Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Novo Nordisk Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

23 pending office actions • 9 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
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.

2
Overdue
0
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 (2)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.

10
Hard (43%)
11
Medium (48%)
1
Easy (4%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only7 (30%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other4 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (35%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
52% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
5
Business / Other
22% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH 2 — —
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 2 62.6% +33.3%
CHANDRA, GYAN 2 71.3% +27.5%
CHONG, KIMBERLY 1 72.4% +13.0%
KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1 33.3% +38.9%
DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R 1 55.9% +69.0%
NAJARIAN, LENA 1 38.9% +39.2%
GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1 50.9% +43.2%
ANTHOPOLOS, PETER 1 57.4% +58.8%
SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD 1 62.9% +36.8%

Hard Cases (10)

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
19310993 SEMAGLUTIDE FOR USE IN MEDICINE DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R 31d overdue
18730933 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED INSULIN TITRATION NAJARIAN, LENA 33d
18837928 PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM AND USES THEREOF ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH —
18578485 SODIUM N-(8-(2- HYDROXYBENZOYL)AMINO)CAPRYLATE POLYMORPHIC FORM A ANTHOPOLOS, PETER —
18252056 COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENT OF TACHYKININ RECEPTOR MEDIATED DISORDERS BRADLEY, CHRISTINA —
17782313 FIXED DOSE INJECTION DEVICE FARRAR, LAUREN PENG —
17782003 AN INJECTION DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A LIQUID DRUG NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO —
17638483 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TABLET COMPRISING GLP-1 PEPTIDES HELLMAN, KRISTINA M —

Interview Candidates (11)

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
19310993 SEMAGLUTIDE FOR USE IN MEDICINE DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R 31d overdue
18242868 FACTOR X BINDERS ENHANCING FX ACTIVATION SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD 5d overdue
18730933 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED INSULIN TITRATION NAJARIAN, LENA 33d
19460949 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMED DEATH LIGAND RECEPTOR (PD-L1) EXPRESSION CHONG, KIMBERLY —
19378410 SEMAGLUTIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH —
18723131 PROCESS FOR THE BACKBONE DEPROTECTION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CONTAINING A TERMINAL ALKYL PHOSPHONATE GROUP GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD —
18673424 Combination Therapy for Treatment of Liver Disease BRADLEY, CHRISTINA —
18591754 CO-AGONISTS OF THE GLP-1 AND AMYLIN RECEPTORS CHANDRA, GYAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 5
1654 4
1658 2
1626 2
1636 1
3687 1
1641 1
1632 1
1618 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19460949 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMED DEATH LIGAND RECEPTOR (PD-L1) EXPRESSION CHONG, KIMBERLY 1636 — Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2026
19378410 SEMAGLUTIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1658 §103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Nov 04, 2025
19310993 SEMAGLUTIDE FOR USE IN MEDICINE DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R 1654 §101 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2025
18839945 METHODS FOR TREATING SUBJECTS WITH ABDOMINAL OBESITY HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA AND/OR IMPAIRED GLUCOSE ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2024
18837928 PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINES, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM AND USES THEREOF ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18730933 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED INSULIN TITRATION NAJARIAN, LENA 3687 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jul 22, 2024
18723131 PROCESS FOR THE BACKBONE DEPROTECTION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES CONTAINING A TERMINAL ALKYL PHOSPHONATE GROUP GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18673424 Combination Therapy for Treatment of Liver Disease BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 1654 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 24, 2024
18591754 CO-AGONISTS OF THE GLP-1 AND AMYLIN RECEPTORS CHANDRA, GYAN — §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 29, 2024
18426412 GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS IN DEMENTIA CHANDRA, GYAN — §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18578485 SODIUM N-(8-(2- HYDROXYBENZOYL)AMINO)CAPRYLATE POLYMORPHIC FORM A ANTHOPOLOS, PETER 1626 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 11, 2024
18242868 FACTOR X BINDERS ENHANCING FX ACTIVATION SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD 1641 §112DP Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2023
18252056 COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENT OF TACHYKININ RECEPTOR MEDIATED DISORDERS BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 1654 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2023
17913292 Solid Dispersions of Amorphous 3,4-Diphenyl-4,5-Dihydro-1H-Pyrazole Derivatives, Compositions Comprising them and Uses Thereof as Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Inhibitors SAEED, KAMAL A 1626 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 21, 2022
17782313 FIXED DOSE INJECTION DEVICE FARRAR, LAUREN PENG 3783 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2022
17782003 AN INJECTION DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A LIQUID DRUG NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 02, 2022
17638483 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A TABLET COMPRISING GLP-1 PEPTIDES HELLMAN, KRISTINA M 1654 §102§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Feb 25, 2022
17616283 APPLICATION OF ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS TO STEM CELL DERIVED CARDIOMYOCYTES AND USES THEREOF TRAN, KHOA NHAT 1632 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 03, 2021
17614077 DUAL CHAMBER DRUG RESERVOIR AND STOPPER THEREFOR RITCHIE, HADEN MATTHEW 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 24, 2021
17403357 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A DELIVERY AGENT AND PREPARATION THEREOF REYNOLDS, FRED H 1658 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2021
17424537 ROLLER COMPACTOR AND METHOD OF DRY GRANULATION USING A ROLLER COMPACTOR ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2021
17418176 DRUG RESERVOIR FOR SEPARATE STORAGE OF SUBSTANCES DIPERT, FORREST BLAKE 3783 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jun 24, 2021
17286639 ZERO-POINT ADJUSTMENT OF PREFILLED DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE ZAMORY, JUSTIN L 3783 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 19, 2021

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