Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Recode Therapeutics Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Recode Therapeutics Inc. has 5 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are handled by 3 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units, creating a prosecution portfolio with multiple examination relationships and more pending work than examiner assignments.

HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That assignment represents the principal concentration of the current docket, while the remaining actions are associated with other examination paths. Counsel can prioritize consistency across the matters before HAGHIGHATIAN while separately tailoring responses to the other art units and examiners.

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.

1
Hard (20%)
3
Medium (60%)
1
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Double-patenting only1 (20%)
Double-patenting + other3 (60%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (20%)

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
HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 3 46.0% +39.4%
RONEY, CELESTE A 1 63.0% +17.4%
KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1 57.5% +66.2%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18283143 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE —

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
18780382 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY TO CELLS RONEY, CELESTE A —
18596151 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA —
18596141 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA —
18596148 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA —
18283143 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1616 3
1612 1
1635 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18780382 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED DELIVERY TO CELLS RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18596151 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2024
18596141 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2024
18596148 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2024
18283143 POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS, RELATED FORMULATIONS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Recode Therapeutics Inc. have?

Recode Therapeutics Inc. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Recode Therapeutics Inc. applications?

Mina Haghighatian has the most, with 3 of Recode Therapeutics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Recode Therapeutics 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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