Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Houston Beshining Law Office Pllc

18 pending office actions • 14 clients • 18 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=269 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

72.9%
Allowance Rate
n=269
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=269
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=78
-0.52σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=78
1033 days
Time to Allowance
n=78
+31.9pp
Interview Lift
n=269
13.1%
RCE Rate
n=269
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=269

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=8 (min 20)
63.6%
§102 Overcome
n=22
55.2%
§103 Overcome
n=58
70.1%
§112 Overcome
n=77

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C07D
Top CPC Subclasses
60%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=269
0
Practitioners
n=269
Apps / Practitioner
n=269 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)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.

6
Hard (33%)
8
Medium (44%)
4
Easy (22%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (6%)
§103 only6 (33%)
§112 only4 (22%)
Double-patenting + other2 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (28%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
94% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
6% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1 46.6% +60.6%
DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1 0.0% +0.0%
PIHONAK, SARAH 1 61.1% +42.9%
YOO, SUN JAE 1 71.0% +0.1%
SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L 1 79.4% +8.0%
JARRELL, NOBLE E 1 80.9% +9.6%
MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 1 74.2% +30.4%
FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1 51.4% +17.1%
HABTE, KAHSAY 1 85.1% +7.3%
MOORE, SUSANNA 1 67.9% +31.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18263702 SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINE PHENOL DERIVATIVES HABTE, KAHSAY 62d

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17600107 RTB-Based Permanent Magnet Material, Preparation Method thereof, and Application thereof HILL, STEPHANI A 42d overdue
17785041 NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF O'KEEFE, SEAN P 26d
18684856 CAMPTOTHECIN COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE
18294559 COMPOSITION, FORMULATION, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE FOR GLUTATHIONE PRECURSOR PIHONAK, SARAH
18580154 NOVEL PARP7 INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF YOO, SUN JAE
18570661 POTASSIUM CHANNEL MODULATOR, COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION JARRELL, NOBLE E
18248867 SUBLINGUAL FILM DOSAGE OF RASAGILINE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18550468 6-CARBAMATE SUBSTITUTED HETEROARYL RING DERIVATIVES FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 16d overdue
18688377 HALOGEN-SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINONE COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN
18294559 COMPOSITION, FORMULATION, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE FOR GLUTATHIONE PRECURSOR PIHONAK, SARAH
18533232 RING-MODIFIED PROLINE SHORT PEPTIDE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF MCDOWELL, BRIAN E
18262724 TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF MOORE, SUSANNA

Client Portfolio (14 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16223
16243
16262
17342
16271
16211
16231
16991
16161
37991

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18688377 HALOGEN-SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINONE COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF Medshine Discovery Inc. WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2024
18684856 CAMPTOTHECIN COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Shanghai Best-Link Bioscience, LLC DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2024
18294559 COMPOSITION, FORMULATION, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE FOR GLUTATHIONE PRECURSOR Wuhan Grand Hoyo Co., Ltd. PIHONAK, SARAH 1627 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2024
18580154 NOVEL PARP7 INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research And Development Centre Ltd. YOO, SUN JAE 1621 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 18, 2024
18571763 IMIDAZOLE COMPOUND, AND INTERMEDIATE AND APPLICATION THEREOF Xiaoqin Li SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L 1623 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 19, 2023
18570661 POTASSIUM CHANNEL MODULATOR, COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION Neushen Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. JARRELL, NOBLE E 1699 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 15, 2023
18533232 RING-MODIFIED PROLINE SHORT PEPTIDE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF Fujian Akeylink Biotechnology Co., Ltd. MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 1624 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2023
18550468 6-CARBAMATE SUBSTITUTED HETEROARYL RING DERIVATIVES Medshine Discovery Inc. FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1626 §112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18263702 SUBSTITUTED PYRIDAZINE PHENOL DERIVATIVES Breakthrough Pharmaceuticals Inc. HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18262724 TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF Joyo (Chengdu) Pharmatech Co., Ltd. MOORE, SUSANNA 1624 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 24, 2023
18254186 SALT OF PYRROLOPYRIMIDINE COMPOUND, CRYSTALLINE FORM THEREOF, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Guangzhou Joyo Pharmatech Co., Ltd. STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 1626 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2023
18248867 SUBLINGUAL FILM DOSAGE OF RASAGILINE OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Shanghai Modern Pharmaceutical Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES 1616 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 12, 2023
18042599 AROMATIC ETHYLENE COMPOUND AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND INTERMEDIATE, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, AND APPLICATION THEREOF Guangzhou Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER 1622 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2023
18005963 BIONIC TISSUE STENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Sinobioprint (Shanghai) Biotech Ltd. PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E 3799 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 18, 2023
17787283 NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD, AND APPLICATION Fujian Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. YANG, JIE 1734 §103DP Non-Final OA 86d Pending Jun 17, 2022
17785041 NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Fujian Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. O'KEEFE, SEAN P 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 13, 2022
17635156 R-T-B SERIES PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION Fujian Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. WANG, NICHOLAS A 1734 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2022
17600107 RTB-Based Permanent Magnet Material, Preparation Method thereof, and Application thereof Fujian Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co., Ltd. HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2021

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