Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Olive Law Group, PLLC

27 pending office actions • 23 clients • 27 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1930 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.5%
Allowance Rate
n=1930
+0.55σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1930
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=1275
-0.59σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1275
801 days
Time to Allowance
n=1275
+5.9pp
Interview Lift
n=1930
22.5%
RCE Rate
n=1930
1.1%
Appeal Rate
n=1930

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

79.8%
§101 Overcome
n=173
82.2%
§102 Overcome
n=489
82.5%
§103 Overcome
n=764
83.4%
§112 Overcome
n=610

Specialization & Scale

G01N, G06F, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1930
5
Practitioners
n=1930
386.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1930

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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.

17
Hard (63%)
9
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (11%)
§103 only7 (26%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (52%)

Industry Mix

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

11
Life Sciences
41% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
52% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
POUNCIL, DARNELL A 1 21.6% +31.2%
GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 1 76.1% +27.9%
PAYER, HWEI-SIU C 1 74.0% +30.0%
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 1 59.1% +23.1%
KIM, SHIN H 1 64.4% +11.3%
JONES, DIANA S 1 75.0% +20.2%
CANFIELD, ROBERT 1 76.0% +18.2%
HEIN, DEVIN C 1 46.3% +30.0%
HAYNES, DAWN TRINAH 1 2.7% +0.7%
ANDERSON II, JAMES M 1 75.4% +10.3%

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
18223379 Egg Laying Box TRUONG, KATELYN T 153d overdue
18818693 Adjustable Mirror Hanger GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 52d overdue
17898789 INTEGRATED VACUUM SUCTION PAD SIMMONS, SYDNEY JEANINE 46d overdue
18114229 DROPLET ORGANOID-BASED IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USING SAME KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA 45d overdue
18511931 METHOD OF PREPARING 1-(2,2-DIMETHYLPROPYL)-CYCLOPROPENE AS SPRAYABLE ETHYLENE ANTAGONIST IN PLANTS AND USES THEREOF HOWELL, THEODORE R 10d overdue
17894126 MECHANICAL ARM WITH HIGH LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD 2d overdue
19185117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS PLATFORM SOCIAL MEDIA PERFORMANCE SCORING POUNCIL, DARNELL A 14d
17775603 TELESCOPIC STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROTOME CAPABLE OF EVACUATING SMOKE PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C 14d

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
18818693 Adjustable Mirror Hanger GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 52d overdue
18442020 IMPAIRMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS ANDERSON II, JAMES M 52d overdue
18765485 LUMBAR SUPPORT STRETCHING DEVICE SUITABLE FOR SEAT, LUMBAR SUPPORT AND SEAT KIM, SHIN H 16d overdue
19185117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS PLATFORM SOCIAL MEDIA PERFORMANCE SCORING POUNCIL, DARNELL A 14d
18609720 METHODS OF TREATMENT BASED ON PATIENT SPECIFIC CLINICAL TRIAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED MODELS AND USES HEIN, DEVIN C 14d
18759974 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES, STATIC COMPONENTS, AND COMPUTING DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE MOVEMENT, FEEDBACK, AND/OR OUTPUTS BASED ON SENSOR AND NAVIGATION DATA AND ADAPTED FOR INTEGRATION WITH MANUAL, HAND-HELD, AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS JONES, DIANA S 26d
18280748 SOFA MODULE AND ASSEMBLED SOFA GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE
18907633 Anti-loosening Structure and Folding Knife and Scissors Applying Same PAYER, HWEI-SIU C

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36362
36862
36221
36421
37241
36321
37751
24251
16281
17821

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19185117 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS PLATFORM SOCIAL MEDIA PERFORMANCE SCORING Pollen LLC POUNCIL, DARNELL A 3622 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 21, 2025
18280748 SOFA MODULE AND ASSEMBLED SOFA Anji Longwin Furniture Co., Ltd. GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 23, 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
18818693 Adjustable Mirror Hanger Jiaxing Zhongxiang Home Furnishings Co., Ltd. GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2024
18765485 LUMBAR SUPPORT STRETCHING DEVICE SUITABLE FOR SEAT, LUMBAR SUPPORT AND SEAT Anji Shinerun Furniture Co., Ltd. KIM, SHIN H 3636 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2024
18759974 MEDICAL CUTTING DEVICES HAVING WORKING BLADE BODIES, STATIC COMPONENTS, AND COMPUTING DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE MOVEMENT, FEEDBACK, AND/OR OUTPUTS BASED ON SENSOR AND NAVIGATION DATA AND ADAPTED FOR INTEGRATION WITH MANUAL, HAND-HELD, AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC JONES, DIANA S 3775 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 30, 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
18609720 METHODS OF TREATMENT BASED ON PATIENT SPECIFIC CLINICAL TRIAL MODELS AND ASSOCIATED MODELS AND USES Duke University HEIN, DEVIN C 3686 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 19, 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 Non-Final OA 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
18511931 METHOD OF PREPARING 1-(2,2-DIMETHYLPROPYL)-CYCLOPROPENE AS SPRAYABLE ETHYLENE ANTAGONIST IN PLANTS AND USES THEREOF Kyung Sang Nam Do HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §102§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18382037 LIQUID VINYL FUNCTIONALIZED CAGE-TYPE POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANE MODIFIED BY LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYSILOXANE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Hangzhou Normal University FROST, ANTHONY J 1782 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18552693 Compositions For and Methods of Editing the Genome Duke University MONTANARI, DAVID A 1632 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2023
18225191 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Research Triangle Institute VALENCIA, JUAN C §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
18270841 PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LED RETAINING WALL OF DISPLAY PANEL Enovate3D (Hangzhou) Technology Development Co., Ltd. AHMED ALI, MOHAMED K 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 04, 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§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18114229 DROPLET ORGANOID-BASED IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USING SAME Xilis, Inc. KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA 1677 §103§112 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Feb 25, 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 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 15, 2022
17898789 INTEGRATED VACUUM SUCTION PAD Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. SIMMONS, SYDNEY JEANINE 3651 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2022
17894126 MECHANICAL ARM WITH HIGH LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD 3653 §102§103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2022
17790192 METHOD FOR PREPARING NON-DENATURED TYPE II COLLAGEN Fujian Hengjie Bioloical Technology Co., Ltd. RAO, MANJUNATH N 1656 §103 Non-Final OA 161d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2022
17775603 TELESCOPIC STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROTOME CAPABLE OF EVACUATING SMOKE Zhejiang Shuyou Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd. PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C 3794 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 10, 2022
17768059 DNA Copy Number Alterations (CNAs) to Determine Cancer Phenotypes The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SMITH, EMILIE ALINE 1686 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 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

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