%)
2
Easy (40%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

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

Industry Mix

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

5
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.

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
DEBERRY, REGINA M 1 50.2% +30.8%
HADDAD, MAHER M 1 50.6% +53.8%
EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA 1 71.8% +29.4%
REDDIG, PETER J 1 58.0% +40.2%
BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN 1 50.8% +47.3%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18700213 CD3-TARGETING T-CELL ENGAGERS WITH IMPROVED THERAPEUTIC INDEX HADDAD, MAHER M —
18692051 USE OF ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE, AND COMBINED DRUG AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA —

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
18700235 ANTI-CD3 ANTIBODIES WITH CROSS-REACTIVITY TO HUMAN AND CYNOMOLGUS PROTEINS DEBERRY, REGINA M —
18700213 CD3-TARGETING T-CELL ENGAGERS WITH IMPROVED THERAPEUTIC INDEX HADDAD, MAHER M —
18692051 USE OF ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE, AND COMBINED DRUG AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA —
18582571 TUMOR ANTIGEN-DEPENDENT CD40 AGONISTS ANTIBODIES REDDIG, PETER J —
17997775 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND PREPARATION THEREOF BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1647 1
1641 1
1643 1
1646 1
1675 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18700235 ANTI-CD3 ANTIBODIES WITH CROSS-REACTIVITY TO HUMAN AND CYNOMOLGUS PROTEINS DEBERRY, REGINA M 1647 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18700213 CD3-TARGETING T-CELL ENGAGERS WITH IMPROVED THERAPEUTIC INDEX HADDAD, MAHER M 1641 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18692051 USE OF ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE, AND COMBINED DRUG AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA 1643 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18582571 TUMOR ANTIGEN-DEPENDENT CD40 AGONISTS ANTIBODIES REDDIG, PETER J 1646 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2024
17997775 ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE AND PREPARATION THEREOF BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN 1675 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 02, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. have?

Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd. applications?

Regina M Deberry has the most, with 1 of Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Lepu Biopharma Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

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

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