Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
916 pending office actions • 149 clients • 789 examiners • 318 art units • 27 of 916 (3%) have an AI response strategy ready
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP focuses on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and reports 923 pending office actions across 30385 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 83.04%, indicating allowance in a substantial majority of resolved matters. The large application portfolio and substantial open-action inventory show an active prosecution operation with significant ongoing examination work.
The average of 3.76 office actions per allowance indicates that allowed matters commonly require several responses before resolution. Practitioners can use the profile to separate scale from outcome: the application and pending-action figures describe workload, while the allowance rate describes resolved performance. The action average adds a practical measure of the effort likely to be required during prosecution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 251 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 251 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 13 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 142 (16%) |
| §103 only | 304 (33%) |
| §102 only | 46 (5%) |
| §112 only | 39 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 11 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 35 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 321 (35%) |
| No statute on record | 5 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIRIC, LJILJANA V | 5 | 77.4% | +22.2% |
| HARPER, TRAMAR YONG | 4 | 65.4% | +23.9% |
| DOYLE, BRANDI M | 4 | 62.6% | +12.1% |
| YOO, JASSON H | 4 | 62.4% | +32.9% |
| KING, BRADLEY T | 4 | 70.8% | +22.5% |
| KELLY, ROBERT M | 4 | 74.1% | +24.1% |
| KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3 | 70.3% | +14.9% |
| NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3 | 78.7% | +8.9% |
| LANEAU, RONALD | 3 | 88.1% | +10.0% |
| KIM, JAMES JAY | 3 | 70.4% | +27.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17755881 | NATURAL KILLER CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA AND OTHER CANCERS | EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | 217d overdue |
| 17651978 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FUSED SENSOR DETECTION CONDITION | ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN | 188d overdue |
| 18533611 | METHOD FOR CULTURING 3-DIMENSIONAL LUNG CANCER ORGANOID AND METHOD FOR PREPARING PATIENT-DERIVED XENOGRAFT ANIMAL MODEL USING SAME | CORDAS, EMILY ANN | 156d overdue |
| 18439935 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SAFETY-CRITICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM | BRYAN, JASON B | 146d overdue |
| 18269124 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | SHRIVER II, JAMES A | 146d overdue |
| 18245281 | CYTOTOXIC AND COSTIMULATORY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS | BUTTICE, AUDREY L | 119d overdue |
| 17738584 | INDUCTION OF TUMOR VASCULAR NECROSIS UTILIZING FIBROBLASTS | SMALL, KATHERINE R | 107d overdue |
| 17310051 | FIBROBLASTS AND MICROVESICLES THEREOF FOR REDUCTION OF TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY | DHAR, MATASHA | 86d overdue |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18743784 | GAME TOKEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | YOO, JASSON H | 10d overdue |
| 18548144 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC VOLUME | KING, BRADLEY T | 1d overdue |
| 17768738 | INTEGRATED HYDROCRACKING PROCESS TO PRODUCE LIGHT OLEFINS, AROMATICS, AND LUBRICATING BASE OILS FROM CRUDE OIL | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 14d |
| 18018552 | UNIVERSAL ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELL BANKS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME THERAPEUTICALLY | KELLY, ROBERT M | 16d |
| 18551705 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OLEFIN PRODUCTION IN ELECTRICALLY-HEATED CRACKING FURNACE | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 28d |
| 18647222 | GAMING TABLE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM | HARPER, TRAMAR YONG | 34d |
| 18707817 | Untitled | KRAFT, LOGAN M | — |
| 19133748 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM | KRAFT, LOGAN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 27 |
| 3616 | 19 |
| 3763 | 18 |
| 3747 | 17 |
| 1631 | 14 |
| 1632 | 14 |
| 3645 | 13 |
| 2855 | 12 |
| 3668 | 11 |
| 3664 | 11 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19157941 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY | 2622 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 18890515 | Untitled | Qualcomm Incorporated | WANG, HARRY Z | 2184 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 18686384 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | JACKSON, JORDAN L | 2857 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 18763775 | Untitled | Qualcomm Incorporated | MENDEZ MUNIZ, DYLAN JOHN | 2675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 18707817 | Untitled | Robert Bosch GmbH | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19436448 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND ENGINE | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 3746 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 19417870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BASED ON PASSIVE PROCESSING OF CONVERSATIONAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE | Ellipsis Health, Inc. | BARR, MARY EVANGELINE | 3682 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 19416200 | BED CONNECTION INTERFACE | Snbr Inc. | KURILLA, ERIC J | 3619 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 19400436 | GAME TABLE READING SYSTEM | Angel Group Co., Ltd. | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19390925 | HYBRID MATTRESS | Sleep Number Corporation | CONLEY, FREDRICK C | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 19388241 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING A DIGITAL MAP | Robert Bosch GmbH | HEIM, MARK ROBERT | 3668 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19382647 | METHOD FOR MATCHING ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR SCANS | Robert Bosch GmbH | PATEL, SHARDUL D | 3664 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 19372361 | MAP CREATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | Robert Bosch GmbH | NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3664 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19352980 | ENGINE DEVICE | Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. | LAGUARDA, GONZALO | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19342876 | Generating a Sleep Program for a Bed System | Snbr Inc. | LABARGE, ALISON N | 3679 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19343582 | BED WITH FEATURES FOR ESTIMATING ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE | Snbr Inc. | GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL | 3673 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19336877 | BED MICROCLIMATE CONTROL USING HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS | Snbr Inc. | KURILLA, ERIC J | 3619 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19335153 | BED SYSTEM WITH DEVICE CHARGING STORAGE POCKETS | Snbr Inc. | GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL | 3673 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19323574 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, USE OF THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, VEHICLE | Robert Bosch GmbH | LEE, JUSTIN S | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19293622 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND WORK MACHINE COMPRISING SAME | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. | LEE, TYLER J | 3663 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19292187 | Bed With Integrated Climate Control | Snbr Inc. | GEDEON, DEBORAH TALITHA | 3673 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19279489 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING A BED | Snbr Inc. | GARCIA, CARLOS E | 2686 | §101§102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19279381 | GAME TABLE READING SYSTEM | Angel Group Co., Ltd. | ST CYR, DANIEL | 2876 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19150500 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ATTRIBUTION BY APPLYING MULTIPLE STIMULI SOURCES TO A STREAM OF DATA | Veil Global Technolgies, Inc. | PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE | 3624 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19276898 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS | Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. | ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL | 2483 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19148632 | UNMANNED TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Angel Group Co., Ltd. | FOLLMAN, BRODIE J | 3669 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19271333 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE | Natural Gas Fuel Systems, LLC | RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19145440 | TERMINAL AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ACCESS DEVICE AND MEDIUM | New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. | WANG, CHAO | 2439 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19145165 | DATA SECURITY FOR REPLAY PROTECTED MEMORY BLOCK (RPMP) | Qualcomm Incorporated | CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B | 2444 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19145168 | HARDWARE-BASED DATA PROTECTION FOR REPLAY PROTECTED DATA | Qualcomm Incorporated | SONG, HOSUK | 2435 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19249246 | CARD PRODUCTS | Angel Group Co., Ltd. | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 3736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19248686 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING AND MODIFYING TRAJECTORY SUGGESTIONS FOR AN AUTOMATED OPERATING MODE OF A VEHICLE | Robert Bosch GmbH | KINGSLAND, KYLE J | 3663 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19138140 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKING TORQUE, AND AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE | Robert Bosch GmbH | FURGASON, KAREN LYNELLE | 3665 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19234482 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FACIAL MUSCLE RESPONSES | Mary Kay Inc. | CHHAY, BONIRATH | 1645 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19225133 | MATTRESS COVERING | Snbr Inc. | ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A | 3679 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19133748 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE SYSTEM | Robert Bosch GmbH | KRAFT, LOGAN M | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19218805 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND CONTROL DEVICE | Robert Bosch GmbH | GREENE, MARK L | 3747 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19211991 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER BRAKE SYSTEM, POWER BRAKE SYSTEM, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE | Robert Bosch GmbH | ZALESKAS, JOHN M | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 | |
| 19210124 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM | Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. | MIRZA, ADNAN M | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 | |
| 19112155 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS INJECTOR | Robert Bosch GmbH | STAUBACH, CARL C | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19200311 | SMART THERMOSTAT HUB | Edst, LLC | PENDLETON, DIONNE | 2689 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19197084 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VERIFYING AND APPROVING A MAP EXTENSION FOR A DIGITAL MAP FOR USE IN A MOVABLE DEVICE | Robert Bosch GmbH | FOLLMAN, BRODIE J | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19111707 | GAS INJECTOR WITH A DAMPER | Robert Bosch GmbH | BOECKMANN, JASON J | 3752 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19112066 | DETECTION OF EXTERNAL INTERVENTIONS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH ZONE SEPARATION FOR A DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE | Robert Bosch GmbH | LEE, MICHAEL M | 2436 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19191109 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASCERTAINING A SURFACE CONDITION OF A ROAD REGION | Robert Bosch GmbH | BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| 19188259 | CLIMATE-CONTROLLED TOPPER MEMBER FOR BEDS | Snbr Inc. | HARE, DAVID R | 3673 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19185740 | GAMING TABLE SYSTEM AND SYSTEM | Angel Group Co., Ltd. | HARPER, TRAMAR YONG | 3715 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19182428 | REFRIGERANT MANIFOLD | Hanon Systems | MARTIN, ELIZABETH J | 3763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19182422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY OF MULTI-RESOLUTION ORDER BOOK AND OPTIMAL MARKET LIQUIDITY | Bullish Global | BRIER, JEFFERY A | 2613 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19181065 | COMPUTER TOOL FOR DETERMINING APPLICABLE LEGAL CLAIMS FROM A FACT PATTERN | Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH | UBER, NATHAN C | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial83.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP were allowed, across 30,385 applications in USPTO records.
3.76 office actions per allowed application on average.
916 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 149 clients, before 789 examiners in 318 art units.
