Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
9 pending office actions • 6 clients • 9 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP operates in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics with 6396 career applications. The firm currently handles 12 pending office actions. The resolved allowance rate pct is 83.47, reflecting the firm's success in obtaining patent grants. This volume of 6396 applications indicates a deep expertise in semiconductor and optics patenting.
The average office actions per allowance is 3.31. This metric indicates the typical amount of examiner interaction needed to achieve an allowance. With 6396 career applications and an 83.47 resolved allowance rate pct, the firm has a documented history of performance. The average of 3.31 office actions per allowance is a useful metric for estimating the duration of the prosecution process. The 12 pending office actions show a steady volume of active cases currently under management.
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.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 5 (56%) |
| §102 only | 1 (11%) |
| §112 only | 1 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (22%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, FRANK S | 1 | 82.2% | +8.3% |
| EIDE, ERIC T | 1 | 66.9% | +22.1% |
| ABULABAN, ABDALLAH | 1 | 71.0% | +14.1% |
| PATEL, NEEL G | 1 | 61.9% | +35.2% |
| LEGESSE, HENOK D | 1 | 86.4% | +2.2% |
| PEERCE, MATTHEW J | 1 | 68.2% | +26.5% |
| SINGER, DAVID L | 1 | 69.1% | +42.2% |
| ROZOF, TIMOTHY R | 1 | 72.7% | +23.6% |
| ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA | 1 | 52.4% | +34.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18235728 | MODULAR STACKING THERMAL PRINTERS | LEGESSE, HENOK D | 127d overdue |
| 19004952 | AUGMENTED REALITY TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | CHEN, FRANK S | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17951342 | ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ACUTE LUNG INFLAMMATION/INJURY, CARDIAC INJURY AND ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY | ROZOF, TIMOTHY R | 76d |
| 18648036 | Vehicle Lighting System Using Light Channels | EIDE, ERIC T | — |
| 18540511 | CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CEMENT EVALUATION THROUGH-TUBING | ABULABAN, ABDALLAH | — |
| 18547108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRATE PRODUCTION | PATEL, NEEL G | — |
| 18216455 | INTELLIGENT, STEERABLE, AND CONFIGURABLE LIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT | PEERCE, MATTHEW J | — |
| 18207978 | PRECISE BEARING MEASUREMENT DEVICE | SINGER, DAVID L | — |
| 17048491 | ANTIFUNGAL FORMULATIONS FOR PULMONARY ADMINISTRATION COMPRISING ITRACONAZOLE | ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| WHELEN ENGINEERING COMPANY INC. | 3 |
| Baker Hughes | 2 |
| Kodak | 1 |
| Kama-Tech (Hk) Limited | 1 |
| Applied Therapeutics | 1 |
| Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2875 | 2 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 3676 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 1625 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19004952 | AUGMENTED REALITY TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. | CHEN, FRANK S | 2611 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18648036 | Vehicle Lighting System Using Light Channels | Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. | EIDE, ERIC T | 2875 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18540511 | CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CEMENT EVALUATION THROUGH-TUBING | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | ABULABAN, ABDALLAH | 3645 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18547108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYDRATE PRODUCTION | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | PATEL, NEEL G | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18235728 | MODULAR STACKING THERMAL PRINTERS | Kodak Alaris Inc. | LEGESSE, HENOK D | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 127d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18216455 | INTELLIGENT, STEERABLE, AND CONFIGURABLE LIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT | Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. | PEERCE, MATTHEW J | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18207978 | PRECISE BEARING MEASUREMENT DEVICE | Kama-Tech (Hk) Limited | SINGER, DAVID L | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 17951342 | ALDOSE REDUCTASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ACUTE LUNG INFLAMMATION/INJURY, CARDIAC INJURY AND ANTI-VIRAL THERAPY | Applied Therapeutics, Inc. | ROZOF, TIMOTHY R | 1625 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17048491 | ANTIFUNGAL FORMULATIONS FOR PULMONARY ADMINISTRATION COMPRISING ITRACONAZOLE | Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. | ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2020 |
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