Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This prosecution activity involves 1 distinct examiner. Such a narrow distribution reflects a singular point of contact within the USPTO for the company's current pending matters. This concentration allows for a highly focused prosecution strategy.

The busiest examiner, STEINKE, SEAN JAMES, is assigned the busiest examiner pending office action. This represents the total volume of pending actions for the portfolio, meaning the company's immediate prosecution outcomes are tied to the review of this specific examiner. The presence of a single distinct art unit further localizes the regulatory environment for these filings.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1 12.5% +42.9%

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
17632521 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING NITROXOLINE, NITROXOLINE ORAL SOLID TABLET, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF STEINKE, SEAN JAMES —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17632521 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING NITROXOLINE, NITROXOLINE ORAL SOLID TABLET, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF STEINKE, SEAN JAMES —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1619 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17632521 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING NITROXOLINE, NITROXOLINE ORAL SOLID TABLET, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1619 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 03, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd. have?

Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd. applications?

Sean James Steinke has the most, with 1 of Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Shanghai Yahong Meditech Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

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

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