Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Marshall, Gerstein & Borun (Estée Lauder-33420)

15 pending office actions • 1 client • 14 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=77 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.3%
Allowance Rate
n=77
+0.79σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=77
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=28
+0.02σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=28
909 days
Time to Allowance
n=28
-18.8pp
Interview Lift
n=77
87.1%
RCE Rate
n=77
2.1%
Appeal Rate
n=77

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=7 (min 20)
§102 Overcome
n=7 (min 20)
32.6%
§103 Overcome
n=43
§112 Overcome
n=4 (min 20)

Specialization & Scale

A45D, G06T, G06V
Top CPC Subclasses
50%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=77
0
Practitioners
n=77
Apps / Practitioner
n=77 (min 20)

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. 5 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
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

3
Hard (20%)
12
Medium (80%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (20%)
§103 only12 (80%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
20% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
20% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
60% 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
LIN, CHUN-NAN 2 87.2% +15.9%
EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 1 42.7% +32.5%
SEREBOFF, NEAL 1 28.1% +33.1%
ANSARI, AZAM A 1 47.1% +49.4%
OLIVER, BRADLEY S 1 60.8% +14.0%
ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 1 67.8% +12.4%
HARRISON, CHANTE E 1 68.5% +29.5%
LEMIEUX, IAN L 1 86.8% +8.9%
ROSEN, ERIC J 1 41.6% +24.3%
VETTER, DANIEL 1 19.7% +9.0%

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
18758466 MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR NAIL ENHANCMEENT SYSTEM LIN, CHUN-NAN
18758529 POWER SYSTEMS FOR NAIL ENHANCMENTS LIN, CHUN-NAN
18444343 Smart Makeup Compact LEMIEUX, IAN L

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18749096 Look Suggester System Utilizing Favorited, Saved, and Liked Photos and Videos to Recreate Flattering Looks Based on User's Unique Facial Features EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 38d overdue
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends ANSARI, AZAM A 19d
18743404 PERSONALIZED CARE RECOMMENDATION USING GENETICS ANALYSIS SEREBOFF, NEAL
18520129 Cosmetic Authenticity Verification System VETTER, DANIEL

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
18605065 Dispensing Mechanism for Cosmetic Product Container ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 45d overdue
18749096 Look Suggester System Utilizing Favorited, Saved, and Liked Photos and Videos to Recreate Flattering Looks Based on User's Unique Facial Features EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 38d overdue
18444512 CONTROLLING VIRTUAL APPEARANCES IN IMAGES THAT ARE CAPTURED AND PROVIDED BY IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICES HARRISON, CHANTE E 29d overdue
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends ANSARI, AZAM A 19d
18622273 COSMETIC PRODUCT CONTAINER AND RETENTION MECHANISM OLIVER, BRADLEY S 55d
18758466 MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR NAIL ENHANCMEENT SYSTEM LIN, CHUN-NAN
18758529 POWER SYSTEMS FOR NAIL ENHANCMENTS LIN, CHUN-NAN
18743404 PERSONALIZED CARE RECOMMENDATION USING GENETICS ANALYSIS SEREBOFF, NEAL

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
ELC Management 15

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37542
37722
17881
26291
37151
36831
36211
26151
26691
36281

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18758466 MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR NAIL ENHANCMEENT SYSTEM Elc Management LLC LIN, CHUN-NAN 1788 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18758529 POWER SYSTEMS FOR NAIL ENHANCMENTS Elc Management LLC LIN, CHUN-NAN 2629 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18749096 Look Suggester System Utilizing Favorited, Saved, and Liked Photos and Videos to Recreate Flattering Looks Based on User's Unique Facial Features Elc Management LLC EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 3715 §101 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18743404 PERSONALIZED CARE RECOMMENDATION USING GENETICS ANALYSIS Elc Management LLC SEREBOFF, NEAL 3683 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 14, 2024
18740605 AI-Based Predictive Analysis Engine for Beauty Trends Elc Management LLC ANSARI, AZAM A 3621 §101 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jun 12, 2024
18622273 COSMETIC PRODUCT CONTAINER AND RETENTION MECHANISM Elc Management LLC OLIVER, BRADLEY S 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18605065 Dispensing Mechanism for Cosmetic Product Container Elc Management LLC ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18444512 CONTROLLING VIRTUAL APPEARANCES IN IMAGES THAT ARE CAPTURED AND PROVIDED BY IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICES Elc Management LLC HARRISON, CHANTE E 2615 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2024
18444343 Smart Makeup Compact Elc Management LLC LEMIEUX, IAN L 2669 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2024
18535508 APPLICATOR SYSTEM FOR APPLYING A COSMETIC PRODUCT Elc Management LLC ROSEN, ERIC J 3772 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2023
18520129 Cosmetic Authenticity Verification System Elc Management LLC VETTER, DANIEL 3628 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2023
18516663 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Elc Management LLC RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY 1616 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18139974 PARTIALLY TREATED COSMETIC PRODUCT APPLICATOR Elc Management LLC NOBREGA, TATIANA L 3799 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 27, 2023
17983055 Refillable Cosmetic Product Elc Management LLC WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN 3772 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2022
17740274 Compositions and Methods For the Delivery of Agents Elc Management LLC CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY 1617 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 09, 2022

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