Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Ottawa)

35 pending office actions • 19 clients • 35 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2459 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

80.3%
Allowance Rate
n=2459
+0.45σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2459
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1334
-0.12σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1334
1054 days
Time to Allowance
n=1334
+12.6pp
Interview Lift
n=2459
22.9%
RCE Rate
n=2459
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=2459

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

68.4%
§101 Overcome
n=177
80.6%
§102 Overcome
n=582
79.0%
§103 Overcome
n=819
81.8%
§112 Overcome
n=616

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G11C
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2459
0
Practitioners
n=2459
Apps / Practitioner
n=2459 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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.

16
Hard (46%)
13
Medium (37%)
5
Easy (14%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (9%)
§101 + other5 (14%)
§103 only11 (31%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only4 (11%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (23%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
20% of docket
9
Information Tech
26% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
3
Semiconductors
9% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
6
Business / Other
17% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JOHNSON, AMY COHEN 1 53.8% +21.6%
GERGISO, TECHANE 1 84.5% +24.2%
CHOI, YUK TING 1 71.5% +36.5%
BOYD, MALA DENAE 1
DUCK, BRANDON M 1 64.0% +18.0%
MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 1 59.8% +24.1%
TURCHEN, JAMES R 1 82.3% +33.6%
MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L 1 80.8% -0.8%
PETRITSCH, AMANDA MICHELLE 1 57.3% +31.5%
LAU, MICHAEL J 1 71.0% +23.9%

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
19046966 Untitled GERGISO, TECHANE

Hard Cases (16)

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
18451475 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE APPLICATION PERFORMANCE LE, JOHN H 50d overdue
17992310 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING A PRICE CALCULATION WARDEN, MICHAEL J 30d overdue
17910296 GLASS COMPOSITION BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A 2d overdue
18911655 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL IN RELATION TO ON-DEMAND FLEET WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 9d
18179708 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING DATA ACCESS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT EDMONDS, DONALD J 9d
18343960 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR DETECTION AND BINDING OF ALDEHYDES DONOHUE, SEAN R 15d
18326537 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CYBERSECURITY SIMULATION AND TRAINING BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N 27d
18255113 METHOD FOR PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING OF EMBRYOS BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE 34d

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18911655 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL IN RELATION TO ON-DEMAND FLEET WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 9d
18755246 MODULAR MAMMALIAN BODY IMPLANTABLE FLUID FLOW INFLUENCING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS LAU, MICHAEL J 71d
18965520 Untitled JOHNSON, AMY COHEN
19046966 Untitled GERGISO, TECHANE
19224138 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING A DATA TRANSFER FRAMEWORK CHOI, YUK TING
18958377 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA ACCESS DUCK, BRANDON M
18897062 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING DATA TRANSFERS TURCHEN, JAMES R
18784024 GLASS COMPOSITION PETRITSCH, AMANDA MICHELLE

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28572
21641
24971
36931
36691
24391
37961
36781
16381
21191

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18965520 Untitled The Toronto-Dominion Bank JOHNSON, AMY COHEN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending
19046966 Untitled The Toronto-Dominion Bank GERGISO, TECHANE §103 Non-Final OA Pending
19224138 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING A DATA TRANSFER FRAMEWORK The Toronto-Dominion Bank CHOI, YUK TING 2164 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
18965530 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MASKING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION DATA The Toronto-Dominion Bank BOYD, MALA DENAE 2497 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18958377 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA ACCESS The Toronto-Dominion Bank DUCK, BRANDON M 3693 §101 Final Rejection Pending Nov 25, 2024
18911655 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CONTROL IN RELATION TO ON-DEMAND FLEET WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES Bluwave Inc. MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 3669 §101§103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Oct 10, 2024
18897062 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING DATA TRANSFERS The Toronto-Dominion Bank TURCHEN, JAMES R 2439 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2024
18836968 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT COMPREHENSION Singulos Research Inc. MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18784024 GLASS COMPOSITION Ir Scientific Inc. PETRITSCH, AMANDA MICHELLE DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18755246 MODULAR MAMMALIAN BODY IMPLANTABLE FLUID FLOW INFLUENCING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §103Other Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jun 26, 2024
18703101 RECOMBINANT POLYPEPTIDE FOR DISRUPTING INTERACTION OF EAG2 AND KVß2 AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS THEREOF IN CANCER TREATMENT The Hospital for Sick Children COFFA, SERGIO §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18701047 MICRONEEDLE AND ARRAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME UTI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2024
18577302 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FISH PUMP LOADING AND CURRENT ZONE CREATION East Coast Innovation Inc. ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §102§103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jan 08, 2024
18558669 EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE-DIRECTED POLYPEPTIDE TAG Ottawa Hospital Research Institute BURKHART, MICHAEL D 1638 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18557476 PROCESS AND REACTOR FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM CARBON MATERIAL Hatch Ltd. DO, AN H 2857 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 26, 2023
18494927 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING BASED ON POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INFORMATION Bluwave Inc. SANDERS, JOSHUA T 2119 §103 Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18552476 CANNABINOID FORMULATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND PTSD, AND CANNABINOID FORMULATION AS A SLEEP AID Zyus Life Sciences Inc. CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S 1625 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2023
18474364 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE COMMUNICATION The Toronto-Dominion Bank NWUHA, SAMUEL OBINNA NNAJI 2194 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2023
18468413 DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICAL POWER FROM A SOURCE GRID TO CUSTOMER SITES Epcor Distribution & Transmission Inc. POUDEL, SANTOSH RAJ 2115 §103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Sep 15, 2023
18235469 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAMPLE INTRODUCTION FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY Jp Scientific Limited KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE 2881 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18451475 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE APPLICATION PERFORMANCE The Toronto-Dominion Bank LE, JOHN H 2857 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18346415 PERCUTANEOUS ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING SAME Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. SCHERBEL, TODD J 3771 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18343960 METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR DETECTION AND BINDING OF ALDEHYDES UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA DONOHUE, SEAN R 1618 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18344138 FREQUENCY AGILE BAND SELECT FILTER Nanowave Technologies Inc. SHERIF, FATUMA G 2649 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18326537 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CYBERSECURITY SIMULATION AND TRAINING Beauceron Security Inc. BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N 3715 §101§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending May 31, 2023
18255113 METHOD FOR PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC SCREENING OF EMBRYOS Reprobiogen Inc. BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE 1682 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 31, 2023
18179708 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING DATA ACCESS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT The Toronto-Dominion Bank EDMONDS, DONALD J 3629 §101 Final Rejection 9d Pending Mar 07, 2023
18009029 PROCESS FOR ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF THCA FROM CANNABIS Protonify Corporation JARRELL, NOBLE E 1699 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2022
17992310 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING A PRICE CALCULATION The Toronto-Dominion Bank WARDEN, MICHAEL J 3694 §101 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17960189 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTI-CHANNEL AUTHENTICATION The Toronto-Dominion Bank SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD 2432 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Oct 05, 2022
17952621 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT The Toronto-Dominion Bank NAJI, YOUNES 2445 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2022
17910296 GLASS COMPOSITION Ir Scientific Inc. BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A 1731 §102§112Other Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2022
17837463 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING FLOW OF A FLUID IN A VASCULAR SYSTEM OF A MAMMALIAN BODY Puzzle Medical Devices Inc. MANNAN, MIKAIL A 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 10, 2022
17490208 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A DATA ACCESS REQUEST The Toronto-Dominion Bank SHOLEMAN, ABU S 2496 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Sep 30, 2021
16981835 MULTIFUNCTIONAL COATINGS FOR USE IN WET ENVIRONMENTS Graphite Innovation And Technologies Inc. BUTCHER, ROBERT T 1764 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending Sep 17, 2020

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