Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

MEDIMMUNE Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

21 pending office actions • 12 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

MEDIMMUNE Limited has 22 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Those actions involve 21 distinct examiners across 12 art units, showing broad allocation throughout the relevant examination organization.

BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE is associated with 2 pending matters, making that examiner a point of recurring activity within the portfolio. The remaining matters are spread widely, so counsel should avoid relying on a single examiner strategy and instead track each art-unit record closely.

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

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
1
Due this week
0
Due this month
2
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

6
Hard (29%)
11
Medium (52%)
4
Easy (19%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (10%)
§103 only1 (5%)
§112 only3 (14%)
Double-patenting only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other10 (48%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (19%)

Industry Mix

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

21
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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE 2 63.4% +39.8%
DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN 1 52.9% +33.9%
CUNNINGCHEN, KATHLEEN MARY 1 62.5% +60.5%
ALLEN, MARIANNE P 1 60.1% +18.4%
GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 1 53.6% +34.5%
CHATTIN, AMY MARIE 1 72.2% +45.7%
HAMA, JOANNE 1 25.4% +40.2%
CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 1 0.0% +0.0%
VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY 1 55.3% +32.0%
ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1 56.9% +33.2%

Hard Cases (8)

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
18360542 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER HAMA, JOANNE 42d
18351821 METHODS FOR EXPANDING T CELL POPULATIONS CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 60d
19075308 METHODS OF TREATING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN —
18633844 PD-1/TIGIT BINDING PROTEINS FOR CANCER TREATMENT ALLEN, MARIANNE P —
18630379 Optimized CD3 Antigen Binding Domains GUSTILO, ESTELLA M —
18178687 TREATMENT METHODS USING CTLA-4 AND PD-1 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY —
18836305 GLP-1 AND GLUCAGON DUAL AGONIST PEPTIDES WITH IMPROVED BIOLOGICAL STABILITY BRADLEY, CHRISTINA —
17913483 METHODS FOR TREATING ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND RELATED DISORDERS ESSEX, LAURA ANN —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
17783463 Compositions and Methods of Treating Cancer with Chimeric Antigen Receptors Targeting Glypican 3 ROGERS, ERIC JASON 3d overdue
18360542 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER HAMA, JOANNE 42d
19075308 METHODS OF TREATING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN —
18671167 PD-1/TIM-3 BINDING PROTEINS FOR TREATMENT OF NSCLC and cHL CUNNINGCHEN, KATHLEEN MARY —
18633844 PD-1/TIGIT BINDING PROTEINS FOR CANCER TREATMENT ALLEN, MARIANNE P —
18630379 Optimized CD3 Antigen Binding Domains GUSTILO, ESTELLA M —
18414892 BCMA Monoclonal Antibody-Drug Conjugate BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE —
18481725 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING CLAUDIN 18.2 CHATTIN, AMY MARIE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1643 4
1647 3
1646 2
1654 2
1641 2
1675 2
1645 1
1634 1
1638 1
1671 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19075308 METHODS OF TREATING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN 1645 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2025
18671167 PD-1/TIM-3 BINDING PROTEINS FOR TREATMENT OF NSCLC and cHL CUNNINGCHEN, KATHLEEN MARY 1646 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2024
18633844 PD-1/TIGIT BINDING PROTEINS FOR CANCER TREATMENT ALLEN, MARIANNE P 1647 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18630379 Optimized CD3 Antigen Binding Domains GUSTILO, ESTELLA M 1646 §101§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2024
18414892 BCMA Monoclonal Antibody-Drug Conjugate BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE 1643 §112DPOther Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2024
18481725 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING CANCER WITH CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS TARGETING CLAUDIN 18.2 CHATTIN, AMY MARIE 1643 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 05, 2023
18360542 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER HAMA, JOANNE 1647 §103Other Non-Final OA 42d Pending Jul 27, 2023
18351821 METHODS FOR EXPANDING T CELL POPULATIONS CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 1634 DP Final Rejection 60d Pending Jul 13, 2023
18178687 TREATMENT METHODS USING CTLA-4 AND PD-1 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY 1643 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2023
17907683 STABILIZED IGG4 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE 1643 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 29, 2022
17783463 Compositions and Methods of Treating Cancer with Chimeric Antigen Receptors Targeting Glypican 3 ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1638 §112DP Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
18943007 RSV-SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND FUNCTIONAL PARTS THEREOF HILL, MYRON G 1671 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 11, 2024
18836305 GLP-1 AND GLUCAGON DUAL AGONIST PEPTIDES WITH IMPROVED BIOLOGICAL STABILITY BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 1654 §101§102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2024
18427293 PYRROLOBENZODIAZEPINE-ANTIBODY CONJUGATES AND USES THEREOF PUTTLITZ, KARL J 1642 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18572300 COMBINATION THERAPY USING ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18557480 METHODS FOR TREATING VASCULAR INFLAMMATION, ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N 1675 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 26, 2023
18490856 ANTI-B7-H1 ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING TUMORS OUSPENSKI, ILIA I 1644 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18287240 AN ANTI-TSLP FAB WITH IMPROVED STABILITY KIM, YUNSOO 1641 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2023
18257756 POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF HELLMAN, KRISTINA M 1654 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 15, 2023
18169497 COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER WITH THERAPEUTIC BINDING MOLECULES BUNNER, BRIDGET E 1647 §103DP Non-Final OA 6d Pending Feb 15, 2023
17913483 METHODS FOR TREATING ATOPIC DERMATITIS AND RELATED DISORDERS ESSEX, LAURA ANN 1675 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Sep 22, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does MEDIMMUNE Limited have?

MEDIMMUNE Limited has 21 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 12 art units and 20 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most MEDIMMUNE Limited applications?

Lynn Anne Bristol has the most, with 2 of MEDIMMUNE Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are MEDIMMUNE 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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