Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Fortem Ip LLP (Sonos)

78 pending office actions • 21 clients • 74 examiners • 35 art units • 0 of 78 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1673 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.7%
Allowance Rate
n=1673
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1673
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=871
-0.46σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=871
751 days
Time to Allowance
n=871
+1.1pp
Interview Lift
n=1673
28.9%
RCE Rate
n=1673
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1673

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.5%
§101 Overcome
n=68
70.4%
§102 Overcome
n=301
74.2%
§103 Overcome
n=565
74.9%
§112 Overcome
n=319

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04R, H04S
Top CPC Subclasses
36%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1673
6
Practitioners
n=1673
278.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=1673

Portfolio Summary

78
Total Pending OAs
58
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
2
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.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
6
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 (10)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (6)

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.

32
Hard (41%)
37
Medium (47%)
9
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§101 + other4 (5%)
§103 only30 (38%)
§102 only2 (3%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting only7 (9%)
Double-patenting + other5 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)27 (35%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
9% of docket
7
Information Tech
9% of docket
14
Communications
18% of docket
1
Semiconductors
1% of docket
21
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
28
Business / Other
36% 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.

780 h
Manual time on pending OAs
156 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
273 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, QUYNH H 2 87.3% +17.2%
MCCORD, PAUL C 2 69.2% +26.2%
SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH 2 73.1% +20.5%
GAUTHIER, GERALD 2 91.1% +6.5%
CRAVER, CHARLES R 1 61.3% +20.9%
WOO, ISAAC M 1 91.4% +6.4%
VARGOT, MATHIEU D 1 62.1% +21.0%
TENTONI, LEO B 1 81.9% +10.0%
HANSEN, JONATHAN M 1 79.5% +11.8%
YANG, ANDREW GUS 1 69.1% +7.5%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18474961 Cloud Queue Access Control GAUTHIER, GERALD 9d
19224152 Media Preference Database WOO, ISAAC M
19183270 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH MATERIAL LAYERS TENTONI, LEO B
19038176 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES NGUYEN, QUYNH H
18948868 Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction NGUYEN, QUYNH H
18469147 AUDIO SETTINGS GAUTHIER, GERALD

Hard Cases (32)

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
18672890 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE INCLUDING ARCH MEMBER WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE 91d overdue
18259504 CANNULA INSERTION SYSTEM BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 45d overdue
17997586 DENTAL APPLIANCES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING GIRI, PURSOTTAM 22d overdue
18511887 POST-PROCESSING OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS WITH COOLANTS MALIK, VIPUL 9d overdue
18251762 DEVICES FOR TREATING TEETH AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN 12d
17594243 IMPLANTABLE DEPOTS FOR THE LOCALIZED, SUSTAINED, CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO TREAT CANCER AND RELATED SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS VU, JAKE MINH 14d
17823400 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVOKING AND MONITORING NEUROLOGICAL EVENTS CASLER, BRIAN L 30d
17758670 VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE 34d

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
19342362 DEVICE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION CRAVER, CHARLES R
19203598 DETECTION OF PRINTING DEFECTS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING VARGOT, MATHIEU D
19183270 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH MATERIAL LAYERS TENTONI, LEO B
19038176 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES NGUYEN, QUYNH H
19033411 HIGH INTENSITY ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF HANSEN, JONATHAN M
19027999 Facilitating Calibration of an Audio Playback Device MCCORD, PAUL C
19025149 PLAYBACK TRANSITIONS SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH
18948868 Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction NGUYEN, QUYNH H

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26926
37725
37963
37913
39922
26932
26952
37922
37832
37742

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19342362 DEVICE IMPAIRMENT DETECTION Sonos, Inc. CRAVER, CHARLES R 3992 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2025
19224152 Media Preference Database Sonos, Inc. WOO, ISAAC M §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
19203598 DETECTION OF PRINTING DEFECTS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Align Technology, Inc. VARGOT, MATHIEU D §112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2025
19183270 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH MATERIAL LAYERS Align Technology, Inc. TENTONI, LEO B §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2025
19038176 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES Sonos, Inc. NGUYEN, QUYNH H §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2025
19033411 HIGH INTENSITY ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. HANSEN, JONATHAN M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 21, 2025
19027999 Facilitating Calibration of an Audio Playback Device Sonos, Inc. MCCORD, PAUL C §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2025
19025149 PLAYBACK TRANSITIONS Sonos, Inc. SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
19024774 METHODS FOR COMPARING DENTAL TREATMENT PLANS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS Align Technology, Inc. YANG, ANDREW GUS DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
18972334 SYSTEMS FOR INKJET PRINTING ONTO 3D PRINTED ARTICLES Align Technology, Inc. LEGESSE, HENOK D DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18968592 PLAYBACK DEVICE CALIBRATION Sonos, Inc. LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2024
18968672 AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT IN A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM Sonos, Inc. SCHWARTZ, DARREN B 2435 DPOther Non-Final OA 77d Pending Dec 04, 2024
18965364 THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT SENSING AND/OR ALTERING DIGITAL HEALTH PLATFORM Circadian Os, Inc. KOWALKOWSKI, FIONA MARGARET §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18955419 Home Graph Sonos, Inc. ABEBE, DANIEL DEMELASH §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
18948868 Audio Playback Settings for Voice Interaction Sonos, Inc. NGUYEN, QUYNH H 2693 DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2024
18948246 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE WAKE WORD DETECTION Sonos, Inc. VO, HUYEN X §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2024
18939900 AUDIO PROCESSING ALGORITHMS Sonos, Inc. BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18939935 SPATIAL AUDIO CORRECTION Sonos, Inc. FISCHER, MARK L §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18862444 SUSPENSION MEMBERS FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICES Sonos, Inc. NGUYEN, SEAN H §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2024
18924734 Contextual Indexing of Media Items Sonos, Inc. NEECE, DYLAN MAGUIRE 2692 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2024
18919166 DENTAL TOOLS FOR REMOVING DENTAL AUXILIARIES FROM TEETH Align Technology, Inc. ROSEN, ERIC J 3772 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2024
18902485 METHODS FOR STABILIZING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS Align Technology, Inc. NGUON, VIRAK 1741 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18896484 COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS Sonos, Inc. RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL 2694 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18814229 SENSOR AND TRANSMITTER PRODUCT Medtronic Minimed, Inc. AGAHI, PUYA §102§103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18798338 LINEAR FILTERING FOR NOISE-SUPPRESSED SPEECH DETECTION VIA MULTIPLE NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES Sonos, Inc. KIM, ETHAN DANIEL 2653 DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18787574 Suggested Application Download Sonos, Inc. NGUYEN, CAO H §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18779949 MEMBRANE UNIT FOR SPEAKER DEVICE Mayht Holding B.V. MOONEY, JAMES K 2695 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jul 22, 2024
18771158 Policies for Media Playback Sonos, Inc. CALDERON SANTIAGO, ALVARO RAFAEL §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18771196 Lock Screen Media Playback Control Sonos, Inc. VU, THANH T DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18748736 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL TREATMENT WITH OVERCORRECTION Align Technology, Inc. LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D 3772 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2024
18672890 ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE INCLUDING ARCH MEMBER Brius Technologies, Inc. WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE 3993 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending May 23, 2024
18648855 AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP DEVICE WITH AN EPICYCLIC INSERTER Medtronic Minimed, Inc. KASHYAP, ESHA PRAKASH §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 2024
18638969 ANTIMICROBIAL DEVICE USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT Luxhygenix Inc. SMYTH, ANDREW P 2878 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 18, 2024
18695533 SPATIAL MAPPING OF MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM COMPONENTS Sonos, Inc. SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH 2692 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 26, 2024
18693793 CONCURRENCY RULES FOR NETWORK MICROPHONE DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE VOICE ASSISTANT SERVICES Sonos, Inc. SAINT CYR, LEONARD 2658 §102Other Final Rejection Pending Mar 20, 2024
18601647 PLAYBACK DEVICES HAVING ADJUSTABLE TRANSDUCER POSITIONS Sonos, Inc. DIAZ, SABRINA 2693 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 11, 2024
18600507 BLOOD GLUCOSE ESTIMATION BASED ON RATE OF CHANGE INFORMATION Medtronic Minimed, Inc. AHMED, TASNIM M §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2024
18596792 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTORS OF MEDICAMENT INFUSION PUMPS Medtronic Minimed, Inc. PONTON, JAMES D §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18438192 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS CROP MAINTENANCE AND SEEDLINE TRACKING Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. DAVIS, CYNTHIA L 4100 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18417589 IMAGE GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES Pulmera, Inc. STEINBERG, AMANDA L 3792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 19, 2024
18516832 METHODS FOR ANALYZING RESPIRATION AND SLEEP STATE Xii Medical, Inc. STICE, PAULA J 3796 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18514083 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A VIRTUAL DEPICTION OF AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT Align Technology, Inc. KABIR, SAAD M 2119 §101 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Nov 20, 2023
18511887 POST-PROCESSING OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS WITH COOLANTS Align Technology, Inc. MALIK, VIPUL 1754 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18504071 ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Align Technology, Inc. SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P 3772 §103DP Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2023
18502644 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RECEIVING VOICE INPUT Sonos, Inc. REPSHER III, JOHN T 2143 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2023
18493737 BONE-FIXATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM The University of British Columbia MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18553788 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY DISEASE Apreo Health, Inc. KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2023
18476215 DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Align Technology, Inc. PHAM, THOMAS T 1713 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2023
18474961 Cloud Queue Access Control Sonos, Inc. GAUTHIER, GERALD 2692 §103Other Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 26, 2023
18474559 IMMERSIVE AUDIO EXPERIENCES BASED ON VISUAL CONTENT OR OBJECTS Sonos, Inc. CHIN, VIVIAN C 2695 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2023
18469147 AUDIO SETTINGS Sonos, Inc. GAUTHIER, GERALD 2692 DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 18, 2023
18467584 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING SURFACES OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS Align Technology, Inc. NEIBAUR, ROBERT F 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2023
18465335 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN EXPRESSION Excepgen Inc. ZARA, JANE J 1637 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 12, 2023
18463061 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Phagenesis Limited KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18451973 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULE-BASED CHARGING OF DEVICE BATTERIES Sonos, Inc. BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 18, 2023
18450674 WIRELESS STREAMING OF AUDIO/VISUAL CONTENT AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-DISPLAY USER INTERACTIONS Sonos, Inc. PARK, SUNGHYOUN 2484 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 16, 2023
18259504 CANNULA INSERTION SYSTEM Vitestro Holding B.V. BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 §102§103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2023
18253519 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING DISEASE USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Phagenesis Limited PORTER, JR, GARY A 3796 §102§103 Final Rejection 70d Pending May 18, 2023
18251762 DEVICES FOR TREATING TEETH AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Brius Technologies, Inc. HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN 3772 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 12d Pending May 04, 2023
18300207 CARDIAC ASSIST DEVICE Cardiacbooster B.V. GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 3796 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 13, 2023
18030171 PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF DIABETES Insphero AG STEELE, AMBER D 1658 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2023
18184414 MULTICHANNEL COMPRESSED AUDIO TRANSMISSION TO SATELLITE PLAYBACK DEVICES Sonos, Inc. MONIKANG, GEORGE C 2692 §103 Final Rejection 60d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18098542 POINT LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND TARGETING Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems Inc. HUNTSINGER, PETER K 2682 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2023
18095917 LOUDSPEAKER UNIT WITH MULTIPLE DRIVE UNITS Mayht Holding B.V. KISS, ERIC B 3992 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2023
18152005 INFUSION PUMPS Medtronic Minimed, Inc. FARRAR, LAUREN PENG 3783 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 09, 2023
18061414 METHODS FOR MANAGING BLOOD FLOW Cardiacbooster B.V. WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE 3774 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2022
17997586 DENTAL APPLIANCES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING Brius Technologies, Inc. GIRI, PURSOTTAM 2186 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2022
18050295 METHODS FOR GENERATING FACIAL LINES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT PLANNING Align Technology, Inc. BURKE, TIONNA M 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Oct 27, 2022
18050289 METHODS FOR PLANNING ORTHO-RESTORATIVE TREATMENT PROCEDURES Align Technology, Inc. TO, HOLLY T 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2022
17936231 INSERTION DEVICE Medtronic Minimed, Inc. STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection 68d Pending Sep 28, 2022
17933401 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SPATIAL AUDIO ASSOCIATED WITH A SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT Sonos, Inc. MCCORD, PAUL C 2692 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2022
17823400 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVOKING AND MONITORING NEUROLOGICAL EVENTS Eysz Inc. CASLER, BRIAN L 3791 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Aug 30, 2022
17758670 VASCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE The Foundry, LLC RODJOM, KATHERINE MARIE 3771 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jul 12, 2022
17791086 CANNULA INSERTION SYSTEM Vitestro Holding B.V. LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Jul 06, 2022
17761929 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTEIN EXPRESSION Excepgen Inc. TSAY, MARSHA M 1656 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Mar 18, 2022
17596544 HYBRID EXPANDABLE DEVICE The Foundry, LLC RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO 3774 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2021
17455857 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING CONSENT MANAGEMENT Ad Lightning Inc. CAREY, FORREST L 2491 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 19, 2021
17594243 IMPLANTABLE DEPOTS FOR THE LOCALIZED, SUSTAINED, CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS TO TREAT CANCER AND RELATED SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS Foundry Therapeutics, Inc. VU, JAKE MINH 1618 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 07, 2021

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