Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Decode Legal Inc.

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

31 pending office actions • 27 clients • 31 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The profile covers Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and shows 32 pending office actions. The record includes 1642 career applications, indicating a substantial application history supporting the current docket.

The resolved allowance rate is 87.34%, with an average of 3.18 office actions per allowance. The figures pair a resolved outcome measure with a higher level of examination activity before allowance. For practitioners, that combination supports planning around both prosecution success and the number of substantive responses that may be required.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1642 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.3%
Allowance Rate
n=1642
+0.64σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1642
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1049
-0.19σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1049
963 days
Time to Allowance
n=1049
+11.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1642
21.6%
RCE Rate
n=1642
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=1642

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

86.7%
§101 Overcome
n=120
83.8%
§102 Overcome
n=451
83.3%
§103 Overcome
n=708
83.4%
§112 Overcome
n=583

Specialization & Scale

G01N, H01J, A61K
Top CPC Subclasses
19%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1642
1
Practitioners
n=1642
1642.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1642

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

21
Hard (68%)
8
Medium (26%)
1
Easy (3%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only6 (19%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)18 (58%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
26% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
23% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CELESTINE, NYROBI I 1 81.4% +23.1%
STEVENS, ALLAN D 1 41.5% +50.3%
SCOVILLE, BLAKE E 1 73.5% +29.7%
ZAKARIA, AKM 1 82.6% +16.2%
BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 1 72.0% +22.5%
QUINN, RICHALE LEE 1 51.4% +30.3%
PATTERSON, GARRETT CHRISTOPHER 1 — —
CHEN, DANIEL GUANG-DIAN 1 100.0% +0.0%
SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1 67.8% +27.5%
FULLER, RODNEY EVAN 1 83.9% +7.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19163065 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS CELESTINE, NYROBI I 41d
18985840 UNIVERSAL MATE-IN CABLE INTERFACE SYSTEM ZAKARIA, AKM —

Hard Cases (21)

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
17801633 SMELTING APPARATUS AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSES THEREOF ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 66d overdue
18023180 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR SMOKING SEAFOOD AND MEAT WITH REDUCED GAS ODORS AND IMPROVED FLAVOR TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER 2d overdue
17863597 FLEXIBLE SUCTION TOOL FOR A GRABBING APPARATUS MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 33d
19198439 WASTE CONTAINER ADAPTED FOR CAT LITTER AND ALIKE STEVENS, ALLAN D —
19042911 REVERSIBLE BUCKET SCOVILLE, BLAKE E —
18974187 BRACKET FOR REVERSIBLY MOUNTING AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET ON AN ARTICULATED ARM BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY —
18872699 BLADDER FOR CUSHION PADS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS QUINN, RICHALE LEE —
18964191 REINFORCED TRUSS STRUCTURE PATTERSON, GARRETT CHRISTOPHER —

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
19163065 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS CELESTINE, NYROBI I 41d
19198439 WASTE CONTAINER ADAPTED FOR CAT LITTER AND ALIKE STEVENS, ALLAN D —
19042911 REVERSIBLE BUCKET SCOVILLE, BLAKE E —
18985840 UNIVERSAL MATE-IN CABLE INTERFACE SYSTEM ZAKARIA, AKM —
18974187 BRACKET FOR REVERSIBLY MOUNTING AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET ON AN ARTICULATED ARM BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY —
18872699 BLADDER FOR CUSHION PADS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS QUINN, RICHALE LEE —
18953335 MODULATORS OF RAR-RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTORS (RORs) SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH —

Client Portfolio (27 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28813
28582
37322
17922
37981
37361
36711
36331
36121
16291

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19163065 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS Opsens Inc. CELESTINE, NYROBI I 3798 §102 Final Rejection 41d Pending Sep 08, 2025
19198439 WASTE CONTAINER ADAPTED FOR CAT LITTER AND ALIKE J. E. Mondou Ltée STEVENS, ALLAN D 3736 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 05, 2025
19042911 REVERSIBLE BUCKET 9091-4532 Québec Inc. SCOVILLE, BLAKE E §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2025
18985840 UNIVERSAL MATE-IN CABLE INTERFACE SYSTEM Ziota Technology Inc. ZAKARIA, AKM 2858 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18974187 BRACKET FOR REVERSIBLY MOUNTING AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET ON AN ARTICULATED ARM Group R.Y. Beaudoin Inc. BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 3671 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18872699 BLADDER FOR CUSHION PADS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Kollide Inc. QUINN, RICHALE LEE 3732 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18964191 REINFORCED TRUSS STRUCTURE Les Enceintes Acoustiques Unisson Inc. PATTERSON, GARRETT CHRISTOPHER 3633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2024
18867997 REAR AERODYNAMIC SKIRT FOR SEMI-TRAILER AND ALIKE Transtex Inc. CHEN, DANIEL GUANG-DIAN 3612 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2024
18953335 MODULATORS OF RAR-RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTORS (RORs) 11949098 Canada Inc. (Nuredco) SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2024
18863493 AUTONOMOUS CURRENT CHARGING OF A SUPER-CONDUCTIVE, DRY-COOLED MR MAGNET COIL SYSTEM Bruker Biospin GmbH & Co. Kg FULLER, RODNEY EVAN 2858 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18857912 COMPOSITION FOR THE INHIBITION OF NRF2 AND USES THEREOF IN CANCER THERAPY Sunshine Biopharma Inc. WEBB, WALTER E 1612 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 18, 2024
18913781 Method for investigating a nanoscale biological specimen in an electron beam instrument, with reduced radiation damage Bruker Axs SE EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN 2881 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024
18849964 AUTOMATED GARMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Planiform Conveyors Inc. PATEL, MIRAJ T 3655 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18883709 METHOD FOR GENERATING A SERIES OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES WITH CROSS-FRAME ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION Bruker Biospin GmbH & Co. Kg CURRAN, GREGORY H 2852 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2024
18816156 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING GASEOUS IONIC SAMPLE MATERIAL FOR SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. Kg KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE 2881 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2024
18730655 ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FEED FORMULATION AND USES THEREOF Nat-Phen Nutrition DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18707198 PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AS NK CELLS MODULATORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Kanyr Pharma Inc. KIM, TAEYOON 1631 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2024
18612370 CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA Karici Diagnostics Inc. YOUNG, MICAH PAUL 1618 §103 Final Rejection 475d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2024
18416237 PREFABRICATED MODULAR UNIT Gestion Rom Inc. SADLON, JOSEPH 3635 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18577806 CUSHION PADS AND RELATED SYSTEMS Kollide NGUYEN, UYEN T 3732 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 09, 2024
18523158 METHOD FOR DESORBING AND IONIZING OF SAMPLE MATERIAL Bruker Daltonics GmbH & Co. Kg GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J 2881 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18521075 MULTI-ANGLE BEARING HEAD 9105-0732 Québec Inc. SOTO, HENRIX 3654 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2023
18562178 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AI Redefined Inc. MANG, VAN C 2126 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 17, 2023
18551992 AUTOMATED GARMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Planiform Conveyors Inc. EL-BATHY, IBRAHIM N 3628 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18262262 INFECTION DIAGNOSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION USING DIFFUSION AND RELAXATION EDITED PROTON NMR SPECTROSCOPY Murdoch University HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA 1796 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 20, 2023
18030694 METHOD FOR GENERATING MUSIC WITH BIOFEEDBACK ADAPTATION Mindset Innovatkon, Inc. SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT 2837 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 06, 2023
18023180 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR SMOKING SEAFOOD AND MEAT WITH REDUCED GAS ODORS AND IMPROVED FLAVOR Crescent City Seafood Inc. TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
17801633 SMELTING APPARATUS AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSES THEREOF Nsgi Steel Inc. ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 1733 §103§112 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2022
17863597 FLEXIBLE SUCTION TOOL FOR A GRABBING APPARATUS Industries Machinex MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jul 13, 2022
17729861 HYBRID IMAGE-INVASIVE-PRESSURE HEMODYNAMIC FUNCTION ASSESSMENT Opsens Inc. WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 26, 2022
35514481 Boat Eker Design AS CHIN, CYNTHIA M 2941 §112 Final Rejection 162d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Decode Legal Inc.'s patent allowance rate?

87.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Decode Legal Inc. were allowed, across 1,642 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Decode Legal Inc. average before allowance?

3.18 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Decode Legal Inc. have?

31 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 27 clients, before 31 examiners in 25 art units.

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