Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This structure indicates that each pending matter is being evaluated independently by different personnel in separate technical divisions, rather than being clustered under a single examiner or art unit. This distribution suggests that the company's current pharmaceutical-related filings are technically diverse.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is REYNOLDS, FRED H, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Because there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly split between the involved officials. The presence of 2 distinct art units for 2 actions confirms that the company's current prosecution activity is spread across different specialized departments. This level of distribution requires the company to navigate different examiner styles and art unit practices for its pending matters.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
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 (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Double-patenting + other1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
REYNOLDS, FRED H 1 32.9% +39.3%
LEE, WILLIAM Y 1 48.0% +34.1%

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
18568502 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF VARIOUS MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS, INCLUDING FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA LEE, WILLIAM Y —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18891617 CRYSTALLINE SALT FORMS OF BOC-D-ARG-DMT-LYS-(BOC)-PHE-NH2 REYNOLDS, FRED H —
18568502 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF VARIOUS MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS, INCLUDING FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA LEE, WILLIAM Y —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1658 1
1623 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18891617 CRYSTALLINE SALT FORMS OF BOC-D-ARG-DMT-LYS-(BOC)-PHE-NH2 REYNOLDS, FRED H 1658 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18568502 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF VARIOUS MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES OR DISORDERS, INCLUDING FRIEDREICH'S ATAXIA LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc. have?

Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc. applications?

Fred H Reynolds has the most, with 1 of Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Stealth BioTherapeutics 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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