Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Zydus Lifesciences Limited

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has 5 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Each matter is assigned to a different examiner and a different art unit, so the docket is fully distributed across its examination paths.

OH, TAYLOR V is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should use matter-specific preparation and direct tracking rather than relying on a repeated examiner strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
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.

0
Hard (0%)
5
Medium (100%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

5
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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OH, TAYLOR V 1 81.3% +15.3%
JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1 15.9% +63.6%
ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1 51.8% +27.5%
FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1 52.1% -6.2%
KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1 44.9% +20.2%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19434846 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION INDUCED TOXICITY OH, TAYLOR V —

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
18688677 DESIDUSTAT PARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18293826 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF APOMORPHINE ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 73d overdue
19434846 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION INDUCED TOXICITY OH, TAYLOR V —
18688677 DESIDUSTAT PARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE —
18325249 LYOPHILIZED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF COPPER HISTIDINATE KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1625 1
1613 1
1612 1
1617 1
1615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19434846 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION INDUCED TOXICITY OH, TAYLOR V 1625 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 29, 2025
18688677 DESIDUSTAT PARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1613 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 01, 2024
18293826 STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF APOMORPHINE ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1612 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2024
18578843 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF OZANIMOD FAY, ZOHREH ALEMZADEH 1617 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2024
18325249 LYOPHILIZED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF COPPER HISTIDINATE KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Zydus Lifesciences Limited have?

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Zydus Lifesciences Limited applications?

Taylor V Oh has the most, with 1 of Zydus Lifesciences Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Zydus Lifesciences 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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