Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Ap3 Law Firm Pllc

9 pending office actions • 5 clients • 8 examiners • 4 art units • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=377 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

95.1%
Allowance Rate
n=377
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=377
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=270
-0.54σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=270
737 days
Time to Allowance
n=270
-3.0pp
Interview Lift
n=377
12.7%
RCE Rate
n=377
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=377

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=12 (min 20)
85.0%
§102 Overcome
n=120
89.5%
§103 Overcome
n=152
89.1%
§112 Overcome
n=64

Specialization & Scale

H02M, H02J, Y02B
Top CPC Subclasses
41%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=377
1
Practitioners
n=377
377.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=377

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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.

3
Hard (33%)
3
Medium (33%)
3
Easy (33%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (11%)
§102 only1 (11%)
§112 only2 (22%)
Double-patenting only1 (11%)
Double-patenting + other1 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
11% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
11% of docket
6
Semiconductors
67% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
11% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL 2 88.4% +8.5%
JOHNSON, TERRELL S 1 86.6% +10.6%
SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T 1 72.0% +20.2%
TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX 1 86.6% +11.2%
ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 1 81.4% +24.9%
MAI, ANH D 1 37.9% +10.0%
SONG, MATTHEW J 1 60.4% +14.3%
LEWIS, MONICA 1 31.7% +17.1%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18675894 Power Conversion System and Control Method NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL 70d
19017409 Clock Signal Skew Calibration Apparatus and Control Method JOHNSON, TERRELL S
18976222 Load Line Control Apparatus and Method NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL
18886630 Multiple-Input Power Supply and Control Method TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18737883 Manufacturing Method for a Power MOSFET with a p-n-p-n-p Gate-Source ESD Diode Structure Formed Over A Breakdown Voltage Enhancement and Leakage Prevention Structure Comprising a Reduced Surface Field (RESURF) Structure and a Body Ring Structure MAI, ANH D 19d overdue
18793689 Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A
18423262 Apparatus and Method for Improving Micro-Inverter Longevity LEWIS, MONICA

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18737883 Manufacturing Method for a Power MOSFET with a p-n-p-n-p Gate-Source ESD Diode Structure Formed Over A Breakdown Voltage Enhancement and Leakage Prevention Structure Comprising a Reduced Surface Field (RESURF) Structure and a Body Ring Structure MAI, ANH D 19d overdue
19017409 Clock Signal Skew Calibration Apparatus and Control Method JOHNSON, TERRELL S
18896550 Line Scan Imaging Device, and Calibration Method and Control Board Thereof SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T
18886630 Multiple-Input Power Supply and Control Method TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX
18793689 Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A
18294938 METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL BY COMBINING CONTINUOUS LEC AND VGF AFTER INJECTION SYNTHESIS SONG, MATTHEW J
18423262 Apparatus and Method for Improving Micro-Inverter Longevity LEWIS, MONICA

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28385
26391
28931
17141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19017409 Clock Signal Skew Calibration Apparatus and Control Method Diodes Incorporated JOHNSON, TERRELL S DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2025
18976222 Load Line Control Apparatus and Method Reed Semiconductor Corporation NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL 2838 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 10, 2024
18896550 Line Scan Imaging Device, and Calibration Method and Control Board Thereof Diodes Incorporated SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T 2639 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18886630 Multiple-Input Power Supply and Control Method Aa Power Inc. TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX 2838 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2024
18793689 Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method M3 Technology Inc. ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 2838 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 02, 2024
18737883 Manufacturing Method for a Power MOSFET with a p-n-p-n-p Gate-Source ESD Diode Structure Formed Over A Breakdown Voltage Enhancement and Leakage Prevention Structure Comprising a Reduced Surface Field (RESURF) Structure and a Body Ring Structure Diodes Incorporated MAI, ANH D 2893 §103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2024
18675894 Power Conversion System and Control Method Reed Semiconductor Corporation NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 28, 2024
18294938 METHOD FOR PREPARING COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL BY COMBINING CONTINUOUS LEC AND VGF AFTER INJECTION SYNTHESIS The 13Th Research Institute Of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation SONG, MATTHEW J 1714 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2024
18423262 Apparatus and Method for Improving Micro-Inverter Longevity Aa Power Inc. LEWIS, MONICA 2838 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2024

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