Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Zhongmou Therapeutics 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

Zhongmou Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Each action is associated with a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit.

MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. The data supports matter-specific prosecution planning and does not show a repeated examiner or art-unit concentration.

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
§101 + 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
MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE 1 52.8% +67.7%
SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 1 57.5% +45.3%

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
19334058 USE OF MULTIPLE PROMOTERS EFFICIENTLY TARGETED ON ON-BIPOLAR CELLS IN GENE THERAPY TECHNOLOGY MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE —
19310525 NOVEL LIGHT-SENSITIVE CHANNEL PROTEIN VR2.0 AND USES THEREOF SABILA, MERCY HELLEN —

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
19334058 USE OF MULTIPLE PROMOTERS EFFICIENTLY TARGETED ON ON-BIPOLAR CELLS IN GENE THERAPY TECHNOLOGY MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE —
19310525 NOVEL LIGHT-SENSITIVE CHANNEL PROTEIN VR2.0 AND USES THEREOF SABILA, MERCY HELLEN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1635 1
1654 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19334058 USE OF MULTIPLE PROMOTERS EFFICIENTLY TARGETED ON ON-BIPOLAR CELLS IN GENE THERAPY TECHNOLOGY MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE 1635 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2025
19310525 NOVEL LIGHT-SENSITIVE CHANNEL PROTEIN VR2.0 AND USES THEREOF SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 1654 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Zhongmou Therapeutics Co. Ltd. have?

Zhongmou Therapeutics 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 Zhongmou Therapeutics Co. Ltd. applications?

Africa Mhairie Mcleod has the most, with 1 of Zhongmou Therapeutics Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Zhongmou Therapeutics 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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