Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Mccarter & English, LLP Newark

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

15 pending office actions • 10 clients • 14 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

This profile covers Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and includes 1677 career applications. The resolved allowance rate is 78.89%, with an average of 3.09 office actions per allowance. The record shows a substantial prosecution base, an allowance outcome reported for a majority of resolved matters, and several examination events before allowance.

There are 14 pending office actions, so the current workload is active but defined. Practitioners can use the historical rate to frame outcome expectations and the action average to plan response effort. Because the pending matters remain unresolved, each requires separate analysis of claim scope, cited art, and prosecution posture rather than reliance on the portfolio-level history.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1677 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

78.9%
Allowance Rate
n=1677
+0.43σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1677
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=908
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=908
1152 days
Time to Allowance
n=908
+6.4pp
Interview Lift
n=1677
27.8%
RCE Rate
n=1677
1.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1677

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.8%
§101 Overcome
n=151
72.4%
§102 Overcome
n=319
75.7%
§103 Overcome
n=552
81.4%
§112 Overcome
n=338

Specialization & Scale

G06Q, G06F, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1677
0
Practitioners
n=1677
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=1677 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
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.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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 (4)Due ≤ 30 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.

9
Hard (60%)
6
Medium (40%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (20%)
§103 only4 (27%)
§102 only2 (13%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
7% of docket
4
Information Tech
27% of docket
1
Communications
7% of docket
1
Semiconductors
7% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
53% 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
TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 2 70.0% +31.7%
IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD 1 81.6% -5.4%
WEEKS, GLORIA R 1 70.4% +12.4%
LEA EDMONDS, LISA S 1 87.0% +4.9%
FLETCHER, JERRY-DARYL 1 46.0% +38.8%
PILCHER, JONATHAN L 1 64.3% +43.8%
HACKENBERG, RACHEL J 1 78.1% +24.1%
OQUENDO, CARIB A 1 78.0% +12.2%
HUNTSINGER, PETER K 1 29.0% +17.6%
ALAM, MUSHFIKH I 1 58.2% +38.2%

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
19306816 Convertible Door Handle IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD —

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
18127414 Computer Vision Systems and Methods for Property Scene Understanding from Digital Images and Videos O'SHEA, BRENDAN S 87d overdue
18689690 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 29d
19107988 Stand for a Display Screen LEA EDMONDS, LISA S —
19051969 Assessing Spatial Cognition in Human Subjects FLETCHER, JERRY-DARYL —
19047911 Methods for Petroleum Coke Carbon Capture and Sequestration PILCHER, JONATHAN L —
18952333 System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment HACKENBERG, RACHEL J —
18843987 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure OQUENDO, CARIB A —
18720492 AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEM HUNTSINGER, PETER K —

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
18698657 INTERACTIVE SERVICES ALAM, MUSHFIKH I 38d overdue
18689690 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 29d
19086260 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING FOOD ARTICLES AND FILLING CONTAINERS THEREWITH WEEKS, GLORIA R —
19051969 Assessing Spatial Cognition in Human Subjects FLETCHER, JERRY-DARYL —
19047911 Methods for Petroleum Coke Carbon Capture and Sequestration PILCHER, JONATHAN L —
18952333 System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment HACKENBERG, RACHEL J —
18843987 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure OQUENDO, CARIB A —
18720492 AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEM HUNTSINGER, PETER K —

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36783
36751
37311
28471
37631
17721
24541
26821
24261
24251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19306816 Convertible Door Handle Nbr Brands, Inc. IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2025
19086260 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUTTING FOOD ARTICLES AND FILLING CONTAINERS THEREWITH Solbern Inc. WEEKS, GLORIA R 3731 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
19107988 Stand for a Display Screen Sky Cp Limited LEA EDMONDS, LISA S 2847 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2025
19051969 Assessing Spatial Cognition in Human Subjects Silicon Neural Ltd. FLETCHER, JERRY-DARYL 3763 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2025
19047911 Methods for Petroleum Coke Carbon Capture and Sequestration Confair Carbon Capture Technologies, LLC PILCHER, JONATHAN L 1772 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
18952333 System and Method for Dynamic Device Discovery and Address Assignment Hayward Industries, Inc. HACKENBERG, RACHEL J 2454 §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18843987 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure Rototech Pte. Ltd. OQUENDO, CARIB A 3678 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18720492 AUTOMATED INSPECTION SYSTEM Zeta Motion Ltd. HUNTSINGER, PETER K 2682 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18698657 INTERACTIVE SERVICES Sky Cp Limited ALAM, MUSHFIKH I 2426 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2024
18697366 MEDIA SUBSTITUTION SYSTEM Sky Cp Limited SAINT CYR, JEAN D 2425 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 29, 2024
18689690 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure Rototech Pte. Ltd. TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 3678 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Mar 06, 2024
18578701 Apparatus for Servicing a Structure Rototech Pte. Ltd. TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 3678 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 11, 2024
18127414 Computer Vision Systems and Methods for Property Scene Understanding from Digital Images and Videos Insurance Services Office, Inc. O'SHEA, BRENDAN S 3626 §101§103 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2023
17783400 Assembly of a Containment Means with an Aseptic Working Chamber Skan AG FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17774042 Arrangement for Monitoring State and Sequence of Movement in an Aseptic Work Chamber of a Containment Skan AG ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL 2483 §103 Final Rejection 92d overdue Pending May 03, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mccarter & English, LLP Newark's patent allowance rate?

78.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Mccarter & English, LLP Newark were allowed, across 1,677 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Mccarter & English, LLP Newark average before allowance?

3.09 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Mccarter & English, LLP Newark have?

15 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 10 clients, before 14 examiners in 13 art units.

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