Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Cic Consulting

19 pending office actions • 2 clients • 6 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=235 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.4%
Allowance Rate
n=235
+0.48σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=235
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=109
-0.14σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=109
475 days
Time to Allowance
n=109
+1.1pp
Interview Lift
n=235
61.0%
RCE Rate
n=235
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=235

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

73.9%
§101 Overcome
n=23
59.5%
§102 Overcome
n=79
53.8%
§103 Overcome
n=104
54.6%
§112 Overcome
n=88

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G06T, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
84%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=235
1
Practitioners
n=235
235.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=235

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
6
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.

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

7
Hard (37%)
8
Medium (42%)
4
Easy (21%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only5 (26%)
§112 only2 (11%)
Double-patenting only2 (11%)
Double-patenting + other3 (16%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (26%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
16
Information Tech
84% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
5% of docket
2
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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 9 83.7% +9.1%
CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 5 75.4% +13.4%
BENNETT, STUART D 2 69.4% -14.4%
WERNER, DAVID N 1 67.8% +16.6%
CHAWAN, VIJAY B 1 88.2% +11.4%
ROBINSON, KYLE G 1 11.8% +16.7%

Quick Wins (8)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19255830 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 49d
19411191 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
19255802 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
19255818 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
19255809 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
19255839 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
18964126 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
18756928 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A

Hard Cases (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18361929 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DATA IN INTELLIGENT PHARMACOVIGILANCE PLATFORM ROBINSON, KYLE G 14d
19557503 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19435741 ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTING A CODING UNIT PARTITION BENNETT, STUART D
19433111 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19411185 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION WERNER, DAVID N
19348150 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A
18976338 HALLUCINATION SCORING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN HALLUCINATION SCORING SYSTEM CHAWAN, VIJAY B

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
18361929 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DATA IN INTELLIGENT PHARMACOVIGILANCE PLATFORM ROBINSON, KYLE G 14d
19557503 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19433111 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19411185 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION WERNER, DAVID N
19056432 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19056406 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
19056424 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J
18976338 HALLUCINATION SCORING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN HALLUCINATION SCORING SYSTEM CHAWAN, VIJAY B

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
B1 Institute of Image Technology 17
SELTA SQUARE CO., LTD. 2

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24889
24254
24812
24871
36851

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19557503 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 05, 2026
19435741 ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTING A CODING UNIT PARTITION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. BENNETT, STUART D 2481 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2025
19433111 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2025
19411191 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2025
19411185 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WERNER, DAVID N 2487 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2025
19348150 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2025
19314342 ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA PREDICTING A CODING UNIT PARTITION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. BENNETT, STUART D 2481 DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2025
19255802 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2025
19255818 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2025
19255809 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2025
19255830 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §103Other Final Rejection 49d Pending Jun 30, 2025
19255839 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2025
19056432 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 18, 2025
19056406 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 18, 2025
19056424 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE DATA BASED ON TREE STRUCTURE-BASED BLOCK DIVISION B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 18, 2025
18976338 HALLUCINATION SCORING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN HALLUCINATION SCORING SYSTEM Selta Square Co., Ltd. CHAWAN, VIJAY B §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2024
18964126 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 29, 2024
18756928 IMAGE DATA ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS B1 Institute of Image Technology, Inc. WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A 2488 DP Final Rejection Pending Jun 27, 2024
18361929 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING DATA IN INTELLIGENT PHARMACOVIGILANCE PLATFORM Selta Square Co., Ltd. ROBINSON, KYLE G 3685 §101 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jul 31, 2023

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