Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Mendelsohn Dunleavy, P.C.

48 pending office actions • 29 clients • 47 examiners • 38 art units • 3 of 48 (6%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3034 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.2%
Allowance Rate
n=3034
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3034
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1914
-0.03σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1914
1069 days
Time to Allowance
n=1914
+9.9pp
Interview Lift
n=3034
22.9%
RCE Rate
n=3034
3.3%
Appeal Rate
n=3034

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.9%
§101 Overcome
n=199
81.7%
§102 Overcome
n=792
82.4%
§103 Overcome
n=1321
81.9%
§112 Overcome
n=834

Specialization & Scale

H04L, H04B, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3034
5
Practitioners
n=3034
606.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=3034

Portfolio Summary

48
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
21
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (4)

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.

17
Hard (35%)
24
Medium (50%)
7
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (6%)
§103 only19 (40%)
§102 only4 (8%)
§112 only7 (15%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (29%)

Industry Mix

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

21
Life Sciences
44% of docket
13
Information Tech
27% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
3
Semiconductors
6% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
6
Business / Other
12% 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.

480 h
Manual time on pending OAs
96 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
168 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHO, SUNG IL 2 91.3% +8.5%
GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD 1 80.0% +40.0%
LIPMAN, JACOB 1 83.2% +12.6%
COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 1 93.0% +19.3%
SPANN, COURTNEY P 1 80.2% +21.2%
LYONS, MICHAEL A 1 86.4% +10.1%
BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 1 70.8% +22.2%
KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN 1 72.5% +17.7%
DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED 1 40.0% +85.7%
WILLIAMS, ROSS A 1 61.7% +17.7%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18799553 Untitled GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD
18953318 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CHO, SUNG IL
18912482 JOINT FIBER MONITORING LYONS, MICHAEL A
18678885 DUAL LATCH FLIP FLOP DEVICE CHO, SUNG IL

Hard Cases (17)

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
17840134 PATTERNS TO LEVERAGE GRPC IN SMALL FOOTPRINT EMBEDDED SYSTEM ONAT, UMUT 9d overdue
18353372 TECHNIQUE FOR CLEARING CONFIGURATIONS AT WIFI EXTENDERS VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q 8d overdue
18413648 OPTIMIZING USAGE OF POWER YEUNG, MANG HANG 2d overdue
18245419 MOTION-COMPENSATED LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING BUI PHO, PASCAL M 69d
18472375 GA2O3-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GA2O3-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE 84d
18991261 TIMEOUT PERIOD FOR REJECTED AUTHENTICATION REQUESTS LIPMAN, JACOB
18982119 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY COON, BRADLEY SCOTT
18919520 COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY WITH COOPERATION AMONG ROWS OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS AND MEMORY THEREOF SPANN, COURTNEY P

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
18799553 Untitled GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD
18991261 TIMEOUT PERIOD FOR REJECTED AUTHENTICATION REQUESTS LIPMAN, JACOB
18982119 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY COON, BRADLEY SCOTT
18919520 COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY WITH COOPERATION AMONG ROWS OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS AND MEMORY THEREOF SPANN, COURTNEY P
18912482 JOINT FIBER MONITORING LYONS, MICHAEL A
18842854 PINLESS SHROUDS FOR EARTH MOVING MACHINES BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY
18799442 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPILING KERNEL CONFIGURATIONS KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN
18774577 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED COMPUTE KERNEL COMPILATION AND DEPLOYMENT DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED

Client Portfolio (29 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16463
28772
17922
21131
24341
21831
24511
21991
37151
24651

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18799553 Untitled Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy GUSTAFSON, MATHEW DONALD 2113 §103 Final Rejection Pending
18991261 TIMEOUT PERIOD FOR REJECTED AUTHENTICATION REQUESTS Charter Communications Operating, LLC LIPMAN, JACOB 2434 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2024
18982119 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY At-Memory Computing LP COON, BRADLEY SCOTT §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18953318 LOW-POWER STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY At-Memory Computing LP CHO, SUNG IL §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2024
18919520 COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY WITH COOPERATION AMONG ROWS OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS AND MEMORY THEREOF At-Memory Computing LP SPANN, COURTNEY P 2183 §101§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18912482 JOINT FIBER MONITORING Alcatel Submarine Networks LYONS, MICHAEL A 2877 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 10, 2024
18842854 PINLESS SHROUDS FOR EARTH MOVING MACHINES Metalogenia Research & Technologies S.L. BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 30, 2024
18799442 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPILING KERNEL CONFIGURATIONS At-Memory Computing LP KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN 2451 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 09, 2024
18774577 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED COMPUTE KERNEL COMPILATION AND DEPLOYMENT At-Memory Computing LP DARWISH, AMIR ELSAYED 2199 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 16, 2024
18766995 TOUCHPOINT-DEPENDENT TRANSACTIONS FOR GAMING TABLES Pavilion Payments Gaming Services, Inc. WILLIAMS, ROSS A 3715 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 09, 2024
18762117 SPECTRUM CONTROL USING SILENT PERIODS Charter Communications Operating, LLC CHEEMA, HASAN ALI 2465 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jul 02, 2024
18757443 Carbon Susceptors for Thermoplastic Composite Induction Welding University Of Southern Mississippi DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2024
18721050 RAIL BUFFER Fabritek Creations Inc. LIN, CHENG XI §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 17, 2024
18734438 SECURE ADDRESS DISCOVERY FOR SYMMETRIC NAT FUNCTIONALITY Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy ZARKA, DAVID PETER 2449 §103 Final Rejection 16d AI Ready Jun 05, 2024
18678885 DUAL LATCH FLIP FLOP DEVICE At-Memory Computing LP CHO, SUNG IL 2825 §102 Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2024
18671014 DYNAMIC WIRELESS NETWORK WITH DATA OFFLOADING Charter Communications Operating, LLC PHAM, TUAN 2649 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2024
18661145 COMPUTING DEVICES WITH INSTRUCTION QUEUES AND PROCESSING-ELEMENT ARRAY CONTROLLERS At-Memory Computing LP METZGER, MICHAEL J 2100 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 10, 2024
18701236 PACKAGE FOR PRESERVING RESPIRING PRODUCE AND METHOD Perfo Knowledgy B.V. LACHICA, ERICSON M 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 14, 2024
18584085 RESOURCE SHARING AMONG NETWORK GATEWAYS IN NETWORKS Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy MENDAYE, KIDEST H 2457 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 22, 2024
18444220 CRICOTHYROTOMY TRAINER Richard M. Levitan SAINT-VIL, EDDY §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2024
18413648 OPTIMIZING USAGE OF POWER Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy YEUNG, MANG HANG 2417 §101§102 Non-Final OA 2d overdue AI Ready Jan 16, 2024
18572569 COFFEE MELANOIDIN NANOPARTICLES AND NANOFIBERS Kaffe Bueno Aps. SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL 1617 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2023
18543073 EVENT TRIGGERING BASED ON EXPLICIT USER EQUIPMENT LIST ASSIGNMENT COMMAND EVENTS Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R 2633 §112 Final Rejection 36d Pending Dec 18, 2023
18524289 THIENYL-DIBENZOAZEPINES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES AS DONORS FOR XANTHENE-BASED SHORT-WAVE INFRARED (SWIR) DYES Mississippi State University BAUER, BRIANNA LEE 1623 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2023
18504291 Dendrite-Free, Wide Temperature Range Lithium Metal Batteries Enabled by Hybrid Network Ionic Liquids Drexel University CULLEN, SEAN P 1725 §103 Final Rejection 121d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2023
18502675 POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE COMPOSITION COMPRISING CRYSTALLIZATION ACCELERATOR AND MOLDED BODY Jiangsu Lansu Biomaterial Co., Ltd. CAI, WENWEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2023
18555521 AN APPARATUS, A METHOD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING A RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLE IDENTIFIER Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy DUONG, DUC T 2467 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 14, 2023
18475584 ONE-WAY VALVE FOR URINARY CATHETERS AND THE LIKE Mihna Medical Technologies PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH 3781 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18472375 GA2O3-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GA2O3-BASED SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE Orbray Co., Ltd. EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE 1734 §102§103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18453136 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW AND FLEXIBLE COVER WINDOW MANUFACTURED THEREBY UTI INC. DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2023
18264272 SINGLE PASS ELECTRO-SEPARATION SYSTEM Aegros Pty Ltd. SABATOSE, ASHLEY CHARLES 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 04, 2023
18353372 TECHNIQUE FOR CLEARING CONFIGURATIONS AT WIFI EXTENDERS Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q 2476 §102§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue AI Ready Jul 17, 2023
18038162 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A NON-FLAT ARTICLE Plantics Holding B.V. SALAMON, PETER A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending May 22, 2023
18247371 A THICKENED SILVER DIAMINE FLUORIDE COMPOSITION Advantage Silver Dental Arrest, LLC LIU, TRACY 1614 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 30, 2023
18245419 MOTION-COMPENSATED LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING Limis Development B.V. BUI PHO, PASCAL M 3798 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18018656 Enzyme preparation for catalyzing epimerization reaction of saccharide, method for producing epimerization reaction product, and epimerization reaction product Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Ltd. DAVIS, RUTH A 1699 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2023
18002064 CONDITIONALLY ACTIVE ANTI-NECTIN-4 ANTIBODIES BIOATLA, INC. SANG, HONG 1646 §112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Dec 16, 2022
18061197 CONDITIONALLY ACTIVE CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS FOR MODIFIED T-CELLS BIOATLA, INC. WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 1634 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Dec 02, 2022
17996625 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE DIMENSIONS OF ONE OR MORE STRUCTURES ON A SAMPLE SURFACE Teranova B.V. TRAN, JUDY DAO 2877 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 20, 2022
17759195 Conditionally Active Anti-Her2 Antibodies, Antibody Fragments Their Immunoconjugates And Uses Thereof BIOATLA, INC. ALSOMAIRY, SARAH ABDOALATIF 1646 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 21, 2022
17807954 EXPRESS HUMANIZATION OF ANTIBODIES BIOATLA, INC. GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 1684 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 21, 2022
17757741 COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MELANOIDINS Kaffe Bueno Aps VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE 1612 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2022
17840134 PATTERNS TO LEVERAGE GRPC IN SMALL FOOTPRINT EMBEDDED SYSTEM Infinera Corp. ONAT, UMUT 2194 §103§112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2022
17756335 COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR 3D PRINTING Plantics Holding B.V. MACHNESS, ARIELLA 1743 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending May 23, 2022
17755921 PERFORATED PLATE STRUCTURE, SUCH AS AN ELECTRODE VECO B.V. JEBUTU, MOFOLUWASO SIMILOLUWA 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending May 11, 2022
17618072 PACKAGE FOR PRESERVING RESPIRING PRODUCE AND METHOD Perfo Tec B.V. THAKUR, VIREN A 1792 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 10, 2021
17264702 CONDITIONALLY ACTIVE PROTEINS WITH pH SELECTIVITY BIOATLA, INC. O'BRIEN, LEA S 1646 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2021
16318832 METHOD FOR PREPARING LONG-CHAIN SINGLE-STRANDED DNA Biodynamics Laboratory, Inc. SU-TOBON, QIWEN NMN 1600 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 27, 2019

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