Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Mccarter & English, LLP Stamford

26 pending office actions • 21 clients • 26 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1722 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.3%
Allowance Rate
n=1722
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1722
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=998
-0.13σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=998
1096 days
Time to Allowance
n=998
+9.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1722
27.2%
RCE Rate
n=1722
1.2%
Appeal Rate
n=1722

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.0%
§101 Overcome
n=25
82.1%
§102 Overcome
n=162
74.6%
§103 Overcome
n=669
91.2%
§112 Overcome
n=113

Specialization & Scale

A61B, Y10T, G02B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1722
0
Practitioners
n=1722
Apps / Practitioner
n=1722 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (3)

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.

1
Hard (4%)
22
Medium (85%)
3
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only20 (77%)
§102 only2 (8%)
§112 only2 (8%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
19% of docket
2
Information Tech
8% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
6
Semiconductors
23% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
2
Business / Other
8% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EOM, ROBERT J 1 57.5% +34.8%
HASKE, WOJCIECH 1 73.0% +17.8%
TRUONG, CAM Y T 1 82.5% +61.3%
PHAN, DEAN 1 74.0% +14.0%
LI, MENG 1 86.6% +19.9%
WU, MING HAN 1 76.4% +23.7%
ZAKARIA, AKM 1 82.6% +16.0%
MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E 1 46.3% +54.2%
KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 1 77.8% +24.0%
CORDERO, LINA M 1 71.5% +37.5%

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
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution TRUONG, CAM Y T 70d
19083081 System and Related Method for the Spatial Marking of a Multimedia File LI, MENG
18723664 Method and Relative System for the Detection of a Viral Agent by Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy ZAKARIA, AKM

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18237946 System for Usable Space Selection SIMPSON, DIONE N 51d overdue

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18739718 Dynamic Socks and Associated Methods MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E 45d overdue
19135314 Electrochemical Alcohol Nitration Systems and Methods HASKE, WOJCIECH 12d
18437534 LED-Based Phototherapy Systems and Associated Methods KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 12d
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution TRUONG, CAM Y T 70d
19288663 System and Method for Drug-Related Data Collection and Analysis EOM, ROBERT J 75d
19186263 Bi-Directional Active USB Extension System with Auto Power and Data Role Configuration Capabilities PHAN, DEAN
19083081 System and Related Method for the Spatial Marking of a Multimedia File LI, MENG
18838541 Methods and Systems for Providing a Space Extended Reality Service on Earth and an Earth Extended Reality Service on a Space Platform WU, MING HAN

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28812
37832
17971
17941
21691
26181
28581
37851
37921
28571

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19288663 System and Method for Drug-Related Data Collection and Analysis Flobio LLC EOM, ROBERT J 1797 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Aug 01, 2025
19135314 Electrochemical Alcohol Nitration Systems and Methods Nalas Engineering Services, Inc. HASKE, WOJCIECH 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 03, 2025
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT TRUONG, CAM Y T 2169 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 01, 2025
19186263 Bi-Directional Active USB Extension System with Auto Power and Data Role Configuration Capabilities Legrand Av, Inc. PHAN, DEAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 22, 2025
19083081 System and Related Method for the Spatial Marking of a Multimedia File Erasmicoin S.r.l. LI, MENG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2025
18838541 Methods and Systems for Providing a Space Extended Reality Service on Earth and an Earth Extended Reality Service on a Space Platform Next One Film Group S.r.l. WU, MING HAN 2618 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 14, 2024
18723664 Method and Relative System for the Detection of a Viral Agent by Microwave Dielectric Spectroscopy CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE ZAKARIA, AKM 2858 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 24, 2024
18739718 Dynamic Socks and Associated Methods Roar Athletic Performance Corp. MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E 3785 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jun 11, 2024
18437534 LED-Based Phototherapy Systems and Associated Methods Spectrum Medical Technologies, Inc. KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Feb 09, 2024
18577324 Fastener, Monitoring Method and System Sens-In S.r.l. CORDERO, LINA M 2857 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18397950 Citrate-Based Constructs for Osteochondral Defect Repair Acuitive Technologies, Inc. FUBARA, BLESSING M 1613 DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 27, 2023
18530520 Fiber Optic Adapter Legrand Dpc, LLC WONG, TINA MEI SENG 2874 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 06, 2023
18529266 Apparatus and Methods for Ion Manipulation Having Improved Duty Cycle Mobilion Systems, Inc. NGUYEN, KIET TUAN 2881 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2023
18508563 Addressable Microfluidics Systems and Methods for In Vivo Applications New Jersey Institute Of Technology LEPAGE, JONATHAN EVERETT 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Nov 14, 2023
18560476 Grab Bucket Excavator I.M.M. Hydraulics S.p.A. ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C 3746 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2023
18558109 Insufflation Tube for Laparoscopy Comprising Heating Element, Humidifying Material and Device for Determining the Moisture Content W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH CARPENTER, WILLIAM R 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18494500 Assembly Arrangement Sumitomo Riko Company Limited SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Oct 25, 2023
18279991 Graft Tensioning System with Modular Engagement Element Acuitive Technologies, Inc. BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J 3775 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 01, 2023
18239096 AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Nsi-Lynn Electronics, LLC GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2023
18237946 System for Usable Space Selection Ice Exchange, Inc. SIMPSON, DIONE N 3628 §101 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2023
18226071 Methods and Compositions for Treating Leucine Rich Repeat Kinase 2 (LRRK2)-Associated Disorder or Condition UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CREWS, JARET JAMES 1691 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18270362 Computing Platform for the Secure Execution of Penetration Tests and for the Secure Validation of Cybersecurity of Computer Resources of Embedded Systems Drivesec S.r.l. TRAORE, FATOUMATA 2436 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 29, 2023
18028688 Medical Pump for Endoscopy W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 27, 2023
18021759 Systems and Methods for Capturing Full Resolution Ion Mobility Data and Performing Multi-Analyte Targeted Data Acquisition Mobilion Systems, Inc. LOGIE, MICHAEL J 2881 §102 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2023
18090215 Induction Cooktop and Method for an Induction Cooktop Sabaf S.p.A. CHEN, KUANGYUE 3761 §112 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Dec 28, 2022
17840869 System and Method for Sensory Transmission Block by Electrical Stimulation of Neural Tissue UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR 3796 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 15, 2022

Managing Mccarter & English, LLP Stamford's Patent Prosecution?

IP Author helps law firms respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month