Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Flener Ip Law D.B.A. Flener Ip & Business Law

24 pending office actions • 18 clients • 23 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=867 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.3%
Allowance Rate
n=867
+0.50σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=867
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=608
-0.27σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=608
932 days
Time to Allowance
n=608
+12.8pp
Interview Lift
n=867
24.8%
RCE Rate
n=867
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=867

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=10 (min 20)
77.0%
§102 Overcome
n=74
77.2%
§103 Overcome
n=407
89.2%
§112 Overcome
n=139

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G06F, A61P
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=867
0
Practitioners
n=867
Apps / Practitioner
n=867 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 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.

2
Hard (8%)
20
Medium (83%)
2
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (8%)
§103 only16 (67%)
§102 only4 (17%)
§112 only2 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
3
Semiconductors
12% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BAUSCH, SARAE L 2 29.6% +44.2%
HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 1 31.2% +36.5%
KUMAR, VINOD 1 82.7% +20.3%
ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1 66.7% +100.0%
SANGHERA, SYMREN K 1 52.2% +15.9%
CHAN, KEVIN 1
HE, WEIMING 1 46.2% +12.8%
RAO, PADMAJA S 1 69.5% +37.9%
YUSHINA, GALINA G 1 79.4% +16.8%
PAGE, BRENT T 1 82.4% +10.8%

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
18348953 METHOD FOR BREEDING SELF-COMPATIBLE POTATOES PAGE, BRENT T 49d overdue
18885687 SELF-INCOMPATIBLE DIHAPLOID POTATO LINE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND HYBRID POTATO AND SEED PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR KUMAR, VINOD

Hard Cases (4)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17935281 REAGENT COMBINATION AND KIT FOR DETECTING LIVER CANCERS, AND USE THEREOF BAUSCH, SARAE L 22d
18499843 TRICYCLIC UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 1 INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF RAO, PADMAJA S
17933162 COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TYPING VIRUSES CAUSING RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION AND APPLICATION OF COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD BAUSCH, SARAE L
17299898 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE AND MONITOR NEURODEGENERATION HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18348953 METHOD FOR BREEDING SELF-COMPATIBLE POTATOES PAGE, BRENT T 49d overdue
17935281 REAGENT COMBINATION AND KIT FOR DETECTING LIVER CANCERS, AND USE THEREOF BAUSCH, SARAE L 22d
18600717 PASSIVE AND CONTINUOUS DEEP LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE GENERATION OF OBJECTS RELATIVE TO A FACE HE, WEIMING 27d
18480218 PRESSURE VALVE FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DIE YUSHINA, GALINA G 28d
18674832 SINGLE-USE CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGE SANGHERA, SYMREN K 54d
18822127 USE OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE, PROTEIN, AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL IN REGULATION AND CONTROL OF PLANT TUBER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 62d
19103362 Device and method for guiding and transferring fish and liquid out of a tank HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE
18885687 SELF-INCOMPATIBLE DIHAPLOID POTATO LINE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND HYBRID POTATO AND SEED PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR KUMAR, VINOD

Client Portfolio (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16633
36152
16272
16992
36471
37351
26111
28111
28961
28341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19103362 Device and method for guiding and transferring fish and liquid out of a tank Searas AS HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 3647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2025
18885687 SELF-INCOMPATIBLE DIHAPLOID POTATO LINE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND HYBRID POTATO AND SEED PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Agricultural Genomics Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences KUMAR, VINOD 1663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2024
18822127 USE OF POLYNUCLEOTIDE, PROTEIN, AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL IN REGULATION AND CONTROL OF PLANT TUBER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Institute Of Vegetables And Flowers, Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1663 §102 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Aug 31, 2024
18674832 SINGLE-USE CHILD RESISTANT PACKAGE Mallen Tech Co., Limited SANGHERA, SYMREN K 3735 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending May 25, 2024
18703334 A CLAMP BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING AN ELECTRIC OUTBOARD MOTOR, AND AN ELECTRIC OUTBOARD MOTOR COMPRISING SUCH A CLAIM BRACKET Evoy AS CHAN, KEVIN 3615 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 20, 2024
18600717 PASSIVE AND CONTINUOUS DEEP LEARNING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE GENERATION OF OBJECTS RELATIVE TO A FACE BLINK O.G. LTD. HE, WEIMING 2611 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 10, 2024
18499843 TRICYCLIC UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PROTEASE 1 INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. RAO, PADMAJA S 1627 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2023
18480218 PRESSURE VALVE FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM DIE Knowles Electronics, LLC YUSHINA, GALINA G 2811 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 03, 2023
18348953 METHOD FOR BREEDING SELF-COMPATIBLE POTATOES Agricultural Genomics Institute AT Shenzhen, Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences PAGE, BRENT T 1663 §112 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2023
18339538 HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTOR WITH COUPLED ALIGNMENT AND CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd. JIMENEZ, OSCAR C 2896 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 22, 2023
18267018 STATOR WITH CLOSED SLOTS WITH CONTINUOUS WINDING FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SUCH STATOR Mavel Edt S.p.A. PHAM, LEDA T 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2023
18332801 PRIMER AND PROBE DESIGN METHOD, DETECTION COMPOSITION, AND KIT FOR MIRNA DETECTION Sansure Biotech Inc. PRIEST, AARON A 1681 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2023
18043263 ACTIVE AGENT MODULATING THE ACTIVITY OF AN ION CHANNEL FOR USE IN HAIR GROWTH REGULATION Cutaneon - Skin & Hair Innovations GmbH IVANOVA, SVETLANA M 1627 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2023
18078695 Plug Assembly with Sloped Walls Tco AS YAO, THEODORE N 3676 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2022
17999224 FLOATING PLATFORM FOR SUPPORTING OFFSHORE POWER GENERATION STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAID PLATFORM Seawind Ocean Technology Holding B.V. BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2022
18045616 COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING PATHOGENS CAUSING RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION, AND APPLICATION Sansure Biotech Inc. BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI 1672 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2022
17935281 REAGENT COMBINATION AND KIT FOR DETECTING LIVER CANCERS, AND USE THEREOF Sansure Biotech Inc. BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17933162 COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TYPING VIRUSES CAUSING RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION AND APPLICATION OF COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD Sansure Biotech Inc. BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §102 Final Rejection Pending Sep 19, 2022
17891404 PRETREATMENT METHOD, PRETREATMENT SOLUTION, AND KIT FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID OF VIRUS, AND USE THEREOF Sansure Biotech Inc. BARRERA, IMMACULADA 1671 §103 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Aug 19, 2022
17891356 METHOD, COMPOSITION AND KIT FOR FLUORESCENT QUANTITATIVE PCR, AND USE THEREOF Sansure Biotech Inc. SALMON, KATHERINE D 1682 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2022
17879338 Canister System Michael S. Brown Performance LLC SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2022
17597646 ACTIVE AGENT FOR USE IN HAIR GROWTH REGULATION Cutaneon - Skin & Hair Innovations GmbH LIU, TRACY 1614 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 14, 2022
17299898 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MEASURE AND MONITOR NEURODEGENERATION Sorbonne Université HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 3791 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jun 04, 2021
17320722 LIQUID SUBCOOLING UTILIZING PHASE CHANGE COMPOSITE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND PHASE CHANGE COMPOSITE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE MODULE THEREFOR Netenergy (Naim Energy Technologies, Llc) MYERS, KEITH STANLEY 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending May 14, 2021

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