Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

68 pending office actions • 48 clients • 63 examiners • 41 art units • 0 of 68 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=5388 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.1%
Allowance Rate
n=5388
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5388
3.7
OAs to Allowance
n=3292
+0.09σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3292
1102 days
Time to Allowance
n=3292
+6.7pp
Interview Lift
n=5388
32.1%
RCE Rate
n=5388
1.8%
Appeal Rate
n=5388

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.5%
§101 Overcome
n=529
76.4%
§102 Overcome
n=1427
79.1%
§103 Overcome
n=2309
81.9%
§112 Overcome
n=1368

Specialization & Scale

G06F, B41J, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5388
8
Practitioners
n=5388
673.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=5388

Portfolio Summary

68
Total Pending OAs
46
Non-Final OAs
19
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (5)

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.

34
Hard (50%)
29
Medium (43%)
3
Easy (4%)
2
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (4%)
§101 + other11 (16%)
§103 only21 (31%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Double-patenting + other8 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (29%)
No statute on record2 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
25% of docket
7
Information Tech
10% of docket
4
Communications
6% of docket
1
Semiconductors
1% of docket
27
Mechanical / Eng
40% of docket
12
Business / Other
18% 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.

680 h
Manual time on pending OAs
136 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
238 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAU, MICHAEL J 3 71.0% +23.9%
LAUER, CHRISTINA C 2 68.4% +15.1%
BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 2 56.3% +16.3%
TOWA, RENE T 2 49.1% +17.4%
SHERMAN, STEPHEN G 1 82.1% +16.9%
TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B 1 43.3% +23.3%
PLECHA, THADDEUS J 1 87.2% +10.1%
SATTI, HUMAM M 1 63.3% +17.4%
LOUIS, RICHARD G 1 74.7% +17.1%
ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 1 79.9% +15.4%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19335811 LIVENESS DETECTION CIRCUIT, METHOD, AND BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION DEVICE SHERMAN, STEPHEN G
19194386 DETERMINING TRUSTED FILE AWARENESS VIA LOOSELY CONNECTED EVENTS AND FILE ATTRIBUTES PLECHA, THADDEUS J

Hard Cases (34)

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
17184219 METHOD GROWING DIAMOND BY GENERATING A PLASMA PLUME AND CONTROLLING THE SHAPE OF THE PLASMA PLUME TO MODULATE THE CARBON ATOM DEPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 216d overdue
18119589 DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST MCCAIG, BRIAN A 127d overdue
17506585 IV GRAVITY DELIVERY MONITOR MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 46d overdue
18608286 USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANT MANAGEMENT AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 45d overdue
18225130 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NERVE STIMULATION MARLEN, TAMMIE K 31d overdue
18646466 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TOILET SEAT SYSTEM SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J 30d overdue
18229053 DEFECT REDUCTION IN DIAMOND BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 17d overdue
18182076 REACTIONS OF RADIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FACILITATED BY A SOLID PHASE MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE 15d overdue

Interview Candidates (15)

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
17184219 METHOD GROWING DIAMOND BY GENERATING A PLASMA PLUME AND CONTROLLING THE SHAPE OF THE PLASMA PLUME TO MODULATE THE CARBON ATOM DEPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 216d overdue
18229053 DEFECT REDUCTION IN DIAMOND BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 17d overdue
18384022 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND MANIPULATING OF ACUTE OTOMIES LAUER, CHRISTINA C 28d
17502005 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT LAU, MICHAEL J 62d
19335811 LIVENESS DETECTION CIRCUIT, METHOD, AND BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION DEVICE SHERMAN, STEPHEN G
19202567 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING ANONYMOUS VITALS DATA TO A BLOOD PRODUCT DONOR RECORD TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B
19194386 DETERMINING TRUSTED FILE AWARENESS VIA LOOSELY CONNECTED EVENTS AND FILE ATTRIBUTES PLECHA, THADDEUS J
19082813 STERILE FIELD SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD SATTI, HUMAM M

Client Portfolio (48 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37966
37714
37914
37543
17142
37832
26211
36871
17481
24391

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19335811 LIVENESS DETECTION CIRCUIT, METHOD, AND BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION DEVICE Silead Inc. SHERMAN, STEPHEN G 2621 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2025
19202567 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING ANONYMOUS VITALS DATA TO A BLOOD PRODUCT DONOR RECORD Haemonetics Corporation TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B 3687 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2025
19194386 DETERMINING TRUSTED FILE AWARENESS VIA LOOSELY CONNECTED EVENTS AND FILE ATTRIBUTES Mimecast North America, Inc. PLECHA, THADDEUS J §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2025
19082813 STERILE FIELD SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD Ocean Orthopedics, Inc. SATTI, HUMAM M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2025
19073802 MAGNETIC ANASTOMOSIS DEVICES WITH VARYING MAGNETIC FORCE AT A DISTANCE G.I. Windows, Inc. LOUIS, RICHARD G §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2025
19049348 ENDPOINT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE WITH PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC ENGINE Nuix Limited ANDERSON, MICHAEL D §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 10, 2025
19037439 MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINK CONFIGURATION FOR OPTIMAL DEVICE COOLING Advanced Liquid Cooling Technologies Inc. NOUKETCHA, LIONEL W DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2025
19029809 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND MANIPULATING ACUTE OTOMIES G.I. Windows, Inc. LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2025
19020010 SELF-LIFTING TOILET SEAT Kohler Co. DEERY, ERIN LEAH 3754 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2025
19016468 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NEUROMODULATION National Autonomous University Of Mexico LEVICKY, WILLIAM J §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2025
19013171 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING HEMOSTATIC MATERIALS FOR BLOOD VESSEL CLOSURE Cardiva Medical, Inc. SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2025
18946541 AIR MEASUREMENT DEVICE Quantaq, Inc. BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2024
18859195 LAMINATED VACUUM GLASS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Fuyao High Performance Glass Technology (Fujian) Co., Ltd. HANDVILLE, BRIAN 1748 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2024
18922011 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF OTOMY SUPPORT AND ANASTOMOSIS CREATION DEVICES G.I. Windows, Inc. GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL 3771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Oct 21, 2024
18921543 USER BEHAVIOR ANALYTICS FOR INSIDER THREAT DETECTION Mimecast North America, Inc. MOHAMMADI, FAHIMEH M 2439 §103Other Non-Final OA 69d Pending Oct 21, 2024
18910917 TOILET SEAT ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAME Sedmed Inc. NGUYEN, TUAN N 3754 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 09, 2024
18901828 DIGITAL ASSET STORAGE MANAGEMENT BASED ON ESG STORAGE COSTS Iron Mountain Incorporated RUIZ, ANGELICA 2154 §101§102 Final Rejection Pending Sep 30, 2024
18844683 COMPOSITE MULTIFUNCTIONAL GLASS AND VEHICLE GLASS Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. POWERS, LAURA C 1785 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 06, 2024
18815180 Systems and Methods for Supply Chain Intelligence Agtools Inc. OBAID, FATEH M 3627 §101§102Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2024
18798393 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING, MANAGING, AND LEVERAGING CROWDSOURCED DATA Crowdcomfort, Inc. WORKU, KIDEST §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18790116 ACOUSTIC VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION (AVAD) FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Jawbone Innovations, LLC MONIKANG, GEORGE C 2692 Other Non-Final OA 5d Pending Jul 31, 2024
18777209 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEAFOOD IMITATION PRODUCT Fukuichi Fishery Co., Ltd. MERRIAM, ANDREW E §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2024
18775917 DOCUMENT ENTITY EXTRACTION Iron Mountain Incorporated LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 2171 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18769923 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING TEXT MESSAGES IN A MOBILE-BASED CROWDSOURCING PLATFORM Crowdcomfort, Inc. HONG, DUNG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2024
18765713 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SECURITY RISKS WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Code42 Software, Inc. HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C 2432 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2024
18722720 CFR-PEEK ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND WIRELESS SENSING DEVICE Tsinghua University SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3794 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18708823 ELECTRONIC PRICE TAG HAVING INTEGRATED LIGHT GUIDE STRUCTURE Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd. GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 3637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending May 09, 2024
18647887 INJECTABLE SELF-EXPANDING ELECTRODES WITH DISCONTINUOUS ELEMENTS Micro-Leads, Inc. PRUITT, HALEY NICOLE 3796 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 26, 2024
18646466 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TOILET SEAT SYSTEM Kohler Co. SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J 3754 §102§103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18608286 USER INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANT MANAGEMENT Jensen Hughes, Inc. AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §101§102 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2024
18608295 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED INCIDENT REPORT CLASSIFICATION Jensen Hughes, Inc. BARBEE, MANUEL L §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18413305 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GEOLOCATION SERVICES IN A MOBILE-BASED CROWDSOURCING PLATFORM Crowdcomfort, Inc. BELLO, AGUSTIN 2635 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 16, 2024
18510340 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE Endolynx, Inc. GREIG, THOMAS W 3785 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2023
18384022 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESERVING AND MANIPULATING OF ACUTE OTOMIES G.I. Windows, Inc. LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Oct 26, 2023
18377367 FORMING VIRTUAL MICROPHONE ARRAYS USING DUAL OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE ARRAY (DOMA) Jawbone Innovations, LLC PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D 2814 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 06, 2023
18285490 MULTIPLEX IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF MYCOPLASMA BOVIS INFECTION The University of Melbourne OGUNTADE, ELIZABETH BISOLA 1677 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2023
18370305 System and Method for Providing Clinical Decision Support Etiometry Inc. LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2023
18229053 DEFECT REDUCTION IN DIAMOND Advanced Diamond Holdings, LLC BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 1714 §103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2023
18228582 DYNAMIC SEARCH QUERYING Four Charm Technologies, LLC BARGEON, BRITTANY E 3688 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18225130 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NERVE STIMULATION Regenerative Bioelectronics Inc. MARLEN, TAMMIE K 3796 §102§103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2023
18338217 Cooling System Advanced Liquid Cooling Technologies Inc. GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jun 20, 2023
18198101 ZSM-35 MOLECULAR SIEVE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, ISOMERIZATION CATALYST AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND ISOMERIZATION METHOD Petrochina Company Limited CHU, YONG LIANG 1731 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 16, 2023
18196034 PET BED WITH VITAL SIGN MONITORING Brisby, Inc. XU, JUSTIN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2023
18134189 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS IN A CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM Etiometry Inc. NEWTON, CHAD A 3681 §101§102 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Apr 13, 2023
18133094 POINT-OF-USE LIQUID TREATMENT Crystal Is, Inc. DRODGE, JOSEPH W 1773 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2023
18132174 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS BASED ON CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURES TAKEN AT TWO OR MORE LOCATIONS Enclear Therapies, Inc. WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 07, 2023
18121039 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE EMERGENCE OF AN ULCER Podimetrics, Inc. TOWA, RENE T 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2023
18182076 REACTIONS OF RADIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FACILITATED BY A SOLID PHASE Precirix N.V. MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE 1618 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18119589 DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST Alan Mitchell Clegg MCCAIG, BRIAN A 1772 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2023
18116275 LOCAL CO-OPTIMIZATION OF POWER GENERATION SUPPLY WITH DATA CENTER ENERGY DEMAND Soluna Holdings, Inc. KABIR, SAAD M 2119 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 01, 2023
18113989 SCALING A REST CLUSTER USING FEATURE BASED STEERING Nuix Limited DIVECHA, KAMAL B 2453 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 24, 2023
18162043 Animal Models and Therapeutic Molecules Kymab Limited SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR 1632 §103Other Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2023
18007088 P53 POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS AS MARKERS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE Diadem S.p.A. BERKELEY, EMILY R 1796 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18081972 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHYSIOLOGY MONITORING GARMENT Myant Inc. HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER 3796 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 15, 2022
17739918 PROCESS FOR ISOTHERMAL DIAMOND ANNEALING FOR STRESS RELAXATION AND OPTICAL ENHANCEMENT BY RADIATIVE HEATING Advanced Diamond Holdings, LLC PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1738 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 09, 2022
17734795 THREE DIMENSIONAL HETEROGENEOUSLY DIFFERENTIATED TISSUE CULTURE IMBA - Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH FOX, ALLISON M 1633 §101§112Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 02, 2022
17703785 METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MONITORING FOOT INFLAMMATION Podimetrics, Inc. TOWA, RENE T 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 24, 2022
17691965 Parsing Handwriting Into Online Events Rocket Innovations, Inc. HO, HUY C 2644 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 10, 2022
17576427 UVC DURABLE FILTER Crystal Is, Inc. PATEL, PRANAV N 1777 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 14, 2022
17550702 EDIBLE COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH AND DELAYING HAIR GRAYING Shanghai Lytone Biochemicals, Ltd. SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 1654 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2021
17506585 IV GRAVITY DELIVERY MONITOR Pneuma Systems Corporation MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH 3783 §103§112 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Oct 20, 2021
17502004 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT Etiometry Inc. LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 14, 2021
17502005 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT Etiometry Inc. LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §101 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Oct 14, 2021
17493972 BI-FUNCTIONAL CO-POLYMER USE FOR OPHTHALMIC AND OTHER TOPICAL AND LOCAL APPLICATIONS Calm Water Therapeutics LLC PIPIC, ALMA 1617 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Oct 05, 2021
17467674 IMPLANTABLE SEALABLE MEMBER WITH MESH LAYER Vivasure Medical Limited HOUSTON, ELIZABETH 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Sep 07, 2021
17184219 METHOD GROWING DIAMOND BY GENERATING A PLASMA PLUME AND CONTROLLING THE SHAPE OF THE PLASMA PLUME TO MODULATE THE CARBON ATOM DEPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS Advanced Diamond Holdings, LLC BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 1714 §103§112 Non-Final OA 216d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2021
16896899 SHEATH-DILATOR SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF Vivasure Medical Limited ZAMORY, JUSTIN L 3783 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2020
16402547 ACETAMINOPHEN ASSAY Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC MARTIN, PAUL C 1653 §103DP Final Rejection Pending May 03, 2019

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