Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina Pllc

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

28 pending office actions • 23 clients • 28 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC has 25 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 2,008 career applications. The profile combines an active device and mechanical docket with a documented application history.

The resolved allowance rate is 88.25%, and the average is 3.02 office actions per allowance. The allowance figure describes resolved application outcomes, while the office-action measure provides a view of the examination activity associated with allowances.

This combination can help a practitioner frame expectations for a mid-sized active record with measurable prosecution history. The data does not distinguish particular clients, claim types, or individual matter trajectories.

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

Quality Metrics (n=2008 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.2%
Allowance Rate
n=2008
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2008
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=1097
-0.38σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1097
1018 days
Time to Allowance
n=1097
+12.7pp
Interview Lift
n=2008
24.3%
RCE Rate
n=2008
1.1%
Appeal Rate
n=2008

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.4%
§101 Overcome
n=90
79.6%
§102 Overcome
n=427
80.2%
§103 Overcome
n=746
83.8%
§112 Overcome
n=582

Specialization & Scale

Y02E, A61B, A61K
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2008
0
Practitioners
n=2008
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=2008 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due later (2)

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.

16
Hard (57%)
12
Medium (43%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (7%)
§103 only12 (43%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
43% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
25% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
32% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NUR, ABDULLAHI 1 88.2% +6.1%
BUCKLE JR, JAMES J 1 65.6% +14.9%
PANCHOLI, VISHAL J 1 72.8% +25.2%
ALSAMIRI, MANAL A. 1 37.2% +41.2%
ROBERTS, ANNA L 1 55.7% +39.8%
PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1 53.5% +27.0%
STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 1 39.1% +35.7%
KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1 61.6% +28.0%
DESAI, ANISH P 1 45.5% +6.1%
HILTUNEN, THOMAS J 1 81.5% +6.0%

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
18717749 VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT HILTUNEN, THOMAS J 67d overdue
19223816 PARTICLE DETECTOR NUR, ABDULLAHI —

Hard Cases (16)

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
17601783 LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR INFLUENCING THE MICROBIOTA ON A SUBJECT'S SKIN COMPRISING CHITOSAN BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 11d overdue
18508927 Throttling Element Particle Detector UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C 8d
18081895 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING OF INTRAORBITAL PRESSURE WAVES KREMER, MATTHEW 70d
18569635 SUPER JUNCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME TRAN, TRANG Q 83d
19171570 PANEL FOR PRODUCING SELF-LOCKING FLOOR COVERING BUCKLE JR, JAMES J —
19077445 Taskable Aerial Network ALSAMIRI, MANAL A. —
19048804 NON-INVASIVE INTRAORBITAL AND INTRACRANIAL PULSE WAVE MONITOR ROBERTS, ANNA L —
19018812 PICKLEBALL PADDLE DAMPENING INSERT STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19171570 PANEL FOR PRODUCING SELF-LOCKING FLOOR COVERING BUCKLE JR, JAMES J —
19114773 Packaging Container PANCHOLI, VISHAL J —
19077445 Taskable Aerial Network ALSAMIRI, MANAL A. —
19048804 NON-INVASIVE INTRAORBITAL AND INTRACRANIAL PULSE WAVE MONITOR ROBERTS, ANNA L —
19042930 Tablet Formulation Of Tafamidis Or Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salt Thereof PALENIK, JEFFREY T —
19018812 PICKLEBALL PADDLE DAMPENING INSERT STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN —
18847977 Bonding Method And Hot-Melt Adhesive Film For Induction Heating KHATRI, PRASHANT J —

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28772
37912
37112
36331
37541
36281
16151
17461
17881
28491

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19223816 PARTICLE DETECTOR Inficon GmbH NUR, ABDULLAHI 2877 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2025
19171570 PANEL FOR PRODUCING SELF-LOCKING FLOOR COVERING Gerflor BUCKLE JR, JAMES J 3633 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2025
19114773 Packaging Container Zacros Corporation PANCHOLI, VISHAL J 3754 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 24, 2025
19077445 Taskable Aerial Network Resilienx, Inc. ALSAMIRI, MANAL A. 3628 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 12, 2025
19048804 NON-INVASIVE INTRAORBITAL AND INTRACRANIAL PULSE WAVE MONITOR Scienceforbrain Uab ROBERTS, ANNA L 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
19042930 Tablet Formulation Of Tafamidis Or Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salt Thereof Navinta LLC PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2025
19018812 PICKLEBALL PADDLE DAMPENING INSERT Mamey Brands 1, LLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 13, 2025
18847977 Bonding Method And Hot-Melt Adhesive Film For Induction Heating Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1746 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024
18845250 ADHESIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADHESIVE FILM Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. DESAI, ANISH P 1788 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2024
18717749 VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT Wise-Integration HILTUNEN, THOMAS J 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2024
18678462 QCM SENSOR Inficon GmbH OLAMIT, JUSTIN N 2853 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 30, 2024
18657299 CONDENSING BOILER FOR USE WITH NON-CONDENSING STACKS Aerco International, Inc. WOLFORD, KURT JOSEPH 3762 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2024
18694298 SEALING FILM, ELECTRODE LEAD WIRE MEMBER, AND BATTERY Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 1727 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2024
18569635 SUPER JUNCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Shanghai Huahong Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TRAN, TRANG Q 2811 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 83d Pending Dec 13, 2023
18268413 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING APOPTOTIC MONONUCLEAR CELLS Maco Pharma BARRON, SEAN C 1653 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2023
18508927 Throttling Element Particle Detector Inficon, LLC UNDERWOOD, JARREAS C 2877 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Nov 14, 2023
18557385 Tape Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd. LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1717 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18288331 METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND DETECTING REAL ODOROUS MOLECULES OF INTEREST AND EXTRACTION DEVICE IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD Biodesiv Sarl FAYYAZ, NASHMIYA SAQIB 2855 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2023
18286898 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SPEED TUNING SOLITON MICROCOMB UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH 2896 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 13, 2023
18218363 AIRBAG POUCH INCORPORATED IN A BACKPACK OR A GARMENT In&Motion HELVEY, PETER N. 3734 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18175110 Fast Disintegrating Cannabinoid Tablets Nordiccan A/S CHI, AMANDA LYNN 1600 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2023
18164829 WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY Streamgo Solutions Inc. KEYWORTH, PETER 1777 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2023
18081895 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING OF INTRAORBITAL PRESSURE WAVES Kaunas University Of Technology KREMER, MATTHEW 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 70d Pending Dec 15, 2022
17800691 PREPARATION AND USE OF IMMUNOSTIMULATORY CONJUGATED COMPLEXES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY AND ACTIVATION Affinity (Shanghai) Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1658 §103§112Other Final Rejection — Pending Aug 18, 2022
17857937 Cannabinoid Lipid Premixture Fertin Pharma A/S JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN 1793 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Jul 05, 2022
17689013 EQUIPMENT FOR PLAYING BASKETBALL Decathlon KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE 3711 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Mar 08, 2022
17601783 LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR INFLUENCING THE MICROBIOTA ON A SUBJECT'S SKIN COMPRISING CHITOSAN Medoderm GmbH BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2021
16641059 SLIPPERY MICROPROPELLERS PENETRATE THE VITREOUS HUMOR Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. VU, JAKE MINH 1618 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 21, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Harris Beach Murtha Cullina Pllc's patent allowance rate?

88.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Harris Beach Murtha Cullina Pllc were allowed, across 2,008 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Harris Beach Murtha Cullina Pllc average before allowance?

3.02 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Harris Beach Murtha Cullina Pllc have?

28 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 23 clients, before 28 examiners in 25 art units.

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