Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

15 pending office actions • 9 clients • 13 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP has 15 pending office actions in Computing & Software and 588 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 94.42%, with an average of 3.78 office actions per allowance.

The profile records current prosecution activity alongside application and outcome data. The allowance rate summarizes resolved results, while the office-action average indicates the reported examination activity associated with allowances. Practitioners can use this information to evaluate docket activity and prosecution history within the technology area.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=588 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.4%
Allowance Rate
n=588
+0.70σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=588
3.8
OAs to Allowance
n=423
+0.09σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=423
1109 days
Time to Allowance
n=423
+4.8pp
Interview Lift
n=588
36.2%
RCE Rate
n=588
4.0%
Appeal Rate
n=588

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.0%
§101 Overcome
n=89
85.3%
§102 Overcome
n=156
86.0%
§103 Overcome
n=250
89.0%
§112 Overcome
n=163

Specialization & Scale

G06F, B60R, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
32%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=588
5
Practitioners
n=588
117.6
Apps / Practitioner
n=588

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

7
Hard (47%)
6
Medium (40%)
2
Easy (13%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (20%)
§101 + other2 (13%)
§103 only4 (27%)
§102 only1 (7%)
Double-patenting only2 (13%)
Double-patenting + other1 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (13%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
6
Information Tech
40% of docket
2
Communications
13% of docket
1
Semiconductors
7% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
40% 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.

150 h
Manual time on pending OAs
30 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
52 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MOSER, BRUCE M 2 84.2% +20.1%
LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 2 28.6% -33.3%
PATEL, JITESH 1 79.1% +12.2%
WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY 1 80.9% +23.9%
GYLLSTROM, BRYON T 1 67.8% +7.5%
BARTLETT, WILLIAM P 1 60.9% +32.3%
GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 1 77.0% +17.4%
HASSAN, AURANGZEB 1 80.4% +17.0%
MAHMOOD, REZWANUL 1 46.2% +34.0%
STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 1 39.1% +35.7%

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
19066493 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING PROGRAMS FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND ADAPTERS THEREFOR HASSAN, AURANGZEB —

Hard Cases (8)

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
19004795 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SAAS ARCHITECTURE AND SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS MOSER, BRUCE M 112d overdue
19060039 DENOISING SYSTEM AND METHOD MAHMOOD, REZWANUL 42d
19372095 HEEL SHAFTED GOLF PUTTER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY —
19004911 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS MOSER, BRUCE M —
18890638 JOB ONTOLOGY GENERATION AND MAINTAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD WALSH, EMMETT K —
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —
17899984 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF DRY WEIGHT BY MULTI-FREQUENCY BIOIMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS YOON, CHANEL J —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
19004795 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SAAS ARCHITECTURE AND SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS MOSER, BRUCE M 112d overdue
19060039 DENOISING SYSTEM AND METHOD MAHMOOD, REZWANUL 42d
19638358 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER-SIMULATED REALITY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS AND PUBLICATIONS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES PATEL, JITESH —
19372095 HEEL SHAFTED GOLF PUTTER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY —
19334130 DISCOVERY LOOP SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PLOTS BARTLETT, WILLIAM P —
19309434 ADVANCED PEDESTRIAN AND/OR DRIVER ALERT AND/OR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM GIRMA, FEKADESELASS —
19066493 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING PROGRAMS FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND ADAPTERS THEREFOR HASSAN, AURANGZEB —
19004911 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS MOSER, BRUCE M —

Client Portfolio (9 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37913
37112
21542
26121
28751
21691
26891
21841
21591
36281

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19638358 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER-SIMULATED REALITY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS AND PUBLICATIONS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES A Big Chunk of Mud LLC PATEL, JITESH 2612 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 03, 2026
19372095 HEEL SHAFTED GOLF PUTTER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME L.A.B. Golf Company LLC WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY 3711 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 28, 2025
19341553 DOWNLIGHTING SIGNAL AND ILLUMINATION MIRROR HEAD FOR VEHICLE Rosco, Inc. GYLLSTROM, BRYON T 2875 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2025
19334130 DISCOVERY LOOP SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PLOTS Intelligent Search Technology, Inc. BARTLETT, WILLIAM P 2169 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2025
19309434 ADVANCED PEDESTRIAN AND/OR DRIVER ALERT AND/OR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM Rosco, Inc. GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 2689 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 25, 2025
19066493 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING PROGRAMS FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND ADAPTERS THEREFOR Clinicomp International, Inc. HASSAN, AURANGZEB 2184 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2025
19060039 DENOISING SYSTEM AND METHOD Demand Science Group, LLC MAHMOOD, REZWANUL 2159 §101 Final Rejection 42d Pending Feb 21, 2025
19004911 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS Seekr Technologies, Inc. MOSER, BRUCE M 2154 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
19004795 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SAAS ARCHITECTURE AND SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS Seekr Technologies, Inc. MOSER, BRUCE M 2154 §101§103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2024
18911898 Golf Club With Off-Axis Grip L.A.B. Golf Company LLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18890638 JOB ONTOLOGY GENERATION AND MAINTAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD Demand Science Group, LLC WALSH, EMMETT K 3628 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2024
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD Cowles Ventures, LLC LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 3791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE Cowles Ventures, LLC LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023
18459914 MIRROR MONITOR USING TWO LEVELS OF REFLECTIVITY AND TRANSMISSIBILITY Rosco, Inc. CZEKAJ, DAVID J 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2023
17899984 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF DRY WEIGHT BY MULTI-FREQUENCY BIOIMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS Seemedx, Inc. YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 31, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP's patent allowance rate?

94.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP were allowed, across 588 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP average before allowance?

3.78 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP have?

15 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 9 clients, before 13 examiners in 11 art units.

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