Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Fmr LLC

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

30 pending office actions • 18 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 50 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Fmr LLC has 31 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The portfolio spans 25 distinct examiners and 18 distinct art units, making examiner and art-unit coordination a central prosecution-management issue.

POLLOCK, GREGORY A is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending matters. That concentration is material within the portfolio, but the broader distribution requires parallel tracking across many separate examination settings.

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

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

24
Hard (80%)
6
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only11 (37%)
§101 + other9 (30%)
§103 only6 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (13%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
7
Information Tech
23% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
73% 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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
POLLOCK, GREGORY A 4 11.0% +12.5%
KWONG, CHO YIU 3 32.1% +3.9%
GREGG, MARY M 2 14.0% +14.2%
GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 1 35.4% +30.4%
DOAN, TRANG T 1 82.9% +16.8%
BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID 1 78.4% +58.3%
STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 1 37.7% +26.0%
ELAHEE, MD S 1 79.3% +26.9%
AMIN, MUSTAFA A 1 64.2% +30.0%
PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT 1 15.2% +12.9%

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
18902098 AUTOMATED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SESSION ROUTING DOAN, TRANG T —

Hard Cases (24)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
14495772 Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 91d overdue
14632889 Insulated Account Datastructure Apparatuses, Methods and Systems FU, HAO 87d overdue
17832551 Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Retirement Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems PARK, YONG S 58d overdue
17832547 Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Asset Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M 49d overdue
17383329 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems DUCK, BRANDON M 28d overdue
14715551 Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 28d overdue
15210807 Smart Rules and Social Aggregating, Fractionally Efficient Transfer Guidance, Conditional Triggered Transaction, Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems KWONG, CHO YIU 23d overdue
15209709 Point-to-Point Transaction Guidance Apparatuses, Methods and Systems KWONG, CHO YIU 23d overdue

Interview Candidates (13)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
14495772 Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 91d overdue
14715551 Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 28d overdue
18782344 AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 71d
17383323 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems POLLOCK, GREGORY A 86d
18982785 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID BLOCKCHAIN AND OFF-CHAIN ASSET TRACKING GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE —
18902098 AUTOMATED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SESSION ROUTING DOAN, TRANG T —
18891192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SELECTION OF CONTROL SET BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID —
18731946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALLBACK MANAGEMENT ELAHEE, MD S —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3693 5
3691 4
3695 3
3698 2
3619 2
3694 2
2431 1
2192 1
3623 1
2694 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18982785 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID BLOCKCHAIN AND OFF-CHAIN ASSET TRACKING GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 3698 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18902098 AUTOMATED VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SESSION ROUTING DOAN, TRANG T 2431 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18891192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING SELECTION OF CONTROL SET BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID 2192 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18782344 AUTOMATED ENGAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 3623 §101 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jul 24, 2024
18731946 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALLBACK MANAGEMENT ELAHEE, MD S 2694 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2024
18646684 AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF API FUNCTIONALITY IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT AMIN, MUSTAFA A 2194 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18593077 SYSTEM AND FRAMEWORK FOR MULTICHANNEL VOICE OF CUSTOMER PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 01, 2024
18386848 DEPOSIT FRAUD DETECTION BUI, TOAN D. 3693 §101 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 03, 2023
18497927 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GUIDED WORKFLOW PROCESSING IN CLIENT SERVICE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS GOLDBERG, IVAN R 3619 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 30, 2023
18378296 Decentralized Exchange with Price Oracle Apparatuses, Processes and Systems PROIOS, GEORGE N 3694 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Oct 10, 2023
18235774 Real-Time System Progression Optimizer Apparatuses, Processes and Systems TURK, BROCK E 3692 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 18, 2023
18210442 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION MODELS TO GENERATE INVESTMENT DATA PREDICTIONS POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 15, 2023
18203152 CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS GONZALES, VINCENT 2124 §103§112 Final Rejection 60d Pending May 30, 2023
18101674 INTENT-AWARE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT CHAT ROUTING RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY 3626 §101§103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jan 26, 2023
18098397 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS WITH CLIENT APPLICATIONS LAU, KAITLYN RENEE 2148 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Jan 18, 2023
17990043 PREDICTING COMPLIANCE OF TEXT DOCUMENTS WITH A RULESET USING SELF-SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING PHAM, JESSICA THUY 2121 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 18, 2022
17832551 Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Retirement Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems PARK, YONG S 3694 §101 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2022
17832547 Reinforcement Learning Based Machine Asset Planning and Management Apparatuses, Processes and Systems MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M 3619 §101 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2022
17383323 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101 Final Rejection 86d Pending Jul 22, 2021
17383329 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems DUCK, BRANDON M 3693 §101 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2021
17383310 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2021
17383300 Machine Learning Portfolio Simulating and Optimizing Apparatuses, Methods and Systems POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 22, 2021
16409736 AI-Based Context Evaluation Engine Apparatuses, Methods and Systems WERNER, MARSHALL L 2125 §101 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending May 10, 2019
15844387 Social Data Tracking Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems XIAO, ZESHENG 3698 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 15, 2017
15210817 Crypto Voting and Social Aggregating, Fractionally Efficient Transfer Guidance, Conditional Triggered Transaction, Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems KWONG, CHO YIU 3693 §101§103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Jul 14, 2016
15210807 Smart Rules and Social Aggregating, Fractionally Efficient Transfer Guidance, Conditional Triggered Transaction, Datastructures, Apparatuses, Methods and Systems KWONG, CHO YIU 3693 §101§103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 14, 2016
15209709 Point-to-Point Transaction Guidance Apparatuses, Methods and Systems KWONG, CHO YIU 3693 §101 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2016
14715551 Probabilistic Analysis Trading Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 3695 §101§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending May 18, 2015
14632889 Insulated Account Datastructure Apparatuses, Methods and Systems FU, HAO 3695 §101§103 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Feb 26, 2015
14495772 Multichannel Exchange Mechanism Apparatuses, Methods and Systems GREGG, MARY M 3695 §101§103 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Sep 24, 2014

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Fmr LLC have?

Fmr LLC has 30 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 18 art units and 24 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Fmr LLC applications?

Gregory A Pollock has the most, with 4 of Fmr LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Fmr LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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