Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Hogan Lovells US LLP

23 pending office actions • 13 clients • 23 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=7202 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.6%
Allowance Rate
n=7202
+0.50σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=7202
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=5083
-0.01σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=5083
1071 days
Time to Allowance
n=5083
+10.9pp
Interview Lift
n=7202
27.6%
RCE Rate
n=7202
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=7202

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.1%
§101 Overcome
n=552
84.1%
§102 Overcome
n=1514
84.4%
§103 Overcome
n=2667
87.4%
§112 Overcome
n=1672

Specialization & Scale

G06F, E21B, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
21%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=7202
21
Practitioners
n=7202
343.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=7202

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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.

8
Hard (35%)
13
Medium (57%)
2
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only12 (52%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (30%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
35% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
5
Semiconductors
22% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
35% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 1 69.8% +40.5%
CHEN, FRANK S 1 82.4% +8.6%
WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 1 85.9% +9.6%
NGUYEN, ANH 1 78.7% +25.4%
EIDE, ERIC T 1 66.9% +22.2%
CHOI, PETER Y 1 20.7% +33.3%
ABULABAN, ABDALLAH 1 69.8% +14.3%
SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 1 44.5% +13.5%
ARNOLD, ERNST V 1 48.1% +13.0%
AL-AWADI, DANAH J 1 54.0% +13.7%

Hard Cases (9)

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
18235728 MODULAR STACKING THERMAL PRINTERS LEGESSE, HENOK D 127d overdue
18861422 TUBING HANGER WITH SLEEVED ANNULUS ISOLATION DEVICE AND DYNAMIC METAL SEAL ELEMENTS WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 19d overdue
19302583 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFERING ANESTHETICS MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 1d overdue
17309687 PIPELINE DEFECT MONITORING DUNLAP, JONATHAN M 27d
18198117 REMOTE KIOSK ACCESS SYSTEM SMITH, LINDSEY B 28d
18548896 DIHYDROERGOTAMINE DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE AL-AWADI, DANAH J 30d
19004952 AUGMENTED REALITY TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD CHEN, FRANK S
18418958 COMPOSITION, PRETREATMENT AGENT SET, PRETREATMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD CHOI, PETER Y

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19302583 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFERING ANESTHETICS MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 1d overdue
18910834 DEVICE PROXIMITY-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS NGUYEN, ANH 29d
18548896 DIHYDROERGOTAMINE DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE AL-AWADI, DANAH J 30d
18648036 Vehicle Lighting System Using Light Channels EIDE, ERIC T
18418958 COMPOSITION, PRETREATMENT AGENT SET, PRETREATMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD CHOI, PETER Y
18540511 CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CEMENT EVALUATION THROUGH-TUBING ABULABAN, ABDALLAH
18385772 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERFACE USING BUS IMPEDANCE TO IDENTIFY CONTROL UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO
18379449 DRUG DELIVERY VIA MONOACYLGLYCEROL AND FREE FATTY ACID-BASED COMPOSITIONS ARNOLD, ERNST V

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28752
28552
37831
26111
36721
24581
17861
36451
36631
16261

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19302583 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFERING ANESTHETICS Onpharma Company MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2025
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
18861422 TUBING HANGER WITH SLEEVED ANNULUS ISOLATION DEVICE AND DYNAMIC METAL SEAL ELEMENTS BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 3672 §102§103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2024
18910834 DEVICE PROXIMITY-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Aztecho LLC NGUYEN, ANH 2458 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Oct 09, 2024
18648036 Vehicle Lighting System Using Light Channels Whelen Engineering Company, Inc. EIDE, ERIC T 2875 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 26, 2024
18418958 COMPOSITION, PRETREATMENT AGENT SET, PRETREATMENT METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 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
18385772 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERFACE USING BUS IMPEDANCE TO IDENTIFY CONTROL UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Vay Technology GmbH SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2023
18379449 DRUG DELIVERY VIA MONOACYLGLYCEROL AND FREE FATTY ACID-BASED COMPOSITIONS Glycosbio, Inc. ARNOLD, ERNST V 1626 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 12, 2023
18548896 DIHYDROERGOTAMINE DRY POWDER FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. AL-AWADI, DANAH J 1615 §103§112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Sep 02, 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
18198117 REMOTE KIOSK ACCESS SYSTEM Kodak Alaris Inc. SMITH, LINDSEY B 3688 §101 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 16, 2023
18003626 MODULAR COMPACT PUMP VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW 3746 §103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2022
18057819 METHYLPHENIDATE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc. YOUNG, MICAH PAUL 1618 DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 22, 2022
17995960 SUBSEA PHASE-SEPARATION AND DENSE GAS REINJECTION BY USING A PUMP VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS LAMBE, PATRICK F 3679 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2022
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
17860539 THERAPEUTIC COMBINATIONS OF DRUGS AND METHODS OF USING THEM Harmony Biosciences, LLC GONZALEZ, LUISALBERTO 1624 §103Other Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2022
17755753 COMPOSITE TAPE SPLICING BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC MUSSER, BARBARA J 1746 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 06, 2022
17309687 PIPELINE DEFECT MONITORING BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC DUNLAP, JONATHAN M 2855 §102§103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jun 15, 2021
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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