Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Laine Ip OY

33 pending office actions • 23 clients • 32 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 81 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

33
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
6
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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (6)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.

0
Hard (0%)
31
Medium (94%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only30 (91%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
52% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
4
Communications
12% of docket
3
Semiconductors
9% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
18% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

330 h
Manual time on pending OAs
66 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
115 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 2 61.3% +38.9%
MCLOONE, PETER D 1 82.7% +3.2%
KHANAL, SANDARVA 1 66.7% +15.7%
ALVARE, PAUL 1 57.5% +38.3%
BROWN, VERNAL U 1 69.6% +13.9%
MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1 53.3% +30.8%
BEHA, CAROLINE 1 57.4% +25.0%
KRETZER, KYLE W. 1 63.4% +45.7%
KIM, KIHO 1 85.5% +4.2%
LU, JIONG-PING 1 83.5% +7.8%

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
18292944 A method for determining an amount of radiation KIM, KIHO 140d overdue
19243024 Point-and-select system and methods MCLOONE, PETER D 2d overdue
18389847 SELECTIVE ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING ASSEMBLY LU, JIONG-PING 41d

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
18792579 Indicating a process position for a radio-frequency tag BROWN, VERNAL U 42d overdue
18845005 A heat exchanger and a method of producing a matrix for a recuperative heat exchanger ALVARE, PAUL 3d overdue
19138696 NETWORK MANAGEMENT KHANAL, SANDARVA 2d overdue
18699899 A product, uses of the same, and a method RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 2d overdue
18278186 A method, a paperboard product and use of a foam coater and a subsequent high-consistency metering size press RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 20d
18294564 A DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE MONITORING KRETZER, KYLE W. 27d
18718466 Cellulosic textile fibre MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 41d
18718491 Cellulosic textile fibre BEHA, CAROLINE 56d

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17483
17612
26211
24531
37631
26861
17891
37911
28841
17131

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19243024 Point-and-select system and methods Doublepoint Technologies OY MCLOONE, PETER D 2621 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 19, 2025
19138696 NETWORK MANAGEMENT Elisa Oyj KHANAL, SANDARVA 2453 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2025
18845005 A heat exchanger and a method of producing a matrix for a recuperative heat exchanger Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt OY ALVARE, PAUL 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2024
18792579 Indicating a process position for a radio-frequency tag Voyantic OY BROWN, VERNAL U 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2024
18718466 Cellulosic textile fibre Infinited Fiber Company OY MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18718491 Cellulosic textile fibre Infinited Fiber Company OY BEHA, CAROLINE 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18699899 A product, uses of the same, and a method Metsä Spring OY RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18294564 A DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE MONITORING Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt OY KRETZER, KYLE W. 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 02, 2024
18292944 A method for determining an amount of radiation Turun Yliopisto KIM, KIHO 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 140d overdue Pending Jan 29, 2024
18389847 SELECTIVE ETCHING METHOD AND ETCHING ASSEMBLY Asm Ip Holding B.V. LU, JIONG-PING 1713 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18522516 Pinch state detection system and methods Doublepoint Technologies OY PARCHER, DANIEL W 2174 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Nov 29, 2023
18562865 Compounds inhibiting the synergistic carsinogenic effect of heavy metals in the presence of other carcinogens for use in the treatment of cancer Cancer Research And Biotechnology AG DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2023
18290156 Vibration measurements of objects Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt OY ZHU, NOAH YI MIN 3648 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 10, 2023
35522900 Pipette (part of) Sartorius Liquid Handling OY CHRISTEON, MICHELLE MARQUART 2943 §112 Non-Final OA 212d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18289239 Isolating amplifier apparatus Arctic Instruments OY NGUYEN, KHANH V 2843 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18244330 Human Operable Controller Input Labs OY NIMOX, RAYMOND LONDALE 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18278186 A method, a paperboard product and use of a foam coater and a subsequent high-consistency metering size press Metsä Board Oyj RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18268319 Colloidal lignin-epoxy formulations Aalto University Foundation sr PEPITONE, MICHAEL F 1767 §112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18036901 Composition for coating of optical substrates and the use thereof Inkron OY SIMONE, CATHERINE A 1781 §102 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18197139 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE IN A KETTLE Dietatec OY ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending May 15, 2023
18035177 INSULATION MATERIAL, INSULATION PRODUCT, LAYER STUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INSULATION MATERIAL Fiberwood OY LE, HOA T 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending May 03, 2023
18023062 CROP MANAGEMENT Grainsense OY TC 3600, DOCKET 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
18009747 Method for relative positioning of a spreader Kalmar Finland OY CAI, PHUONG HAU 2673 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 12, 2022
17928294 Phase change polysaccharide-based bio-complexes with tunable thermophysical properties and preparation method thereof Aalto University Foundation sr DIAZ, MATTHEW R 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17927938 Water-based Lignin-Particle-Epoxy Surface Coatings, Thermosets and Adhesives Aalto University Foundation sr ROELOFSE, CHRISTIAAN 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Nov 28, 2022
17961581 WIRELESS POSITIONING Iiwari Tracking Solutions OY AHSAN, UMAIR 2647 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 07, 2022
17909398 A method for preparing a gaseous isotope reference, a method for determining an isotope ratio in a sample, and use of graphite for preparing a gaseous carbon and/or oxygen isotope reference Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt OY XU, XIAOYUN 1797 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2022
17793960 Luminescence hybridisation assay method OY Arctic Partners AB LU, FRANK WEI MIN 1683 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jul 20, 2022
17790743 Melt spun cellulose based fibers Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus Vtt OY KHAN, AMINA S 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Jul 04, 2022
17785438 Method, automated system and cartridge for extraction of cell-free nucleic acids from a blood sample Biopsense OY KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jun 15, 2022
17708075 Package, a method and use Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling OY SHUTTY, DAVID G 3731 §103 Final Rejection 69d Pending Mar 30, 2022
17620787 Bifuran copolyesters and a method for preparation thereof Oulun Yliopisto DU, SURBHI M 1765 §103 Non-Final OA 107d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2021
17618932 Oncolytic adenovirus and checkpoint inhibitor combination therapy Tilt Biotherapeutics OY PATTERSON, SARAH COOPER 1675 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2021

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