Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
11 pending office actions • 1 client • 11 examiners • 7 art units • 1 of 11 (9%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
APPLE INC. at YOUNG BASILE is a high-volume firm in the Communications technology area, with 13050 career applications. This extensive experience provides a deep well of data for evaluating their prosecution performance. The firm is currently handling 8 pending office actions, a focused active workload relative to its historical volume.
The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.68, which is a strong success metric for such a large volume of applications. Prosecution is relatively efficient, with an avg office actions per allowance of 2.82. This indicates that the firm typically secures an allowance in several office actions on average.
The 88.68 resolved allowance rate pct across 13050 career applications underscores the firm's reliability in the Communications sector. The 2.82 avg office actions per allowance suggests a prosecution strategy that balances success with speed. With 8 pending office actions, the firm continues to demonstrate its expertise in navigating the USPTO for communications innovations.
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.
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 | 1 (9%) |
| §103 only | 2 (18%) |
| §102 only | 4 (36%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY | 1 | 52.3% | +9.2% |
| TEKA, ABIY | 1 | 84.9% | +10.2% |
| RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL | 1 | 75.0% | +24.8% |
| AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | 1 | 78.1% | +14.1% |
| LUBBERS, ANDREW J | 1 | — | — |
| RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | 1 | 82.8% | +11.1% |
| POON, DANA LEE | 1 | 55.4% | +41.8% |
| TA, THO DAC | 1 | 86.4% | +15.2% |
| EMMETT, MADISON B | 1 | 80.2% | +10.1% |
| BURCH, MELODY M | 1 | 64.3% | +26.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18851352 | Automated Cleaning Of An Optical Element | TEKA, ABIY | — |
| 18690100 | Connector Assembly | TA, THO DAC | — |
| 18688690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MOVEMENT | EMMETT, MADISON B | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18434003 | Trim Cover | THOMAS, JASMINE JAMES | 34d |
| 18889138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION | RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL | — |
| 18611283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE POSITIONING | RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | — |
| 18598433 | Cleaning System | POON, DANA LEE | — |
| 18443768 | Spring System | BURCH, MELODY M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18851352 | Automated Cleaning Of An Optical Element | TEKA, ABIY | — |
| 18889138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION | RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL | — |
| 18806212 | Electrostatic Grounding Structures | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | — |
| 18611283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE POSITIONING | RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | — |
| 18598433 | Cleaning System | POON, DANA LEE | — |
| 18690100 | Connector Assembly | TA, THO DAC | — |
| 18688690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MOVEMENT | EMMETT, MADISON B | — |
| 18443768 | Spring System | BURCH, MELODY M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Apple | 11 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2622 | 1 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3616 | 1 |
| 3612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19197077 | Display System | Apple Inc. | LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY | 2622 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | AI Ready | May 02, 2025 |
| 18851352 | Automated Cleaning Of An Optical Element | Apple Inc. | TEKA, ABIY | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 | |
| 18889138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARED ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATION | Apple Inc. | RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| 18806212 | Electrostatic Grounding Structures | Apple Inc. | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | 2841 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18778342 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE MESSAGING | Apple Inc. | LUBBERS, ANDREW J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 | |
| 18611283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE POSITIONING | Apple Inc. | RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18598433 | Cleaning System | Apple Inc. | POON, DANA LEE | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18690100 | Connector Assembly | Apple Inc. | TA, THO DAC | 2834 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18688690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE MOVEMENT | Apple Inc. | EMMETT, MADISON B | 3658 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18443768 | Spring System | Apple Inc. | BURCH, MELODY M | 3616 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18434003 | Trim Cover | Apple Inc. | THOMAS, JASMINE JAMES | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
IP Author helps law firms respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial