Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Duane Morris LLP - Ny

23 pending office actions • 11 clients • 23 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 57 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=13206 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.8%
Allowance Rate
n=13206
+0.65σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=13206
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=8298
-0.18σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=8298
1054 days
Time to Allowance
n=8298
+8.4pp
Interview Lift
n=13206
25.8%
RCE Rate
n=13206
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=13206

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.0%
§101 Overcome
n=1019
81.6%
§102 Overcome
n=3407
82.1%
§103 Overcome
n=5432
83.3%
§112 Overcome
n=4545

Specialization & Scale

H10K, A61B, C09K
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=13206
0
Practitioners
n=13206
Apps / Practitioner
n=13206 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due later (1)

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.

11
Hard (48%)
7
Medium (30%)
5
Easy (22%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (22%)
§103 only2 (9%)
§102 only3 (13%)
§112 only5 (22%)
Double-patenting + other2 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (26%)

Industry Mix

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

18
Life Sciences
78% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
13% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
2
Business / Other
9% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZHENG, LI 1 83.6% +12.8%
SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1 83.3% +27.8%
SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 1 77.8% +13.4%
PAGE, BRENT T 1 82.4% +10.8%
TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1 48.2% +45.5%
BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P 1 70.7% +30.6%
DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1 37.0% -40.0%
SALAMON, PETER A 1 86.4% +5.5%
DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO 1 51.7% +23.4%
DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1 80.1% +16.4%

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
18631246 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE INTERCELLULAR MOBILITY OF AN MRNA DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 22d overdue
19052708 BROCCOLI VARIETY 25-BO239 RZ ZHENG, LI

Hard Cases (11)

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
18673456 ALBUGO CANDIDA RESISTANCE GENE DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 103d overdue
17875549 CMV RESISTANCE CONFERRING GENES CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 6d
18779379 QTLS CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO POTYVIRUSES IN WATERMELON PAGE, BRENT T 16d
18923953 PERONOSPORA RESISTANCE IN SPINACIA OLERACEA SHEN, YANXIN NMN
18715360 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-RELATED CORONAVIRUS BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P
18713281 USE OF A THERMOPLASTIC, BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL HAVING BRITTLE FRACTURE MECHANICS AS A SHELL FOR AN EGG OR EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT, AND VEGAN EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT ENCASED BY SUCH A SHELL SALAMON, PETER A
18713308 VEGAN-BASED EGG WHITE SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO
18257814 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS JUEDES, AMY E

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
17371357 CMI SEQUENCES AS AN EARLY MARKER FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, DIABETES AND DISEASES OF THE CNS AND AS A TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THESE DISEASES TRAN, CHRISTINA L 79d overdue
18631246 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE INTERCELLULAR MOBILITY OF AN MRNA DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 22d overdue
18798341 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0030 RZ SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 8d overdue
18779379 QTLS CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO POTYVIRUSES IN WATERMELON PAGE, BRENT T 16d
19052708 BROCCOLI VARIETY 25-BO239 RZ ZHENG, LI
18923953 PERONOSPORA RESISTANCE IN SPINACIA OLERACEA SHEN, YANXIN NMN
18715360 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-RELATED CORONAVIRUS BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P
18713308 VEGAN-BASED EGG WHITE SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16634
16624
28723
16371
17931
17921
16241
16721
16441
16811

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19052708 BROCCOLI VARIETY 25-BO239 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. ZHENG, LI §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2025
18923953 PERONOSPORA RESISTANCE IN SPINACIA OLERACEA Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1663 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2024
18798341 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0030 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 1663 §112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Aug 08, 2024
18779379 QTLS CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO POTYVIRUSES IN WATERMELON Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. PAGE, BRENT T 1663 §101§112Other Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jul 22, 2024
17371357 CMI SEQUENCES AS AN EARLY MARKER FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCER, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, DIABETES AND DISEASES OF THE CNS AND AS A TARGET FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THESE DISEASES DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1637 §112 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18715360 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-RELATED CORONAVIRUS UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18673456 ALBUGO CANDIDA RESISTANCE GENE Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18713281 USE OF A THERMOPLASTIC, BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL HAVING BRITTLE FRACTURE MECHANICS AS A SHELL FOR AN EGG OR EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT, AND VEGAN EGG-REPLACEMENT PRODUCT ENCASED BY SUCH A SHELL Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. SALAMON, PETER A 1793 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18713308 VEGAN-BASED EGG WHITE SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. DIOU BERDECIA, LUIS EUGENIO 1792 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18631246 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE INTERCELLULAR MOBILITY OF AN MRNA Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1662 §112Other Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18683412 PRODRUGS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE UCL Business Ltd HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2024
18339316 ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND MICROSCOPY METHOD FOR GENERATING A COMPOSITE IMAGE OF A SAMPLE Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH ABDUR, RAHMAN 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 149d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18257808 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS The Scripps Research Institute BOESEN, AGNIESZKA 1672 §102 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18257814 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center JUEDES, AMY E 1644 §101§102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 15, 2023
18252672 PROGRAMMABLE NANO-REACTORS FOR STOCHASTIC SENSING (PNRSS) Nanjing University MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE 1681 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2023
18306580 PERONOSPORA RESISTANCE IN SPINACIA OLERACEA Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. BOGGS, RUSSELL T 1663 §101§102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2023
18007081 METHOD AND LIGHT MICROSCOPE WITH A PLURALITY OF ARRAYS OF PHOTON-COUNTING DETECTOR ELEMENTS ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY 2872 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jan 27, 2023
17904388 AGENTS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE UCL Business Ltd MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 1623 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 17, 2022
17904393 AGENTS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE 2 UCL Business PLC WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §112DP Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2022
17875549 CMV RESISTANCE CONFERRING GENES Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jul 28, 2022
17699346 BEGOMOVIRUS RESISTANCE RELATED GENES Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. BYRNES, DAVID R 1662 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 21, 2022
17523214 LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE 2872 §102 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2021
17514472 IMMUNOMODULATORY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Innate Biologics LLC CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER 1657 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending Oct 29, 2021

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