Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
25 pending office actions • 8 clients • 23 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Palo Alto has 24 pending office actions in Computing & Software. Its profile records 15,565 career applications, giving the open work a broad historical reference point.
The resolved allowance rate is 88.12%, while the average is 3.29 office actions per allowance. Resolved applications therefore show frequent allowance, although the average indicates that multiple examination exchanges commonly preceded it. Practitioners can use the pending count to identify immediate workload and the historical figures to frame prosecution expectations for software-related applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 7 (28%) |
| §103 only | 8 (32%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (20%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN | 2 | 85.1% | +9.0% |
| HTAY, LIN LIN M | 2 | 71.6% | +24.2% |
| SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM | 1 | 86.3% | +20.6% |
| BUTLER, SARAI E | 1 | 88.2% | +10.6% |
| GOFMAN, ALEX N | 1 | 68.1% | +24.3% |
| MOBIN, HASANUL | 1 | 75.3% | +38.8% |
| BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | 1 | 42.2% | +55.4% |
| MOLNAR, HUNTER A | 1 | 50.7% | +33.1% |
| GUNN, JEREMY L | 1 | 30.1% | +45.8% |
| FIELDS, COURTNEY D | 1 | 84.0% | -3.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19304280 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCH TOOL FOR WEBPAGES PUBLISHED IN AN EXTERNAL HIERARCHY | SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM | — |
| 19284193 | ITERATIVE CODE INTERPRETER USING LLMS | BUTLER, SARAI E | — |
| 18979940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING AND INTERACTING WITH MESSAGES ON DEVICES | ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17999376 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF A SEALANT | DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA | 128d overdue |
| 18552161 | CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION TREATMENT SYSTEM USING LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX MATERIALS | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 66d overdue |
| 17838027 | TENSIONED INFUSION SYSTEMS WITH REMOVABLE HUBS | PONTON, JAMES D | 16d |
| 19236863 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED INTERACTIVE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITIES FOR WORKSPACES | GOFMAN, ALEX N | — |
| 19202593 | ENABLING AN EFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENTS OF A LARGE DOCUMENT WITHOUT STRUCTURING OR CONSUMING THE LARGE DOCUMENT | MOBIN, HASANUL | — |
| 19194542 | AUTOMATICALLY CREATING A TEST OF A WORKFLOW | BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | — |
| 19053957 | GENERATING STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE BASED ON HIERARCHICAL MODELING THAT STANDARDIZES PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF ELEMENTS OF A STRUCTURE | GUNN, JEREMY L | — |
| 18923317 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | FIELDS, COURTNEY D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19304280 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCH TOOL FOR WEBPAGES PUBLISHED IN AN EXTERNAL HIERARCHY | SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM | — |
| 19284193 | ITERATIVE CODE INTERPRETER USING LLMS | BUTLER, SARAI E | — |
| 19236863 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED INTERACTIVE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITIES FOR WORKSPACES | GOFMAN, ALEX N | — |
| 19202593 | ENABLING AN EFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENTS OF A LARGE DOCUMENT WITHOUT STRUCTURING OR CONSUMING THE LARGE DOCUMENT | MOBIN, HASANUL | — |
| 19194542 | AUTOMATICALLY CREATING A TEST OF A WORKFLOW | BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | — |
| 19082694 | UNIFIED CONTACT DATABASE SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE MULTI-SOURCE DATA INTEGRATION | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | — |
| 19053957 | GENERATING STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE BASED ON HIERARCHICAL MODELING THAT STANDARDIZES PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF ELEMENTS OF A STRUCTURE | GUNN, JEREMY L | — |
| 18891566 | SEARCH RANKING OPTIMIZATION | HTAY, LIN LIN M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Notion Labs, Inc. | 17 |
| Whitehead Investments, LLC | 2 |
| Doxel, Inc. | 1 |
| John B. Simpson | 1 |
| LynJohnston | 1 |
| Capstan Medical | 1 |
| J. Christopher Flaherty | 1 |
| Neodyne Biosciences, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3783 | 3 |
| 2178 | 2 |
| 2153 | 2 |
| 2166 | 1 |
| 2114 | 1 |
| 2163 | 1 |
| 2168 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 3624 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19304280 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCH TOOL FOR WEBPAGES PUBLISHED IN AN EXTERNAL HIERARCHY | Notion Labs, Inc. | SANA, MOHAMMAD AZAM | 2166 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19284193 | ITERATIVE CODE INTERPRETER USING LLMS | Notion Labs, Inc. | BUTLER, SARAI E | 2114 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19236863 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED INTERACTIVE SEARCH FUNCTIONALITIES FOR WORKSPACES | Notion Labs, Inc. | GOFMAN, ALEX N | 2163 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19202593 | ENABLING AN EFFICIENT UNDERSTANDING OF CONTENTS OF A LARGE DOCUMENT WITHOUT STRUCTURING OR CONSUMING THE LARGE DOCUMENT | Notion Labs, Inc. | MOBIN, HASANUL | 2168 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19194542 | AUTOMATICALLY CREATING A TEST OF A WORKFLOW | Notion Labs, Inc. | BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S | 3623 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19082694 | UNIFIED CONTACT DATABASE SYSTEM WITH CUSTOMIZABLE MULTI-SOURCE DATA INTEGRATION | Notion Labs, Inc. | MOLNAR, HUNTER A | 3628 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19057880 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING AND INTERACTING WITH MESSAGES ON DEVICES | Whitehead Investments, LLC | ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| 19053957 | GENERATING STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE BASED ON HIERARCHICAL MODELING THAT STANDARDIZES PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS OF ELEMENTS OF A STRUCTURE | Doxel, Inc. | GUNN, JEREMY L | 3624 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 18979940 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING AND INTERACTING WITH MESSAGES ON DEVICES | Whitehead Investments, LLC | ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN | 2445 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18923317 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | Notion Labs, Inc. | FIELDS, COURTNEY D | 2436 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18909844 | COMMAND SEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ASSISTANT FOR AN INTEGRATED APPLICATION | Notion Labs, Inc. | HONG, STEPHEN S | 2178 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18891566 | SEARCH RANKING OPTIMIZATION | Notion Labs, Inc. | HTAY, LIN LIN M | 2153 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18891477 | RANKING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SEARCH RELEVANCE | Notion Labs, Inc. | HTAY, LIN LIN M | 2153 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18830353 | PROVIDING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTENT BASED ON EXISTING IN-PAGE CONTENT IN A WORKSPACE | Notion Labs, Inc. | OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P | 3629 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18655013 | LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TOOLS FOR TASK AUTOMATION | Notion Labs, Inc. | WORKU, KIDEST | 2119 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18634471 | CODE UNIT GENERATOR FOR A MACHINE LEARNING BASED QUESTION AND ANSWER (Q&A) ASSISTANT | Notion Labs, Inc. | LEE, WILLIAM MICHAEL | 2145 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18634403 | DEVELOPER ITERATION PLATFORM FOR A MACHINE LEARNING BASED QUESTION AND ANSWER (Q&A) ASSISTANT | Notion Labs, Inc. | RUTTEN, JAMES D | 2121 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18627343 | TYPE-DEPENDENT MODIFICATION OF BLOCK ITEM HIERARCHY | Notion Labs, Inc. | AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS | 2178 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18627329 | VIEW GENERATION FOR BLOCK ITEM HIERARCHY | Notion Labs, Inc. | SHIH, HAOSHIAN | 2179 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18626193 | WORKSPACE CONTENT SEARCH BASED ON ACCESS PERMISSIONS | Notion Labs, Inc. | BELOUSOV, ANDREY | 2172 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18552161 | CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION TREATMENT SYSTEM USING LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX MATERIALS | John B. Simpson | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18186502 | COMPACT INJECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Lynjohnston, LLC | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18064443 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS WITH STENT FRAME FEATURES | Capstan Medical Inc. | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 17999376 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF A SEALANT | J. Christopher Flaherty | DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 128d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17838027 | TENSIONED INFUSION SYSTEMS WITH REMOVABLE HUBS | Neodyne Biosciences, Inc. | PONTON, JAMES D | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Jun 10, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial88.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Dorsey & Whitney LLP - Palo Alto were allowed, across 15,565 applications in USPTO records.
3.29 office actions per allowed application on average.
25 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 23 examiners in 20 art units.
