Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Olive Law Group, PLLC

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

31 pending office actions • 23 clients • 31 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

OLIVE LAW GROUP, PLLC has 27 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 1960 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 88.81%, and the average is 2.8 office actions per allowance.

The application history provides meaningful context for the current workload and resolved outcomes. The action average indicates that allowances have typically followed recurring examination activity, while the allowance rate supplies a separate measure of resolution. Both are relevant when setting expectations for active prosecution.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1960 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1960
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1960
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=1301
-0.60σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1301
802 days
Time to Allowance
n=1301
+6.2pp
Interview Lift
n=1960
22.0%
RCE Rate
n=1960
1.1%
Appeal Rate
n=1960

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.9%
§101 Overcome
n=175
81.2%
§102 Overcome
n=496
81.4%
§103 Overcome
n=778
82.2%
§112 Overcome
n=622

Specialization & Scale

G01N, G06F, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1960
5
Practitioners
n=1960
392.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1960

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
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.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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 (7)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

16
Hard (52%)
10
Medium (32%)
4
Easy (13%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (16%)
§103 only8 (26%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only4 (13%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (35%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

13
Life Sciences
42% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
39% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RUSS, COREY V 1 27.0% +38.1%
SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS 1 89.0% +5.7%
SAINT-VIL, EDDY 1 43.3% +29.2%
FORTUNA, JOSE A 1 79.5% +9.9%
GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 1 76.3% +28.6%
STEADMAN, DAVID J 1 57.7% +29.7%
PAYER, HWEI-SIU C 1 74.0% +29.7%
TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J 1 83.7% +14.6%
LE, KHOA TAN 1 75.4% +41.7%
SPLIT, JAMES GERALD 1 61.4% +35.3%

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
18907628 Garment Steamer Circuit for Regulating Voltage and Garment Steamer TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J —

Hard Cases (16)

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
16124754 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING ADHESION OF ARC-SPRAY COATINGS BAREFORD, KATHERINE A 281d overdue
18223379 Egg Laying Box TRUONG, KATELYN T 153d overdue
19185144 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-DRIVEN CONTENT GENERATION AND MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION RUSS, COREY V 43d overdue
17288070 PLASMA SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AND COATING SURFACES USING ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA PRESSURE WAVES YU, YUECHUAN 32d overdue
18759963 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES AND STATIC COMPONENTS WITH DETACHABLE PORTIONS, RAILS AND STRUTS AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY LE, KHOA TAN 22d
17911708 ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA FILTER TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL 27d
18583009 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ANALYZING OBJECTIVE HEALTH DATA AND SUBJECT-CONVEYED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR HEALTH INFORMATION REPORTING, TREATMENT PLANNING, DIAGNOSES, AND TREATMENT HAYNES, DAWN TRINAH 40d
19068373 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, PRESENTING, AND USING INDICATORS OF MIND-BODY FITNESS BASED ON PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE METRICS SAINT-VIL, EDDY —

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19185144 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-DRIVEN CONTENT GENERATION AND MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION RUSS, COREY V 43d overdue
18759963 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES AND STATIC COMPONENTS WITH DETACHABLE PORTIONS, RAILS AND STRUTS AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY LE, KHOA TAN 22d
19068373 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, PRESENTING, AND USING INDICATORS OF MIND-BODY FITNESS BASED ON PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE METRICS SAINT-VIL, EDDY —
18280748 SOFA MODULE AND ASSEMBLED SOFA GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE —
18863124 OMEGA-TRANSAMINASE MUTANT AND APPLICATION THEREOF STEADMAN, DAVID J —
18907633 Anti-loosening Structure and Folding Knife and Scissors Applying Same PAYER, HWEI-SIU C —
18907628 Garment Steamer Circuit for Regulating Voltage and Garment Steamer TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J —
18734797 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) CONTINUOUSLY SCANNING LASER VIBROMETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OPERATING DEFLECTION SHAPES AND MODE SHAPES BASED ON MEASURED 3D VIBRATIONS OF CURVED STRUCTURE SURFACES SPLIT, JAMES GERALD —

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37713
16192
17182
36291
37151
17481
36421
16521
37241
17111

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19185144 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-DRIVEN CONTENT GENERATION AND MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTION Pollen LLC RUSS, COREY V 3629 §101§103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2025
19083386 FREQUENCY CHIRP RESONANT OPTIMAL PLASMA IGNITION METHOD Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc. SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS Other Final Rejection — Pending Mar 18, 2025
19068373 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, PRESENTING, AND USING INDICATORS OF MIND-BODY FITNESS BASED ON PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE METRICS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE SAINT-VIL, EDDY 3715 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 03, 2025
19030712 TOOL OR TOOL PART, SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH A TOOL OR TOOL PART, METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH A TOOL OR TOOL PART AND METHOD OF MOLDING A PRODUCT FROM A PULP SLURRY Celwise AB FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
18280748 SOFA MODULE AND ASSEMBLED SOFA Anji Longwin Furniture Co., Ltd. GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2024
18863124 OMEGA-TRANSAMINASE MUTANT AND APPLICATION THEREOF Zhejiang Yongtai Chiral Medicine Technology Co., Ltd. STEADMAN, DAVID J 1652 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2024
18907633 Anti-loosening Structure and Folding Knife and Scissors Applying Same Guangxi Ruike Outdoor Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd. PAYER, HWEI-SIU C 3724 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18907628 Garment Steamer Circuit for Regulating Voltage and Garment Steamer Shen Zhen Rone Phoenix Nest Design Development Co., Ltd. TATE-SIMS, CRISTI J 1711 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18759963 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES AND STATIC COMPONENTS WITH DETACHABLE PORTIONS, RAILS AND STRUTS AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC LE, KHOA TAN 3771 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 30, 2024
18734797 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) CONTINUOUSLY SCANNING LASER VIBROMETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING OPERATING DEFLECTION SHAPES AND MODE SHAPES BASED ON MEASURED 3D VIBRATIONS OF CURVED STRUCTURE SURFACES UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE SPLIT, JAMES GERALD 2855 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 05, 2024
18709743 POLYMER COMPOSITION Jiaxing Fuying Composite Materials Co., Ltd. ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2024
18661460 Semi-conic Tent and an Extension Tent Guangzhou Kaitu Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. CANFIELD, ROBERT 3636 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 10, 2024
18612238 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING EQUIVALENT SCOUR DEPTHS OF OFFSHORE ENGINEERING STRUCTURE Ocean University Of China KARAVIAS, DENISE R 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2024
18599271 METHOD FOR EXTRACTING NEAR-FIELD INCIDENT WAVES OF FIXED OFFSHORE ENGINEERING STRUCTURE Zhejiang Huadong Mapping And Engineering Safety Technology Co., Ltd. NGUYEN, LAM S §112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 08, 2024
18583009 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR ANALYZING OBJECTIVE HEALTH DATA AND SUBJECT-CONVEYED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR HEALTH INFORMATION REPORTING, TREATMENT PLANNING, DIAGNOSES, AND TREATMENT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE HAYNES, DAWN TRINAH 3686 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18442020 IMPAIRMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Ialyze, LLC ANDERSON II, JAMES M 2425 §112DP Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2024
18429534 CONNECTORS WITH PIEZOCHROMIC MATERIAL FOR INDICATING INTERFACE OF CONNECTOR ENDS AND RELATED METHODS LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. HYEON, HAE M 2831 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 01, 2024
18552693 Compositions For and Methods of Editing the Genome Duke University MONTANARI, DAVID A 1632 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2023
18282623 A METHOD OF REDUCING METHANE PRODUCTION IN A RUMINANT ANIMAL Dit Agtech Limited NGUYEN, JOHN P 1619 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2023
18225191 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Research Triangle Institute VALENCIA, JUAN C 1771 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2023
18223379 Egg Laying Box Dezhou Weiqian Import And Export Co., Ltd. TRUONG, KATELYN T 3647 §102§103 Non-Final OA 153d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2023
18271277 METHOD TO CONTROL SYNGAS COMPOSITION FROM AN ENGINE-BASED SYNGAS GENERATOR Research Triangle Institute CHU, YONG LIANG 1731 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2023
18270445 METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON OXIDE POWDER FILLER, POWDER FILLER OBTAINED THEREBY, AND APPLICATION OF SILICON OXIDE POWDER FILLER Zhejiang Third Age Material Technology Co., Ltd. ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 29, 2023
18034354 FOLDABLE LADDER Zhejiang King Chance Co., Ltd. MARTINEZ, DAVID E 3634 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 27, 2023
18102693 MICROKERATOME BLADE ASSEMBLIES HAVING CHANNELS FOR STABILIZING MOVEMENT Med-Logics, Inc. LYNCH, ROBERT A 3771 §112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jan 28, 2023
18087715 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES WITH A STATIC CASING AND A BLADE WORKING BODY OF GREATER WIDTH AND RELATED METHODS Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC IGBOKO, CHIMA U 3771 §112 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17911708 ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA FILTER Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc. TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL 1758 §103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Sep 15, 2022
17467816 Nanoveson(TM): Treatment, Biomarkers and Diagnostic Tests for Liver Diseases and Comorbid Diseases Nanoveson LLC KASSA, TIGABU 1619 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 07, 2021
17359797 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING INDICATORS OF RISK OF PATIENTS TO ADVERSE HEALTHCARE EVENTS AND PRESENTATION OF THE SAME UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CHOI, PETER H 3681 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2021
17288070 PLASMA SOURCE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AND COATING SURFACES USING ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA PRESSURE WAVES Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc. YU, YUECHUAN 1718 §103§112 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2021
16124754 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING ADHESION OF ARC-SPRAY COATINGS Atmospheric Plasma Solutions, Inc. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A 1718 §103§112 Final Rejection 281d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2018

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Olive Law Group, PLLC's patent allowance rate?

88.8% of resolved applications prosecuted by Olive Law Group, PLLC were allowed, across 1,960 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Olive Law Group, PLLC average before allowance?

2.80 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Olive Law Group, PLLC have?

31 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 23 clients, before 31 examiners in 25 art units.

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