Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Padda Law Group

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

13 pending office actions • 8 clients • 13 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Padda Law Group focuses on Chemistry & Materials, with 235 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 82.31 percent.

The firm currently manages 10 pending office actions and averages 5.42 office actions per allowance. This average of 5.42 suggests a persistent approach to prosecution for its 235 career applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=235 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.3%
Allowance Rate
n=235
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=235
5.4
OAs to Allowance
n=107
+0.68σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=107
1112 days
Time to Allowance
n=107
+23.9pp
Interview Lift
n=235
49.2%
RCE Rate
n=235
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=235

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

63.3%
§101 Overcome
n=30
59.3%
§102 Overcome
n=59
68.2%
§103 Overcome
n=110
65.9%
§112 Overcome
n=88

Specialization & Scale

B41M, C02F, B01D
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=235
4
Practitioners
n=235
58.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=235

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)

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.

6
Hard (46%)
5
Medium (38%)
2
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only4 (31%)
§102 only1 (8%)
§112 only2 (15%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (46%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
38% of docket
1
Information Tech
8% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
31% of docket
3
Business / Other
23% 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.

130 h
Manual time on pending OAs
26 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
46 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DRODGE, JOSEPH W 1 78.2% +38.2%
GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1 72.6% +15.7%
SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 1 70.6% +8.9%
HAYES, JOVON E 1 84.5% +9.9%
SMITH, BENJAMIN J 1 64.6% +57.0%
ZHANG, YINGCHUAN 1 68.7% +28.6%
MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN 1 64.6% +20.3%
SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 1 54.3% +50.0%
LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN 1 72.0% +26.4%
HE, QIANPING 1 66.8% +15.9%

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
18813247 MULTI-SEGMENT RECREATIONAL BOARDS HAYES, JOVON E —

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18464483 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TILLAGE OPTIMIZATION USING NON-INVASIVE MULTIMODAL SENSORS LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN 92d overdue
16681092 HYDROPONIC GROWTH SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY PETERSON, ALANNA KAY 42d overdue
19395548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS PFAS DESTRUCTION GONZALEZ, MADELINE —
18911156 UV Resistant Fabrics and Treatment Methods SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R —
18212603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION AND DEFLUORINATION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS), FLUOROTELOMERS AND OTHER PERSISITENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH —
17388485 INTERCONNECTING MODULAR PATHWAY APPARATUS KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE —

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
18464483 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TILLAGE OPTIMIZATION USING NON-INVASIVE MULTIMODAL SENSORS LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN 92d overdue
17947762 ENHANCED MOISTURE CONTROL DEVICES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PRODUCTS IN CLOSED ENVIRONMENTS HE, QIANPING 79d overdue
18771183 Methods and Systems of Oxidative Pretreatment of Aqueous Solutions Containing PFAS MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN 22d overdue
19398636 Methods and Systems of Iodine Capture from Aqueous Solutions DRODGE, JOSEPH W —
19395548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS PFAS DESTRUCTION GONZALEZ, MADELINE —
18793556 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUGGESTED REVISED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN REAL TIME BASED ON A RECIPIENT COMMUNICATION STYLE SMITH, BENJAMIN J —
18781716 Start and End Components and Methods of Making Same ZHANG, YINGCHUAN —
18212603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION AND DEFLUORINATION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS), FLUOROTELOMERS AND OTHER PERSISITENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH —

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17733
36151
17351
36681
17761
37111
24931
36421

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19398636 Methods and Systems of Iodine Capture from Aqueous Solutions Claros Technologies Inc. DRODGE, JOSEPH W 1773 §112Other Final Rejection — Pending Nov 24, 2025
19395548 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS PFAS DESTRUCTION Claros Technologies Inc. GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1773 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 20, 2025
18911156 UV Resistant Fabrics and Treatment Methods Claros Technologies Inc. SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18813247 MULTI-SEGMENT RECREATIONAL BOARDS Dock Master, LLC HAYES, JOVON E 3615 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18793556 ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUGGESTED REVISED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN REAL TIME BASED ON A RECIPIENT COMMUNICATION STYLE Xylo AI Corp. SMITH, BENJAMIN J §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 02, 2024
18781716 Start and End Components and Methods of Making Same Q-Ba-Maze Inc. ZHANG, YINGCHUAN §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18771183 Methods and Systems of Oxidative Pretreatment of Aqueous Solutions Containing PFAS Claros Technologies Inc. MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN 1773 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18212603 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION AND DEFLUORINATION OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS), FLUOROTELOMERS AND OTHER PERSISITENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS Claros Technologies Inc. SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 1735 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18464483 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TILLAGE OPTIMIZATION USING NON-INVASIVE MULTIMODAL SENSORS Groundtruth AG, Inc. LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN 3668 §103§112 Final Rejection 92d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
17947762 ENHANCED MOISTURE CONTROL DEVICES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PRODUCTS IN CLOSED ENVIRONMENTS Boveda Inc. HE, QIANPING 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2022
17388485 INTERCONNECTING MODULAR PATHWAY APPARATUS Q-Ba-Maze Inc. KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE 3711 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 29, 2021
17385302 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PRODUCT FOR FAST AND SECURE DATA SEARCHING Id Insight SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J 2493 §112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2021
16681092 HYDROPONIC GROWTH SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY Fork Farms Holdings, LLC PETERSON, ALANNA KAY 3642 §103§112 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Nov 12, 2019

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