Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Guice Patents Pllc

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

6 pending office actions • 4 clients • 6 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Guice Patents PLLC operates in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm has handled 1468 career applications, achieving a resolved allowance rate of 88.81 percent. This is accomplished with an average of 1.89 office actions per allowance, indicating efficient handling of technical subject matter.

The firm currently has 8 pending office actions. The 88.81 percent allowance rate reflects a strong success record across its 1468 career applications. With an average of 1.89 office actions per allowance, the firm demonstrates a focused approach to overcoming examiner rejections in the semiconductor and optics fields. Practitioners can use the metrics as a performance baseline. This efficiency is maintained even as the firm manages its 8 pending office actions. The firm's ability to secure allowances with 1.89 average office actions per allowance suggests a highly effective strategy for claim drafting and examiner interviews in high-tech sectors.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1468 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1468
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1468
1.9
OAs to Allowance
n=1278
-0.81σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1278
865 days
Time to Allowance
n=1278
+8.0pp
Interview Lift
n=1468
8.4%
RCE Rate
n=1468
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=1468

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

81.8%
§101 Overcome
n=22
81.8%
§102 Overcome
n=374
84.0%
§103 Overcome
n=699
84.8%
§112 Overcome
n=493

Specialization & Scale

G06F, B25B, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1468
1
Practitioners
n=1468
1468.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1468

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (17%)
§102 only2 (33%)
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
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
33% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

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
PINKNEY, DAWAYNE 1 80.7% +17.9%
DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT 1 87.5% +14.3%
VOLZ, ELIZABETH J 1 66.7% +18.9%
MOLOYE, TITILAYO 1 62.5% +47.9%
LEE, PAUL CHANG 1 75.1% +14.0%
HANES JR., JOHN 1 47.6% +38.8%

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
19024432 WEARABLE FUNDUS EXAMINATION DEVICE PINKNEY, DAWAYNE —
19024809 AUTOMATIC ANTI-GLARE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888791 CUP VOLZ, ELIZABETH J 155d overdue
18746300 Pharmaceutical Composition and Method for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders Utilising the Pharmaceutical Composition MOLOYE, TITILAYO —
18492499 HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZED BALANCING SYSTEM HANES JR., JOHN —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888791 CUP VOLZ, ELIZABETH J 155d overdue
18635822 VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS TO AVOID GHOST NOISE LEE, PAUL CHANG 2d overdue
19024432 WEARABLE FUNDUS EXAMINATION DEVICE PINKNEY, DAWAYNE —
19024809 AUTOMATIC ANTI-GLARE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT —
18746300 Pharmaceutical Composition and Method for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders Utilising the Pharmaceutical Composition MOLOYE, TITILAYO —
18492499 HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZED BALANCING SYSTEM HANES JR., JOHN —

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28721
36121
37331
16151
28711
36341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19024432 WEARABLE FUNDUS EXAMINATION DEVICE National Central University PINKNEY, DAWAYNE 2872 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19024809 AUTOMATIC ANTI-GLARE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES National Central University DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT 3612 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
18888791 CUP Woo Collection Co., Ltd. VOLZ, ELIZABETH J 3733 §102§103 Non-Final OA 155d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2024
18746300 Pharmaceutical Composition and Method for Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders Utilising the Pharmaceutical Composition Taipei Medical University MOLOYE, TITILAYO 1615 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18635822 VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS TO AVOID GHOST NOISE National Central University LEE, PAUL CHANG 2871 §102 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2024
18492499 HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONIZED BALANCING SYSTEM Huey AI Kuo HANES JR., JOHN 3634 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 23, 2023

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