Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited has 3 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are assigned to 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. REILLY, SOPHIA JANE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action.

The matching counts show a separate examiner and technical-unit path for each pending action. Prosecution management should therefore emphasize coordinated docketing and consistent scientific terminology rather than relying on a single examiner strategy. The REILLY matter is one individual assignment, and the profile does not indicate concentration in any one art unit.

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. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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.

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

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Double-patenting + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

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
REILLY, SOPHIA JANE 1 60.0% +49.4%
PETERS, ALEC JON 1 67.4% +54.8%
HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE 1 65.1% +41.1%

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
18838136 QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE AS KRAS G12C MUTATION INHIBITOR REILLY, SOPHIA JANE —

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
18002578 Salts of Compound and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing the Same HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE 23d
18838136 QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE AS KRAS G12C MUTATION INHIBITOR REILLY, SOPHIA JANE —
18259871 Anti-FGFR2 Antibody and Use Thereof PETERS, ALEC JON —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1627 1
1641 1
1621 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18838136 QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE AS KRAS G12C MUTATION INHIBITOR REILLY, SOPHIA JANE 1627 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18259871 Anti-FGFR2 Antibody and Use Thereof PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 29, 2023
18002578 Salts of Compound and Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing the Same HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE 1621 §103Other Final Rejection 23d Pending Dec 20, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited have?

Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited applications?

Sophia Jane Reilly has the most, with 1 of Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Shenzhen Forward Pharmaceuticals Co. 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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