Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

King & Spalding, LLP

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

14 pending office actions • 12 clients • 14 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=635 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.3%
Allowance Rate
n=635
+0.55σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=635
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=359
-0.11σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=359
962 days
Time to Allowance
n=359
+8.8pp
Interview Lift
n=635
24.4%
RCE Rate
n=635
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=635

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.8%
§101 Overcome
n=27
87.4%
§102 Overcome
n=166
82.9%
§103 Overcome
n=240
84.3%
§112 Overcome
n=153

Specialization & Scale

Y02E, E21B, G21C
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=635
0
Practitioners
n=635
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=635 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

14
Total Pending OAs
12
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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.

5
Hard (36%)
7
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (36%)
§102 only1 (7%)
§112 only2 (14%)
Double-patenting + other1 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
21% of docket
2
Information Tech
14% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
14% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
36% of docket
2
Business / Other
14% 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.

140 h
Manual time on pending OAs
28 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
49 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KORSAK, OLEG 1 85.7% +7.3%
MYERS, PAUL R 1 79.4% +13.5%
RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 1 78.4% +15.8%
YAO, THEODORE N 1 66.7% +39.0%
RAEVIS, ROBERT R 1 83.3% +15.3%
MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E 1 83.0% +11.7%
CHEN, ALAN S 1 90.9% +6.5%
HOWELL, THEODORE R 1 66.9% +25.1%
HUANG, DAVID Z 1 80.4% +13.2%
BANERJEE, KOYELI 1 33.3% +0.0%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19236118 Method and System for Forensic Data Tracking KORSAK, OLEG —
18778349 Coupon Sampler, System and Methods of Use Thereof RAEVIS, ROBERT R —
18530732 METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM THROUGH LAYERED GRADIENT BOOSTING CHEN, ALAN S —

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18449468 POOL-TYPE REACTOR WITH DRAIN TANK GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 70d
18608584 EX-SITU DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENTS OF LIQUID-CONTAINER RELATIONSHIPS MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E —
18501548 DILUTION SYSTEM HUANG, DAVID Z —
18550416 MICROSPHERE FORMULATIONS COMPRISING MULTIPLE NON-IDENTICAL PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME BANERJEE, KOYELI —
18450884 Nuclear Reactor Thermal Management System WASIL, DANIEL D —

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
18560663 C-LINKED INHIBITORS OF ENL/AF9 YEATS HOWELL, THEODORE R 29d overdue
19180850 SECURE BOOT KEY ROTATION MYERS, PAUL R —
18925959 Self-Inventorying Construction Tool Container and Methods of Use Thereof RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C —
18887629 Inhibiting Bridging In Annular Packs Within A Well YAO, THEODORE N —
18778349 Coupon Sampler, System and Methods of Use Thereof RAEVIS, ROBERT R —
18608584 EX-SITU DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENTS OF LIQUID-CONTAINER RELATIONSHIPS MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E —
18501548 DILUTION SYSTEM HUANG, DAVID Z —

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36463
28552
21761
36531
36761
41001
21251
16281
16541
16291

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19236118 Method and System for Forensic Data Tracking Quickvault, Inc. KORSAK, OLEG §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 12, 2025
19180850 SECURE BOOT KEY ROTATION Semtech Corporation MYERS, PAUL R 2176 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 16, 2025
18925959 Self-Inventorying Construction Tool Container and Methods of Use Thereof United Rentals, Inc. RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18887629 Inhibiting Bridging In Annular Packs Within A Well Chevron U.S.A. Inc. YAO, THEODORE N 3676 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 17, 2024
18778349 Coupon Sampler, System and Methods of Use Thereof Georgia Tech Research Corporation RAEVIS, ROBERT R 4100 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 19, 2024
18608584 EX-SITU DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENTS OF LIQUID-CONTAINER RELATIONSHIPS The Texas A&M University System MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2024
18530732 METHODS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM THROUGH LAYERED GRADIENT BOOSTING Towers Watson Software Limited CHEN, ALAN S 2125 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2023
18560663 C-LINKED INHIBITORS OF ENL/AF9 YEATS Bridge Medicines HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §112 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2023
18501548 DILUTION SYSTEM Abilene Christian University HUANG, DAVID Z 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2023
18550416 MICROSPHERE FORMULATIONS COMPRISING MULTIPLE NON-IDENTICAL PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Flow Pharma, Inc. BANERJEE, KOYELI 1654 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2023
18450884 Nuclear Reactor Thermal Management System The Texas A&M University System WASIL, DANIEL D 3646 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2023
18449468 POOL-TYPE REACTOR WITH DRAIN TANK BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18346632 IN-CORE PRINTED CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGER The Texas A&M University System DAVIS, SHARON M 3646 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 03, 2023
18007843 Process for the Preparation of Ticagrelor Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Pol-Pharma S.A. YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN 1629 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is King & Spalding, LLP's patent allowance rate?

89.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by King & Spalding, LLP were allowed, across 635 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does King & Spalding, LLP average before allowance?

3.09 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does King & Spalding, LLP have?

14 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 14 examiners in 10 art units.

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