Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Duane Morris LLP - Ny

25 pending office actions • 9 clients • 23 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 56 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
2
Due this week
3
Due this month
0
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. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 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.

1
Hard (4%)
16
Medium (64%)
4
Easy (16%)
4
Unknown (16%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only10 (40%)
§102 only6 (24%)
§112 only4 (16%)
No statute on record4 (16%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
68% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
4
Semiconductors
16% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
12% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 2 80.5% +9.7%
BYRNES, DAVID R 2 79.6% +20.9%
ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN 1 72.2% +22.2%
CONLON, MARISA V 1 40.2% +40.8%
PAGE, BRENT T 1 82.5% +10.7%
TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1 46.8% +51.2%
DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1 37.5% -39.1%
RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 1 81.8% +8.0%
DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1 80.1% +16.3%
IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED 1 87.6% +11.8%

Quick Wins (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18640675 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2146 RZ RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 59d overdue
18798341 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-MP0030 RZ SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 8d overdue
18797962 LETTUCE VARIETY 79-IN3978 RZ SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 3d overdue

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18809939 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-PL0501 RZ ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN 5d

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
18664603 LETTUCE VARIETY 44-CL5535 RZ BYRNES, DAVID R 49d overdue
18788684 GROWING SYSTEM FOR HYDROPONICS CONLON, MARISA V 44d overdue
18631696 BRASSICA PLANT RESISTANT TO DOWNY MILDEW IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED 30d overdue
18631246 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE INTERCELLULAR MOBILITY OF AN MRNA DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 22d overdue
18809939 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-PL0501 RZ ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN 5d
18779379 QTLS CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO POTYVIRUSES IN WATERMELON PAGE, BRENT T 16d
17699346 BEGOMOVIRUS RESISTANCE RELATED GENES BYRNES, DAVID R

Client Portfolio (9 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16628
16634
28724
36432
16371
37961
16291
26651
16721
16221

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18809939 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 72-PL0501 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. ZHONG, WAYNESHAOBIN 1662 §101 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Aug 20, 2024
18797962 LETTUCE VARIETY 79-IN3978 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 1663 §112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 08, 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
18788684 GROWING SYSTEM FOR HYDROPONICS Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. CONLON, MARISA V 3643 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jul 30, 2024
18779379 QTLS CONFERRING RESISTANCE TO POTYVIRUSES IN WATERMELON Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. PAGE, BRENT T 1663 Other 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 §103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18673456 ALBUGO CANDIDA RESISTANCE GENE Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18664603 LETTUCE VARIETY 44-CL5535 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. BYRNES, DAVID R 1662 §102 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18640675 HYBRID TOMATO VARIETY 74-CH2146 RZ Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 1662 §112 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18631246 METHOD FOR CHANGING THE INTERCELLULAR MOBILITY OF AN MRNA Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1662 Other Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18631696 BRASSICA PLANT RESISTANT TO DOWNY MILDEW Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED 1662 Other Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18621666 VEGETABLES, MUSHROOMS OR HERBS IN A BOX Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. NGUYEN, SON T 3643 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2024
18422869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING USE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT Biowave Corporation STICE, PAULA J 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Jan 25, 2024
18419878 VIRAL PROPHYLAXIS TREATMENT METHODS AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS KITS Elian LLC HENLEY III, RAYMOND J 1629 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18493025 SHADE TOLERANT LETTUCE Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1663 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2023
18240461 TRAINING OF INSTANT SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS WITH PARTIALLY ANNOTATED IMAGES Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH LU, ZHIYU 2665 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
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
18122377 REVERSIBLE FRAMES FOR SPECTACLES Warby Parker Inc. MUHAMMAD, KEY 2872 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Mar 16, 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
17904393 AGENTS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF TISSUE DAMAGE 2 UCL Business PLC WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §112 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 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jul 28, 2022
17699346 BEGOMOVIRUS RESISTANCE RELATED GENES Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V. BYRNES, DAVID R 1662 §102 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 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2021
17444778 USE OF BMMF1 REP PROTEIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR BREAST CANCER DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM STIFTUNG DES ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS SWARTWOUT, BRIANNA KENDALL 1644 §102 Non-Final OA 329d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2021

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