Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

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

Analysis

Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. manages 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 2 actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and distinct art units. KIFLE, BRUCK is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action.

The data indicates that each of the 2 pending actions is being processed by a different examiner. With 1 action for the busiest examiner, the portfolio's current workload is evenly distributed across the office.

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

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
KIFLE, BRUCK 1 79.3% +15.8%
NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI 1 30.3% +50.0%

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
18719795 MACROCYCLIC PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE CONTAINING SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT KIFLE, BRUCK —
18681299 SUSTAINED-RELEASE MICROSPHERES COMPRISING DONEPEZIL NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI —

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
18719795 MACROCYCLIC PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE CONTAINING SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT KIFLE, BRUCK —
18681299 SUSTAINED-RELEASE MICROSPHERES COMPRISING DONEPEZIL NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1624 1
1615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18719795 MACROCYCLIC PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE CONTAINING SAME AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT KIFLE, BRUCK 1624 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18681299 SUSTAINED-RELEASE MICROSPHERES COMPRISING DONEPEZIL NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI 1615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have?

Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. applications?

Bruck Kifle has the most, with 1 of Whan In Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Whan In Pharmaceutical 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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