Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Technology area: Computing & Software

16 pending office actions • 10 clients • 14 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP focuses on the Computing & Software technology area, where it has managed 577 career applications. The firm demonstrates a resolved allowance rate of 94.57 percent. To achieve these results, the firm averages 3.77 office actions per allowance. There are currently 9 pending office actions under its management.

The data indicates the probability of success for applications, as the average of 3.77 office actions reflects the negotiation process with examiners. With 577 career applications, the firm shows experience in software-related prosecution. This 94.57 percent allowance rate highlights the firm's results in securing patent rights within this technological field. The 577 career applications provide a basis for understanding the firm's typical results in this sector.

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

Quality Metrics (n=579 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.6%
Allowance Rate
n=579
+0.67σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=579
3.8
OAs to Allowance
n=418
+0.10σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=418
1108 days
Time to Allowance
n=418
+4.4pp
Interview Lift
n=579
36.4%
RCE Rate
n=579
4.0%
Appeal Rate
n=579

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.9%
§101 Overcome
n=89
85.9%
§102 Overcome
n=156
86.0%
§103 Overcome
n=250
88.3%
§112 Overcome
n=163

Specialization & Scale

G06F, B60R, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
32%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=579
5
Practitioners
n=579
115.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=579

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)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.

8
Hard (50%)
6
Medium (38%)
2
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (19%)
§101 + other3 (19%)
§103 only4 (25%)
§102 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting only2 (12%)
Double-patenting + other1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (12%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
31% of docket
1
Communications
6% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
5
Business / Other
31% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 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 78.8% +12.3%
WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY 1 80.9% +23.9%
GYLLSTROM, BRYON T 1 67.8% +7.5%
BARTLETT, WILLIAM P 1 60.6% +32.0%
GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 1 77.0% +17.8%
HASSAN, AURANGZEB 1 80.3% +17.0%
MAHMOOD, REZWANUL 1 46.0% +33.9%
STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 1 39.2% +35.5%

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 (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
19004795 QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING SAAS ARCHITECTURE AND SOURCE AND INDUSTRY SCORE FACTORS MOSER, BRUCE M 112d overdue
18657097 UNMANNED ELLIPSOID MULTI-ROTOR AIRSHIP AND RESPECTIVE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 15d 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 —
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —

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 (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
21542
26121
37111
28751
21691
21591
36281
36191
24871
37911

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 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 §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
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
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
18911898 Golf Club With Off-Axis Grip L.A.B. Golf Company LLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN §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
18657097 UNMANNED ELLIPSOID MULTI-ROTOR AIRSHIP AND RESPECTIVE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION Elio Tecnologia Servicos E Participacoes Ltda SANDERSON, JOSEPH W 3619 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 07, 2024
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE Cowles Ventures, LLC LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD Cowles Ventures, LLC LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE §102§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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