Technology area: Communications
28 pending office actions • 3 clients • 27 examiners • 23 art units • 7 of 28 (25%) have an AI response strategy ready
Fernando & Partners, LLP has 26 pending office actions in Communications and 1128 career applications. The profile combines an active current docket with an application history that supports review of broader prosecution experience.
The resolved allowance rate is 92.68%, and the average is 3.55 office actions per allowance. The rate shows that a large share of resolved matters reached allowance, while the average indicates that the process commonly involved multiple examination exchanges. These measures can guide staffing and client expectations without substituting for application-specific analysis.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 only | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (11%) |
| §103 only | 16 (57%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (21%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE, JIN | 2 | 79.6% | +19.0% |
| CHATLY, AMIT | 1 | 68.0% | +12.6% |
| RIDER, JUSTIN W | 1 | 84.4% | +11.9% |
| CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 1 | 84.1% | +12.5% |
| RAYAN, MIHIR K | 1 | 84.9% | +10.6% |
| LEE, MICHAEL | 1 | 79.6% | +10.0% |
| FLOHRE, JASON A | 1 | 68.8% | +18.1% |
| MA, CALVIN | 1 | 76.1% | +13.0% |
| LE, JOHNNY TRAN | 1 | 54.5% | +16.7% |
| BROWN, SHEREE N | 1 | 65.6% | +26.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19306729 | Emulating a Mirror With a Lenticular Display | RIDER, JUSTIN W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18563057 | Content Stacks | BOYD, JONATHAN A | 26d |
| 19022868 | Spatiotemporal Smoothing for Improved Hand Tracking | YEUNG, MATTHEW | 34d |
| 19295240 | CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | — |
| 19286221 | Method And Device For Dynamic Sensory And Input Modes Based On Contextual State | RAYAN, MIHIR K | — |
| 19275969 | Calibrating a Gaze Tracker | LEE, MICHAEL | — |
| 19170879 | GENERATING A CAMERA TRAJECTORY FOR A NEW VIDEO | FLOHRE, JASON A | — |
| 18989776 | PHARMACEUTICAL CONTENT GENERATION BASED ON USER TYPE | CHNG, JOY POH AI | — |
| 18678972 | Detecting an Occlusion of an Image Sensor | HWANG, JINSU | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19063896 | HEURISTIC FOR HAND TRACKING CORRECTION MODES | MA, CALVIN | 38d overdue |
| 19307451 | Displaying a Rendered Volumetric Representation According to Different Display Modes | CHATLY, AMIT | — |
| 19306729 | Emulating a Mirror With a Lenticular Display | RIDER, JUSTIN W | — |
| 19295240 | CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | — |
| 19286221 | Method And Device For Dynamic Sensory And Input Modes Based On Contextual State | RAYAN, MIHIR K | — |
| 19275969 | Calibrating a Gaze Tracker | LEE, MICHAEL | — |
| 19170879 | GENERATING A CAMERA TRAJECTORY FOR A NEW VIDEO | FLOHRE, JASON A | — |
| 19077050 | Method and Device for Multi-Camera Hole Filling | GE, JIN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Apple | 26 |
| Pfaqutruma Research LLC | 1 |
| ACTO Technologies Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2619 | 3 |
| 2629 | 2 |
| 2625 | 2 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 2486 | 1 |
| 2159 | 1 |
| 2622 | 1 |
| 2422 | 1 |
| 2614 | 1 |
| 2612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19307451 | Displaying a Rendered Volumetric Representation According to Different Display Modes | Apple Inc. | CHATLY, AMIT | 2624 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19306729 | Emulating a Mirror With a Lenticular Display | Apple Inc. | RIDER, JUSTIN W | 2486 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19295240 | CREATION AND USE OF VIRTUAL PLACES | Pfaqutruma Research LLC | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 2159 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2025 |
| 19286221 | Method And Device For Dynamic Sensory And Input Modes Based On Contextual State | Apple Inc. | RAYAN, MIHIR K | 2622 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19275969 | Calibrating a Gaze Tracker | Apple Inc. | LEE, MICHAEL | 2422 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19170879 | GENERATING A CAMERA TRAJECTORY FOR A NEW VIDEO | Apple Inc. | FLOHRE, JASON A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 | |
| 19077050 | Method and Device for Multi-Camera Hole Filling | Apple Inc. | GE, JIN | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19063896 | HEURISTIC FOR HAND TRACKING CORRECTION MODES | Apple Inc. | MA, CALVIN | 2629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | AI Ready | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19048768 | MODIFYING DISPLAY OPERATING PARAMETERS BASED ON LIGHT SUPERPOSITION FROM A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | Apple Inc. | LE, JOHNNY TRAN | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19030804 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL MEETING SPACE | Apple Inc. | BROWN, SHEREE N | 2612 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026087 | User Interface for Generating a Three-Dimensional Environment | Apple Inc. | FLORA, NURUN N | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022868 | Spatiotemporal Smoothing for Improved Hand Tracking | Apple Inc. | YEUNG, MATTHEW | 2625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18989776 | PHARMACEUTICAL CONTENT GENERATION BASED ON USER TYPE | Acto Technologies Inc. | CHNG, JOY POH AI | 3686 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18898256 | Dynamic Portals | Apple Inc. | SUO, JOSHUA JUNGWOOK | 2616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18893503 | Calibrating Acoustic Instruments for a Physical Environment | Apple Inc. | GE, JIN | 2619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18800229 | Low Bandwidth Transmission of Event Data | Apple Inc. | SAFAIPOUR, BOBBAK | 2665 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18772991 | Fitness System | Apple Inc. | DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN | 2666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2024 |
| 18750769 | Displaying Representations of Environments | Apple Inc. | NADKARNI, SARVESH J | 2629 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18678972 | Detecting an Occlusion of an Image Sensor | Apple Inc. | HWANG, JINSU | 2667 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18670598 | Manipulating a Rig Based on an Interaction in a Physical Environment | Apple Inc. | BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D | 2171 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18669504 | Triggered Dimming and Undimming of a Head-Mountable Device | Apple Inc. | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | AI Ready | May 20, 2024 |
| 18664057 | Visual Indicator for Microphone Placement | Apple Inc. | MOONEY, JAMES K | 2695 | §103 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | AI Ready | May 14, 2024 |
| 18436616 | Temporal Blending of Depth Maps | Apple Inc. | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 2615 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | AI Ready | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18563057 | Content Stacks | Apple Inc. | BOYD, JONATHAN A | 2627 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18286608 | Text Suggestion Based on Environmental Context | Apple Inc. | TILLERY, RASHAWN N | 2174 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | AI Ready | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18369328 | Method and Device for Waking a Computing System | Apple Inc. | SCHNIREL, ANDREW B | 2625 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | AI Ready | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18369638 | Image Generation with Resolution Constraints | Apple Inc. | BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18200542 | Method and Device for Presenting a Guided Stretching Session | Apple Inc. | GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial92.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Fernando & Partners, LLP were allowed, across 1,128 applications in USPTO records.
3.55 office actions per allowed application on average.
28 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 3 clients, before 27 examiners in 23 art units.
