Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These are distributed across 2 distinct examiners. MIKNIS, ZACHARY J is the busiest examiner, holding 1 pending office action.

The distribution of 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units indicates a range of technical classifications within the portfolio. Because the busiest examiner pending count is 1, the workload is shared between 2 distinct examiners. This distribution allows for a comparison of prosecution results across the 2 distinct art units. Practitioners may find that having different examiners for the pending workload provides various perspectives on the company's technologies. The presence of 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's filings are not limited to a specific specialized group.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only1 (50%)
§112 only1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1 68.5% +32.4%
SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 1 41.8% +38.7%

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17769693 NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR BINDING CONJUGATE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 23d
18039126 METHODS FOR USING NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR BINDING CONJUGATE COMPOSITIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION MIKNIS, ZACHARY J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1658 1
1618 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18039126 METHODS FOR USING NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR BINDING CONJUGATE COMPOSITIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1658 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 26, 2023
17769693 NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR BINDING CONJUGATE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H 1618 §102 Final Rejection 23d Pending Apr 15, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc. have?

Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc. applications?

Zachary J Miknis has the most, with 1 of Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Manzanita Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s patent applications in?

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

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