Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Mcgarry Bair Pc

8 pending office actions • 7 clients • 8 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2345 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.0%
Allowance Rate
n=2345
+0.65σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2345
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1500
-0.25σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1500
1033 days
Time to Allowance
n=1500
+2.1pp
Interview Lift
n=2345
13.9%
RCE Rate
n=2345
4.9%
Appeal Rate
n=2345

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.0%
§101 Overcome
n=25
87.0%
§102 Overcome
n=437
86.5%
§103 Overcome
n=674
88.7%
§112 Overcome
n=442

Specialization & Scale

A47L, B65D, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
22%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2345
11
Practitioners
n=2345
213.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=2345

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

4
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (38%)
1
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (12%)
§102 only2 (25%)
§112 only1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
12% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
12% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
3
Business / Other
38% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M 1 69.1% +19.4%
BROWN, CLAUDE J 1 80.0% +16.8%
DODDS, SCOTT 1 68.4% +35.4%
GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO 1 61.0% +25.3%
RUNCO, MADELINE IVY 1 77.0% +8.2%
MEI, XU 1 85.5% +6.0%
POON, ROBERT 1 42.0% +26.9%
HALL, ZACHARY A 1 61.6% +49.8%

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
18768664 HEADREST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURROUND SOUND EXPERIENCE MEI, XU

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
19232393 FRESH WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M
18999191 ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT FOR A CUTTING UNIT, RELATIVE CUTTING UNIT AND MOBILE DEVICE COMPRISING THE ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT BROWN, CLAUDE J
18799035 CUTTING PLATE AND MOBILE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUCH CUTTING PLATE RUNCO, MADELINE IVY
18497335 PULP-MOLDED CONTAINER POON, ROBERT

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18314381 RAILING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION HALL, ZACHARY A 22d
19232393 FRESH WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M
18999191 ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT FOR A CUTTING UNIT, RELATIVE CUTTING UNIT AND MOBILE DEVICE COMPRISING THE ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT BROWN, CLAUDE J
18923913 REINFORCED CONDUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING DODDS, SCOTT
18827158 TRANSPORT CONTAINER HAVING A CLAMPING DISC GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO
18497335 PULP-MOLDED CONTAINER POON, ROBERT

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37531
17461
26951
37351
36781

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19232393 FRESH WATER RECLAMATION SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES Epiphany Rv Systems, LLC MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M 3753 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2025
18999191 ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT FOR A CUTTING UNIT, RELATIVE CUTTING UNIT AND MOBILE DEVICE COMPRISING THE ACCESSORY ARRANGEMENT Stiga S.p.A. In Breve Anche St. S.p.A. BROWN, CLAUDE J §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 23, 2024
18923913 REINFORCED CONDUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING Flexfab LLC DODDS, SCOTT 1746 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 23, 2024
18827158 TRANSPORT CONTAINER HAVING A CLAMPING DISC Bodo Richter GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 06, 2024
18799035 CUTTING PLATE AND MOBILE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUCH CUTTING PLATE Stiga S.p.A. In Breve Anche St. S.p.A. RUNCO, MADELINE IVY §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2024
18768664 HEADREST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURROUND SOUND EXPERIENCE Atlas Headrest LLC MEI, XU 2695 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2024
18497335 PULP-MOLDED CONTAINER Dart Container Corporation POON, ROBERT 3735 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18314381 RAILING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION UFP Industries, Inc. HALL, ZACHARY A 3678 §102 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 09, 2023

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