Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
6 pending office actions • 3 clients • 5 examiners • 2 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Dugan & Dugan, PC operates as a patent law firm with a focus on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The firm has managed 1219 career applications, establishing a presence in this technical sector. Its resolved allowance rate stands at 70.97 percent, providing a baseline for expected outcomes in its prosecution efforts. This rate reflects the firm's experience in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals field over its career history. The firm's history is a key asset for its clients.
Currently, the firm is managing 2 pending office actions. The average of 3.98 office actions per allowance indicates the typical level of interaction required with patent examiners to reach a final disposition. For clients in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals space, these metrics offer a data-driven view of the firm's prosecution performance. The 1219 career applications and 3.98 average office actions per allowance are essential for assessing the firm's workload and efficiency. These figures provide a transparent look at the firm's results.
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 | 2 (33%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGESSE, NINI F | 2 | 68.6% | +15.3% |
| PATEL, JAYESH A | 1 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| YUN, JURIE | 1 | 87.4% | +10.2% |
| OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | 1 | — | — |
| MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 1 | 34.5% | +49.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18998437 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHOD | PATEL, JAYESH A | — |
| 18864516 | ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES, FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHY | YUN, JURIE | — |
| 18904006 | IN-VITRO METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CELL TYPE OF A WHITE BLOOD CELL WITHOUT LABELING | OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | — |
| 18267449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL CALIBRATION IN A SENSOR SYSTEM | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19033479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | — |
| 18864516 | ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES, FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHY | YUN, JURIE | — |
| 18909938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | LEGESSE, NINI F | — |
| 18267449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL CALIBRATION IN A SENSOR SYSTEM | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Siemens Healthineers | 3 |
| Dugan Patents, LLC | 2 |
| Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| 1677 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18998437 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHOD | Siemens Healthineers AG | PATEL, JAYESH A | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 | |
| 19033479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | Dugan Patents, LLC | LEGESSE, NINI F | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 | |
| 18864516 | ARRAY OF LIGHT SOURCES, FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING FOURIER PTYCHOGRAPHY | Siemens Healthineers AG | YUN, JURIE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18909938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND/OR ANALYZING SWING INFORMATION | Dugan Patents, LLC | LEGESSE, NINI F | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 | |
| 18904006 | IN-VITRO METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CELL TYPE OF A WHITE BLOOD CELL WITHOUT LABELING | Siemens Healthineers AG | OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 | |
| 18267449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNAL CALIBRATION IN A SENSOR SYSTEM | Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V. | MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN | 1677 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
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