Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

9 pending office actions • 7 clients • 9 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP handles Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals matters across 238 career applications. The profile records 9 pending office actions, indicating active prosecution within the reported portfolio.

The resolved allowance rate is 80.43%, and allowed matters receive an average of 4.26 office actions. These figures show both the reported resolution outcome and the examination activity associated with allowance. Practitioners can use them to assess response workload and to frame expectations for claim prosecution in this technology area.

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

Quality Metrics (n=238 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

80.4%
Allowance Rate
n=238
+0.68σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=238
4.3
OAs to Allowance
n=148
+0.10σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=148
1113 days
Time to Allowance
n=148
+18.6pp
Interview Lift
n=238
39.1%
RCE Rate
n=238
2.1%
Appeal Rate
n=238

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=8 (min 20)
58.1%
§102 Overcome
n=74
61.8%
§103 Overcome
n=123
68.9%
§112 Overcome
n=106

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=238
7
Practitioners
n=238
34.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=238

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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.

2
Hard (22%)
7
Medium (78%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (56%)
§102 only1 (11%)
Double-patenting + other1 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (22%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
44% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HSIAO, JAMES K 1 77.1% +15.2%
KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY 1 52.7% +1.3%
NIEBAUER, RONALD T 1 40.8% +34.0%
EMMETT, MADISON B 1 80.3% +9.9%
CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1 60.5% +40.8%
PURDY, KYLE A 1 41.0% +35.7%
MOU, LIYUAN 1 43.8% +59.9%
HALL, ZACHARY A 1 61.6% +49.4%
KLEIN, GABRIEL J 1 66.1% +24.4%

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
18692460 DENTAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND DENTAL ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME EMMETT, MADISON B 8d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18896412 DAMPING APPARATUS HSIAO, JAMES K —
18294314 NOVEL CATIONIC LIPID COMPOUNDS PURDY, KYLE A —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18692208 ACTIVE INGREDIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 70d
18896412 DAMPING APPARATUS HSIAO, JAMES K —
18699969 NOVEL DEUTERATED CYANO COMPOUNDS, PREPARATION METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS NIEBAUER, RONALD T —
18294314 NOVEL CATIONIC LIPID COMPOUNDS PURDY, KYLE A —
18487330 Stable Antiemetic Emulsions for Parenteral Administration MOU, LIYUAN —
18341470 MODULAR FENCE SYSTEM HALL, ZACHARY A —
18183656 FIREARM SUPPRESSOR WITH SECONDARY RETENTION SYSTEM KLEIN, GABRIEL J —

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36161
16931
16581
36581
16131
16111
16281
36781
36411

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18896412 DAMPING APPARATUS Stabilus GmbH HSIAO, JAMES K 3616 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18723921 A SYNERGISTIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND ITS ANTIVIRAL USE Guangzhou Anobri Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY 1693 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18699969 NOVEL DEUTERATED CYANO COMPOUNDS, PREPARATION METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS Guangzhou Anobri Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. NIEBAUER, RONALD T 1658 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18692460 DENTAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND DENTAL ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Neocis Inc. EMMETT, MADISON B 3658 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18692208 ACTIVE INGREDIENT DELIVERY SYSTEM Opes Corporation OY CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1613 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18294314 NOVEL CATIONIC LIPID COMPOUNDS Guangzhou Anobri Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. PURDY, KYLE A 1611 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 01, 2024
18487330 Stable Antiemetic Emulsions for Parenteral Administration Slayback Pharma LLC MOU, LIYUAN 1628 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 16, 2023
18341470 MODULAR FENCE SYSTEM Origin Point Brands LLC HALL, ZACHARY A 3678 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 26, 2023
18183656 FIREARM SUPPRESSOR WITH SECONDARY RETENTION SYSTEM Rugged Design, Inc. KLEIN, GABRIEL J 3641 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP's patent allowance rate?

80.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP were allowed, across 238 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP average before allowance?

4.26 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP have?

9 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 7 clients, before 9 examiners in 9 art units.

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