Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

GTC Law Group, LLP

Technology area: Networking & Security

47 pending office actions • 25 clients • 38 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1914 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1914
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1914
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=933
-0.04σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=933
992 days
Time to Allowance
n=933
+7.0pp
Interview Lift
n=1914
33.4%
RCE Rate
n=1914
3.6%
Appeal Rate
n=1914

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

64.3%
§101 Overcome
n=241
73.8%
§102 Overcome
n=409
76.2%
§103 Overcome
n=798
74.0%
§112 Overcome
n=420

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1914
8
Practitioners
n=1914
239.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=1914

Portfolio Summary

47
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
0
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. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (9)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.

21
Hard (45%)
24
Medium (51%)
2
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other12 (26%)
§103 only21 (45%)
§112 only1 (2%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other3 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (17%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
4% of docket
17
Information Tech
36% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
4
Semiconductors
9% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
10
Business / Other
21% 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.

470 h
Manual time on pending OAs
94 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
164 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 4 79.1% +3.3%
ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED 3 87.8% +3.8%
GREENE, JOSEPH L 2 62.9% +35.6%
JOO, JOSHUA 2 78.4% +23.1%
MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS 2 71.7% +31.3%
KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 2 77.7% +26.0%
CHOY, PAN G 1 24.4% +34.9%
HASAN, SYED O 1 78.2% +18.6%
MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN 1 8.6% +50.0%
HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N 1 81.1% +18.5%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19223431 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED —
19223425 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED —
19223437 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED —
18925967 SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING WAGER PAYOUTS HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N —

Hard Cases (21)

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
17163430 TRIAL DESIGN WITH PARETO TECHNIQUES NGUYEN, HIEP VAN 91d overdue
18073925 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG 81d overdue
17163424 MULTI-SPACE TRIAL DESIGN PLATFORM HOLCOMB, MARK 77d overdue
17847025 FILTERING DESIGNS USING BOUNDARIES DERIVED FROM OPTIMAL DESIGNS KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 56d overdue
18781605 ELECTRICAL METER SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED DEVICE MONITORING DINH, LYNDA 31d overdue
17847040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADE-OFF VISUAL ANALYSIS KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 19d overdue
18676027 LOOKING GLASS PROBE FOR AUTOMATED DATA TABLE JOO, JOSHUA 3d overdue
16371835 Systems and Methods for Coupling an Ultrasound Source to Tissue DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 1d overdue

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18941045 THROTTLE BODY AND ADAPTER HASAN, SYED O 71d overdue
17847025 FILTERING DESIGNS USING BOUNDARIES DERIVED FROM OPTIMAL DESIGNS KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 56d overdue
17847040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADE-OFF VISUAL ANALYSIS KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 19d overdue
18676027 LOOKING GLASS PROBE FOR AUTOMATED DATA TABLE JOO, JOSHUA 3d overdue
18235481 UNIVERSAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION FOR VEHICLE NETWORKS GREENE, JOSEPH L 14d
18675940 SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE NETWORK ASSESSMENT JOO, JOSHUA 26d
19241205 PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, CULTURAL (PPC) INSIGHT SYSTEM CHOY, PAN G —
19037560 UNIVERSAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION FOR VEHICLE NETWORKS GREENE, JOSEPH L —

Client Portfolio (25 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37914
24414
24433
28573
24452
24532
21872
37471
36841
16511

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19241205 PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, CULTURAL (PPC) INSIGHT SYSTEM The Trustee Of The Thomas J. Watson Foundation, Dba Watson Foundation, A Delaware Charitable Trust, CHOY, PAN G §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2025
19223431 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Sonatus, Inc. ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2025
19223425 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Sonatus, Inc. ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2025
19223437 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Sonatus, Inc. ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2025
19037560 UNIVERSAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION FOR VEHICLE NETWORKS Sonatus . Inc. GREENE, JOSEPH L 2443 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
18941045 THROTTLE BODY AND ADAPTER Motion Raceworks, LLC HASAN, SYED O 3747 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2024
18927033 MULTI-LAYER CONTACT PATCH TO PERFORM AN ALLERGEN DIAGNOSTIC Evme Inc. MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN 3791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2024
18925967 SYSTEM, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING WAGER PAYOUTS Atmbetpay LLC HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18917514 SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED LOCATION IDENTIFICATION WITH PRISM Gecko Robotics, Inc. SINGER, DAVID L DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2024
18908320 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MIXED NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS ON A VEHICLE Sonatus, Inc. PENA-SANTANA, TANIA M 2443 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18908298 METHOD FOR DETERMINING SERVICE EVENT OF MACHINE FROM SENSOR DATA Strong Force Lot Portfolio 2016, LLC CAO, CHUN §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18908498 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRA VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL Sonatus, Inc. ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 2441 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18781605 ELECTRICAL METER SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED DEVICE MONITORING Sense Labs, Inc. DINH, LYNDA 2857 §103§112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jul 23, 2024
18775824 SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A DATA COLLECTION TRAJECTORY FOR CONVEYORS Strong Force Lot Portfolio 2016, LLC RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A 2857 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18743967 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Sonatus, Inc. ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 2441 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18675940 SYSTEM TO AUTOMATE NETWORK ASSESSMENT Netbrain Technologies, Inc. JOO, JOSHUA 2445 §103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending May 28, 2024
18676027 LOOKING GLASS PROBE FOR AUTOMATED DATA TABLE Netbrain Technologies Inc. JOO, JOSHUA 2445 §102§103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 28, 2024
18649464 MODULAR SUPPORT TO PROVIDE A PATIENT JOURNEY FOR CLINICAL STUDIES Prosciento, Inc. BARTLEY, KENNETH 3684 §101§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Apr 29, 2024
18627199 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIOMARKERS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS Jana Care, Inc. SVEIVEN, MICHAEL CAMERON §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2024
18572975 PHYSICIAN SUBSPECIALTY TAXONOMY USING DATA-DRIVEN MODELS Navhealth, Inc. VO, STEVEN §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2023
18532224 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRA VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL Sonatus, Inc. ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 2441 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18508825 GENETICALLY ENCODED SYNTHETIC REACTION-DIFFUSION SYSTEM THAT CAN GENERATE PROGRAMMABLE OSCILLATIONS, PATTERNS, AND SPATIOTEMPORAL SIGNALING CIRCUITS IN MAMMALIAN CELLS Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS 1651 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2023
18387634 LIQUID DISPENSING AND VENDING Artesa Corp. AHMED, MOBEEN 3731 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Nov 07, 2023
18384232 MACHINE LEARNING ENABLED INTERACTION SUMMARIZATION AND ANALYSIS Callminer, Inc. TSAI, JAMES T 4100 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 26, 2023
18479624 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO INTEGRATE INSPECTION DATA AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS Gecko Robotics, Inc. GUNN, JEREMY L 3624 §101§102 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Oct 02, 2023
18235481 UNIVERSAL INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION FOR VEHICLE NETWORKS Sonatus, Inc. GREENE, JOSEPH L 2443 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 18, 2023
18322327 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY CATHODE MATERIAL RECOVERY, REGENERATION, AND IMPROVEMENT Princeton Nuenergy Inc. DEVINE, MOLLY K 1733 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2023
18123183 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION Sonatus, Inc. ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N 2441 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 17, 2023
18172044 NETWORK INTENT CLUSTER Netbrain Technologies, Inc. WINDER, PATRICE L 2453 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 21, 2023
18091044 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SLEEP MAINTENANCE Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 3791 §103Other Final Rejection 20d Pending Dec 29, 2022
18064712 EXECUTABLE NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE Netbrain Technologies, Inc. VU, VIET D 2400 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 12, 2022
18078461 PRODUCING A RECORDING FROM SOUND SOURCE DATA BASED ON A SOUND PROFILE Constellation Productions, Inc. FAHNERT, FRIEDRICH 2692 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Dec 09, 2022
18073925 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSOR FUSION IN A PRODUCTION LINE ENVIRONMENT Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG 2857 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2022
17873619 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TRANSCUTANEOUS VIBRATION TO SYNERGIZE WITH OR AUGMENT A TREATMENT MODALITY Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS 3791 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2022
17870448 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN INDUSTRIAL WORKFLOW Cloudleaf, Inc. BOSWELL, BETH V 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jul 21, 2022
17865668 TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM Somos, Inc. MADANI, FARIDEH 2643 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 15, 2022
17860846 HIGH CAPABILITY, MULTI-BEAM, DECENTERED LENS LIGHT BEAM STEERING Exciting Technology, LLC NIGAM, NATASHA 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 08, 2022
17847025 FILTERING DESIGNS USING BOUNDARIES DERIVED FROM OPTIMAL DESIGNS Cytel Inc. KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 2187 §101§102§103DP Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2022
17847040 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADE-OFF VISUAL ANALYSIS Cytel Inc. KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 2187 §101 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2022
17722012 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE REGISTRY Somos, Inc. ALMAMUN, ABDULLAH 2431 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2022
17722122 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR REGISTERED INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL ID (IOT DEVICES) Somos, Inc. SHAUGHNESSY, AIDAN EDWARD 2432 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 15, 2022
17570018 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MIXED NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS ON A VEHICLE Sonatus, Inc. DIVECHA, KAMAL B 2453 §103 Final Rejection 131d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2022
17533880 COORDINATED SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE TRANSDUCERS Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS 3791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 23, 2021
17163424 MULTI-SPACE TRIAL DESIGN PLATFORM Cytel Inc. HOLCOMB, MARK 3685 §101§103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2021
17163430 TRIAL DESIGN WITH PARETO TECHNIQUES Cytel Inc. NGUYEN, HIEP VAN 3686 §101§112 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2021
16719574 DATAVIEW DETAIL PANE WITH A SINGLE PANE OF GLASS Netbrain Technologies, Inc. HEFFINGTON, JOHN M 2145 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2019
16371835 Systems and Methods for Coupling an Ultrasound Source to Tissue Guided Therapy Systems, LLC DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 3798 §103§112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2019

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