Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Edwards Neils LLC

28 pending office actions • 3 clients • 24 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2538 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2538
+0.63σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2538
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1961
-0.18σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1961
988 days
Time to Allowance
n=1961
+8.0pp
Interview Lift
n=2538
19.9%
RCE Rate
n=2538
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=2538

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

91.9%
§101 Overcome
n=99
85.8%
§102 Overcome
n=758
87.2%
§103 Overcome
n=1448
88.2%
§112 Overcome
n=722

Specialization & Scale

G02B, G02F, H05K
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2538
1
Practitioners
n=2538
2538.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2538

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
2
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.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
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 (6)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

12
Hard (43%)
14
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only13 (46%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

14
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
8
Semiconductors
29% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
5
Business / Other
18% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZHANG, RUIYUN 3 70.3% +10.4%
HON, SOW FUN 2 57.7% +64.6%
TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 2 71.0% +28.5%
ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1 53.9% +23.9%
WILSON, PAISLEY L 1 58.7% +35.0%
PICHLER, MARIN 1 63.3% +8.9%
BERNATZ, KEVIN M 1 88.0% +11.9%
CORS, NATHAN M 1 77.8% +5.2%
BOOHER, ADAM W 1 75.3% +9.6%
CHEN, VIVIAN 1 56.9% +29.4%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888952 INDUCTOR BERNATZ, KEVIN M

Hard Cases (12)

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
17952960 TRANSFER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFER FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ZHANG, RUIYUN 72d overdue
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 51d overdue
18050371 QUANTUM DOT-CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE CAI, WENWEN 42d overdue
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 38d overdue
17416056 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR PROTECTION OF COATED GLASS AND RELATED METHODS AND USES DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 15d overdue
18901999 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE ABSORPTION FILTER AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE PICHLER, MARIN
18823141 OPTICAL FILM AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM BOOHER, ADAM W
18663808 OPTICAL MEMBER BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS

Interview Candidates (11)

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
17952960 TRANSFER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFER FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ZHANG, RUIYUN 72d overdue
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 51d overdue
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 38d overdue
18339732 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION ZHANG, RUIYUN 30d
17668792 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE ZHANG, RUIYUN 40d
18874033 SEALING MEMBER ZHANG, MICHAEL N
18961082 LAMINATE, LAMINATE WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE WILSON, PAISLEY L
18888952 INDUCTOR BERNATZ, KEVIN M

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Fujifilm 19
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 8
NITTO BELGIUM NV 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17826
28724
28713
17882
17632
17372
17851
26251
17181
28371

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18874033 SEALING MEMBER Nitto Denko Corporation ZHANG, MICHAEL N §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2024
18961082 LAMINATE, LAMINATE WITH PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation WILSON, PAISLEY L 2871 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18901999 WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE ABSORPTION FILTER AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation PICHLER, MARIN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18888952 INDUCTOR Nitto Denko Corporation BERNATZ, KEVIN M 1785 DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 18, 2024
18846512 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD Nitto Denko Corporation CORS, NATHAN M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 12, 2024
18823141 OPTICAL FILM AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM Fujifilm Corporation BOOHER, ADAM W §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 03, 2024
18789111 OPTICAL FILM, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC LAYER, COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ALIGNMENT FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation CHEN, VIVIAN 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18742714 OPTICAL DEVICE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY Fujifilm Corporation SIMPSON, LIXI CHOW 2625 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 13, 2024
18663808 OPTICAL MEMBER Fujifilm Corporation BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS 2872 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 14, 2024
18528187 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT 2871 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18471063 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation TRINH, MINH N DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2023
18467450 PROTECTIVE LAYER AND FOLDABLE DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation LE, HOA T 1788 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2023
18550252 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation BAREFORD, KATHERINE A 1718 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 12, 2023
18462136 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation KIM, RICHARD H 2871 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 06, 2023
18366402 OPTICAL MEMBER FOR USE IN DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2023
18264208 INDUCTOR, SINGULATED INDUCTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGULATED INDUCTOR Nitto Denko Corporation BARNES, MALCOLM 2837 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2023
18339732 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Jun 22, 2023
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §103§112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §103§112 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18318415 LIGHT ABSORPTION FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER, SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FILTER Fujifilm Corporation FROST, ANTHONY J 1782 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18176900 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 1737 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 01, 2023
18169006 PHASE DIFFERENCE PLATE, PHASE DIFFERENCE PLATE WITH TEMPORARY SUPPORT, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L 2872 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 14, 2023
18050371 QUANTUM DOT-CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation CAI, WENWEN 1763 §102§112 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2022
18048307 SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HO, WAI-GA DAVID 2872 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2022
17952960 TRANSFER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFER FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2022
17783206 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 1737 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 07, 2022
17668792 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 10, 2022
17416056 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR PROTECTION OF COATED GLASS AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Nitto Belgium NV DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2021

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