Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Grumbles Law Pllc

Technology area: Networking & Security

6 pending office actions • 6 clients • 6 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=600 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.2%
Allowance Rate
n=600
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=600
2.1
OAs to Allowance
n=378
-0.89σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=378
777 days
Time to Allowance
n=378
-1.2pp
Interview Lift
n=600
8.8%
RCE Rate
n=600
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=600

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.4%
§101 Overcome
n=58
77.9%
§102 Overcome
n=140
76.5%
§103 Overcome
n=200
81.0%
§112 Overcome
n=163

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=600
1
Practitioners
n=600
600.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=600

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

4
Hard (67%)
2
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only1 (17%)
§102 only1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
17% of docket
1
Information Tech
17% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
17% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
17% of docket
2
Business / Other
33% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DAVISON, LAURA L 1 32.5% +37.0%
CZEKAJ, DAVID J 1 49.8% -7.8%
FAYE, MAMADOU 1 78.5% +6.5%
LAUER, CHRISTINA C 1 68.6% +14.2%
TURK, NEIL N 1 51.0% +44.2%
LEE, TSU-CHANG 1 72.8% +13.6%

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
19375860 DECOY TECHNOLOGY DAVISON, LAURA L —
18922813 LIGATOR LAUER, CHRISTINA C —
18500421 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHANGES IN FLUID COMPOSITION AND FLOW IN A CHANNEL TURK, NEIL N —
18080656 DYNAMIC AND MODIFIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM LEE, TSU-CHANG —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19375860 DECOY TECHNOLOGY DAVISON, LAURA L —
18922813 LIGATOR LAUER, CHRISTINA C —
18500421 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHANGES IN FLUID COMPOSITION AND FLOW IN A CHANNEL TURK, NEIL N —
18080656 DYNAMIC AND MODIFIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM LEE, TSU-CHANG —

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
39931
24871
28841
37711
17981
41001

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19375860 DECOY TECHNOLOGY Expedite International, Inc. DAVISON, LAURA L 3993 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2025
19021729 INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Inspecvision Limited CZEKAJ, DAVID J 2487 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18865933 ß-RAY THERAPY APPARATUS AND USE METHOD THEREOF Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy Of Medical Sciences FAYE, MAMADOU 2884 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2024
18922813 LIGATOR Haemoband Surgical Limited LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 22, 2024
18500421 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CHANGES IN FLUID COMPOSITION AND FLOW IN A CHANNEL Nucleic Sensing Systems, LLC TURK, NEIL N 1798 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 02, 2023
18080656 DYNAMIC AND MODIFIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM Elle Innovations Inc. LEE, TSU-CHANG 4100 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Grumbles Law Pllc's patent allowance rate?

90.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Grumbles Law Pllc were allowed, across 600 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Grumbles Law Pllc average before allowance?

2.06 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Grumbles Law Pllc have?

6 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 6 examiners in 6 art units.

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