Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Palleon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Palleon Pharmaceuticals Inc. currently has 3 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The prosecution is decentralized, with 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units involved. This distribution indicates that each of the company's active patent matters is being handled by a different official in a different technical division, suggesting a diverse range of pharmaceutical innovations. The presence of 3 distinct art units reflects the varied nature of the company's biotechnological research.

The busiest examiner, GODDARD, LAURA B, is assigned 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because the total number of pending office actions is 3, this examiner's workload represents a portion of the active cases. Practitioners must navigate the distinct procedural styles of 3 distinct examiners, as no individual official dominates the current portfolio activity. The lack of overlap between the examiners and art units means that success in an application may not provide a roadmap for the other pending matters. Understanding the specific tendencies of GODDARD, LAURA B is essential for managing 1 busiest examiner pending action.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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
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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Double-patenting + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

3
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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GODDARD, LAURA B 1 50.8% +13.6%
WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 1 57.3% +43.3%
BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1 55.7% +21.4%

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
17624121 RECOMBINANT HUMAN SIALIDASES, SIALIDASE FUSION PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 51d overdue
17624123 RECOMBINANT SIALIDASES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 43d overdue

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17624121 RECOMBINANT HUMAN SIALIDASES, SIALIDASE FUSION PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 51d overdue
17624123 RECOMBINANT SIALIDASES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 43d overdue
18003234 RECOMBINANT SIALIDASES WITH REDUCED PROTEASE SENSITIVITY, SIALIDASE FUSION PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GODDARD, LAURA B —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1642 1
1634 1
1675 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18003234 RECOMBINANT SIALIDASES WITH REDUCED PROTEASE SENSITIVITY, SIALIDASE FUSION PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME GODDARD, LAURA B 1642 §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2022
17624123 RECOMBINANT SIALIDASES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 1634 §103§112 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2021
17624121 RECOMBINANT HUMAN SIALIDASES, SIALIDASE FUSION PROTEINS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §102§112 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Palleon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

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

Laura B Goddard has the most, with 1 of Palleon Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Palleon 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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