Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Wa Lgd)

50 pending office actions • 2 clients • 45 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 97 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=777 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

99.5%
Allowance Rate
n=777
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=777
1.8
OAs to Allowance
n=198
-0.83σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=198
561 days
Time to Allowance
n=198
+0.6pp
Interview Lift
n=777
16.6%
RCE Rate
n=777
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=777

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=1 (min 20)
66.7%
§102 Overcome
n=36
53.8%
§103 Overcome
n=160
§112 Overcome
n=12 (min 20)

Specialization & Scale

H10K, G09G, H10H
Top CPC Subclasses
46%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=777
0
Practitioners
n=777
Apps / Practitioner
n=777 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

50
Total Pending OAs
36
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)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.

0
Hard (0%)
37
Medium (74%)
3
Easy (6%)
10
Unknown (20%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only33 (66%)
§102 only4 (8%)
§112 only2 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
No statute on record10 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
22
Communications
44% of docket
17
Semiconductors
34% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
11
Business / Other
22% 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.

500 h
Manual time on pending OAs
100 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
175 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HONG, RICHARD J 2 78.5% +4.5%
JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2 48.8% +18.1%
BREVAL, ELMITO 2 76.5% +10.6%
RAKOWSKI, CARA E 2 65.0% +5.5%
BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN 2 81.7% +18.3%
ONYEKABA, AMY 1 84.3% +6.4%
MCLOONE, PETER D 1 82.7% +3.4%
ABEBE, SOSINA 1 72.7% +18.1%
BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P 1 74.0% +16.9%
MERCEDES, DISMERY E 1 77.0% +10.5%

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
18377026 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN 70d

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
18976054 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME JOSEPH, DENNIS P 30d overdue
18224782 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME BREVAL, ELMITO 5d overdue
18377026 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN 70d
19315425 Untitled ABEBE, SOSINA
19282284 Untitled BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P
19283908 Untitled MERCEDES, DISMERY E
19093985 DISPLAY APPARATUS JOSEPH, DENNIS P
18927231 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME BREVAL, ELMITO

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
LG 49
Snu R&DB Foundation 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26234
26293
26283
26213
26923
28753
26262
26242
28982
28932

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19337307 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. ONYEKABA, AMY Non-Final OA Pending
19248018 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. HONG, RICHARD J 2623 Non-Final OA Pending
19233381 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. MCLOONE, PETER D Non-Final OA Pending
19315425 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. ABEBE, SOSINA 2626 Non-Final OA Pending
19285663 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. HONG, RICHARD J 2623 Final Rejection Pending
19282284 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P 2629 Non-Final OA Pending
19283908 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. MERCEDES, DISMERY E Non-Final OA Pending
19341645 Untitled LG Display Co., Ltd. ZHOU, HONG Non-Final OA Pending
19374871 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS Snu R&Db Foundation SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA 2628 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2025
19367374 PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. LUBIT, RYAN A 2626 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2025
19361729 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. BIBBEE, CHAYCE R 2624 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2025
19310727 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. BOLOTIN, DMITRIY 2623 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2025
19296178 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. ARONOVICH, OLGA 2629 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 11, 2025
19229407 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL LG Display Co., Ltd. EDWARDS, MARK 2624 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 05, 2025
19207286 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. SITTA, GRANT 2622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2025
19093985 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2621 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2025
19021829 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. TRUONG, NGUYEN H 2623 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 15, 2025
19005064 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. PIZIALI, JEFFREY J 2628 §102 Final Rejection Pending Dec 30, 2024
18976054 GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2621 Other Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2024
18969985 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. BOCAR, DONNA V 2621 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2024
18928599 TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. NADKARNI, SARVESH J 2629 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18927231 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. BREVAL, ELMITO §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18807274 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. BOGALE, AMEN W 2628 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Aug 16, 2024
18805808 LIGHT CONTROLLING PANEL AND TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. RAKOWSKI, CARA E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2024
18804521 LIGHT CONTROLLING PANEL AND TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. RAKOWSKI, CARA E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18780339 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. BLAIR, KILE O 2691 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 22, 2024
18777098 DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A CONTACT UNIT LG Display Co., Ltd. HUGHES, DEANDRA M 3992 §112 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18770544 LED TRANSFER METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. SMITH, BRADLEY §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2024
18759888 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. GANMAVO, KUASSI A 2692 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2024
18749783 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. FENG, ZHENGFU J 2835 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18749466 FOLDABLE DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. MORRISON, RASHEN E 2841 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 20, 2024
18677280 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. JEFFERSON, QUOVAUNDA §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18645372 APPARATUS AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. BRINEY III, WALTER F 2692 DP Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18418158 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND VIBRATION GENERATING APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. FISCHER, MARK L 2692 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 19, 2024
18410690 DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING ENCAPSULATION FILM AND ENCAPSULATION FILM HAVING OXYGEN BARRIER LAYER LG Display Co., Ltd. HENRY, CALEB E 2818 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2024
18399573 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. MOJADDEDI, OMAR F 2898 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Dec 28, 2023
18397137 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. CUNNINGHAM, KIERAN MURRAY 2893 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2023
18396510 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN 2817 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2023
18392165 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. MOVVA, AMAR 2898 §102 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18538250 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN 2817 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18525648 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. ZHANG, RUIYUN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2023
18524805 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. MENZ, DOUGLAS M 2897 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2023
18523124 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. SPRENGER, JAIME LYNN 2893 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 29, 2023
18522188 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE INCLUDING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THEREOF LG Display Co., Ltd. JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A 2899 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18389429 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE 2899 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 14, 2023
18389061 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN 2875 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2023
18386363 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. ERDEM, FAZLI 2812 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 02, 2023
18377026 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN 2875 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Oct 05, 2023
18235092 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL LG Display Co., Ltd. SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §103 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18224782 DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Electronics Inc. BREVAL, ELMITO 2875 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2023

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