Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Networking & Security
16 pending office actions • 7 clients • 16 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
AKA CHAN LLP is a patent law firm that specializes in Chemistry & Materials, where it has managed 1700 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 87.75 percent, reflecting its results in securing patent grants for chemical and materials science inventions. This rate serves as a benchmark for their performance in this technical area.
The firm currently has 13 pending office actions. Their prosecution history shows an average of 2.76 office actions per allowance. This metric indicates an efficient prosecution process, typically requiring the rounds of interaction with examiners recorded in the data to reach a grant. Practitioners can use the 2.76 average to estimate the timeline and effort for new filings in Chemistry & Materials.
The 1700 career applications demonstrate the firm's experience in the industry. The 87.75 percent allowance rate and 2.76 office actions per allowance together describe a firm that is both successful and efficient in its prosecution efforts. The 13 pending office actions represent a portion of their current active workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (12%) |
| §103 only | 8 (50%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (31%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSWEI, YU-JANG | 1 | 83.6% | +16.0% |
| SHENG, XIN | 1 | 73.1% | +16.8% |
| KIM, TAE K | 1 | 74.7% | +5.1% |
| MUSTANSIR, ABID A | 1 | 78.5% | +10.3% |
| FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 1 | 39.4% | +33.3% |
| O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 1 | 65.7% | +12.5% |
| DINH, KHANH Q | 1 | 83.6% | +4.5% |
| SAMS, MATTHEW C | 1 | 67.9% | +11.4% |
| OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 1 | 67.3% | +22.1% |
| ISLAM, ROWNAK | 1 | 88.5% | +13.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18398073 | Zero Trust Data Gateway | DINH, KHANH Q | 29d |
| 19076968 | Design Tool with 3D Preview for Digitally Finished Garments | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
| 18175477 | VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS MESH NETWORK | ISLAM, ROWNAK | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17818326 | 3D Imaging and Texture Mapping for Apparel Imagery | LEATHERS, EMILY GORMAN | 91d overdue |
| 17810278 | Order Fulfillment System | BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE | 50d overdue |
| 16880941 | Copper Foam for Water Purification | ROYCE, LIAM A | 30d |
| 18589320 | Magnesium-Based Alloy Foam | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 83d |
| 18306938 | Three-Dimensional Preview of Design of Laser-Finished Garments | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | — |
| 17659555 | Three-Dimensional Printing Head Device and Ink | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | — |
| 17261553 | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery with Metal-Foam Anode and Cathode | HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18340627 | OPTIMIZATION OF TRAFFIC LOAD IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM | SAMS, MATTHEW C | 85d overdue |
| 18589320 | Magnesium-Based Alloy Foam | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 83d |
| 19076968 | Design Tool with 3D Preview for Digitally Finished Garments | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
| 19000128 | Online 3D Preview of Customized and Finished Garments | SHENG, XIN | — |
| 18893816 | Tissue Retractor Oximeter | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | — |
| 18610178 | Garment with Contiguously Woven Variable Stretch Zones | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | — |
| 18306938 | Three-Dimensional Preview of Design of Laser-Finished Garments | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | — |
| 18175477 | VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS MESH NETWORK | ISLAM, ROWNAK | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Levi Strauss | 6 |
| CellMo Materials Innovation | 3 |
| XQ Message | 2 |
| DALI WIRELESS, INC. | 2 |
| ViOptix, Inc. | 1 |
| Sephora Usa, Inc. | 1 |
| Metalprinting Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2496 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 1738 | 1 |
| 2458 | 1 |
| 2646 | 1 |
| 2474 | 1 |
| 2677 | 1 |
| 2187 | 1 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19076968 | Design Tool with 3D Preview for Digitally Finished Garments | Levi Strauss & Co. | TSWEI, YU-JANG | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| 19000128 | Online 3D Preview of Customized and Finished Garments | Levi Strauss & Co. | SHENG, XIN | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 | |
| 18916305 | Encrypting E-mail and Other Digital Data | Xq Message Inc. | KIM, TAE K | 2496 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18893816 | Tissue Retractor Oximeter | Vioptix, Inc. | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18610178 | Garment with Contiguously Woven Variable Stretch Zones | Levi Strauss & Co. | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 |
| 18589320 | Magnesium-Based Alloy Foam | Cellmo Materials Innovation, Inc. | O'KEEFE, SEAN P | 1738 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18398073 | Zero Trust Data Gateway | Xq Message Inc. | DINH, KHANH Q | 2458 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18340627 | OPTIMIZATION OF TRAFFIC LOAD IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM | Dali Wireless, Inc. | SAMS, MATTHEW C | 2646 | §103 | Final Rejection | 85d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18306938 | Three-Dimensional Preview of Design of Laser-Finished Garments | Levi Strauss & Co. | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 | |
| 18175477 | VIRTUALIZED WIRELESS MESH NETWORK | Dali Wireless, Inc. | ISLAM, ROWNAK | 2474 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 17931114 | Determining Skin Complexion and Characteristics | Sephora Usa, Inc. | GEBRESLASSIE, WINTA | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17818326 | 3D Imaging and Texture Mapping for Apparel Imagery | Levi Strauss & Co. | LEATHERS, EMILY GORMAN | 2187 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17810278 | Order Fulfillment System | Levi Strauss & Co. | BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE | 3627 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17659555 | Three-Dimensional Printing Head Device and Ink | Metalprinting Inc. | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17261553 | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery with Metal-Foam Anode and Cathode | Cellmo Materials Innovation, Inc. | HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW | 1728 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2021 |
| 16880941 | Copper Foam for Water Purification | Cellmo Materials Innovation, Inc. | ROYCE, LIAM A | 1777 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | May 21, 2020 |
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